Account selection lists

[Peter Kiessling]

 Interestingly if I do use the typing method, for instance "ex" for expenses, the list that comes up includes " hidden" accounts. The main account list does not include them. 
Pete




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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:49:06 +0000
From: "bernie at ledwick.me.uk" <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
Cc: "David T. via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: Account selection lists
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Colin, 

That may be so in some cases. I guess it depends on the complexity of your chart of accounts. It would be nice to have the option,? though. 

?Regards, 

Bernie 

> On 17 Nov 2016, 16:44, at 16:44, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17 November 2016 at 16:33, bernie at ledwick.me.uk
> <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>> David,
>> 
>> Thanks for the suggestion.  It does help a bit,  but takes me back 40
>> years to before the mouse was invented.
> 
> 
> That may be so, but if you know the acct you want it is much faster
> than
> using the mouse.
> 
> Colin
> 
> 
>> 
>> ?Regards,
>> 
>> Bernie
>> 
>> On 16 Nov 2016, 13:21, at 13:21, "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>>> Hi Bernie,
>>> 
>>> If you begin typing the tree, it will quickly pare the list down
> based
>>> on your typing. Moreover, if you type the Account Separator
> character
>>> (usually the ?:?) it will move to the next level in the hierarchy.
> So,
>>> to get to Expenses:Auto:Fuel, I can type: ex:au:f
>>> 
>>> See if that helps you.
>>> 
>>> David
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Bernie Ledwick <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I don't know if this has been raised before or how difficult it
> would
>>> be to
>>>> achieve, but when posting items to accounts, all accounts are
> listed
>>> every
>>>> time. This means that, for example if I want to post to an account
> in
>>> the
>>>> expenses section, I need to scroll through all the income
> accounts.
>>> Would it
>>>> be possible to have an option where the list is presented as a
>>>> collapsible/expandable tree? The only closely relevant option I
> see
>>> is to
>>>> "Only display leaf account names", which still displays all the
>>> accounts.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Bernie
>>>> 
>>>> ______________________________

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> 
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> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:49:06 +0000
> From: "bernie at ledwick.me.uk" <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
> Cc: "David T. via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: Account selection lists
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> 
> Colin, 
> 
> That may be so in some cases. I guess it depends on the complexity of your chart of accounts. It would be nice to have the option,? though. 
> 
> ?Regards, 
> 
> Bernie 
> 
>> On 17 Nov 2016, 16:44, at 16:44, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 17 November 2016 at 16:33, bernie at ledwick.me.uk
>> <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> David,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the suggestion.  It does help a bit,  but takes me back 40
>>> years to before the mouse was invented.
>> 
>> 
>> That may be so, but if you know the acct you want it is much faster
>> than
>> using the mouse.
>> 
>> Colin
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> ?Regards,
>>> 
>>> Bernie
>>> 
>>> On 16 Nov 2016, 13:21, at 13:21, "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Bernie,
>>>> 
>>>> If you begin typing the tree, it will quickly pare the list down
>> based
>>>> on your typing. Moreover, if you type the Account Separator
>> character
>>>> (usually the ?:?) it will move to the next level in the hierarchy.
>> So,
>>>> to get to Expenses:Auto:Fuel, I can type: ex:au:f
>>>> 
>>>> See if that helps you.
>>>> 
>>>> David
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Bernie Ledwick <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't know if this has been raised before or how difficult it
>> would
>>>> be to
>>>>> achieve, but when posting items to accounts, all accounts are
>> listed
>>>> every
>>>>> time. This means that, for example if I want to post to an account
>> in
>>>> the
>>>>> expenses section, I need to scroll through all the income
>> accounts.
>>>> Would it
>>>>> be possible to have an option where the list is presented as a
>>>>> collapsible/expandable tree? The only closely relevant option I
>> see
>>>> is to
>>>>> "Only display leaf account names", which still displays all the
>>>> accounts.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bernie
>>>>> 
>>>>> ______________________________