Unable to create new Namespace in Price Editor

[David Reiser]

> On Jun 8, 2016, at 11:21 AM, Jonathan Wells <jon.wells at yakka.ca> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to create a new Namespace in the Price Editor in order to create a commodity for recording vehicle miles at $0.xx cents per mile.  The Namespace would be entered as "MILEAGE".
> 
> As I understand it, I should be able to type a new Namespace directly into the Namespace box in the Price Editor Add Form and it should be created when the commodity is saved to the database.
> 
> I can type into the Namespace box OK.  However, as soon as I tab out of the Namespace box (ie Namespace box loses the focus) , the Namespace reverts to the last value it had.  This is always a value that is on the drop down list  (CURRENCY, FUND, NASDAQ, NYSE etc).
> 
> For instance, the value in the Namespace box is "CURRENCY" when I open the Add price dialogue.  I overtype "CURRENCY" with "MILEAGE".  I tab out of the Namespace field.  The valu of the Namespace textbox reverts to "CURRENCY".
> 
> Am I missing a step somewhere ?  I'm using GnuCash 2.6.12 on Windows 7.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Jon
> 


You can create the new Namespace in the Security Editor, not the Price Editor. When you are defining your new ‘security’, you can type over the default Namespace with your new one. When you click OK to save the new security, the new namespace is added at the same time.

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Dave Reiser
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