Named searches

[AC]

Good catch, I never would have thought to look for a configurable search
limit.  The search tabs still come up as just the general "Search
Results" but I can live with that.


On 2017-01-05 05:44, David T. wrote:
> AC,
> 
> In digging further, I see a setting in Preferences->General that allows more than one search tab.
> 
> David
> 
>> On Jan 4, 2017, at 11:33 PM, David T. <sunfish62 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> AC,
>>
>> What you describe might be handled by adding an extra blank Imbalance-XXX (XXX being your currency) line to transactions that you need to edit later; these transactions will all appear in the Imbalance-XXX account. As you edit them and correct them, clear the Imbalance-XXX account and tab off the line, and the transaction will disappear from the Imbalance-XXX register.
>>
>> David
>>
>>> On Jan 4, 2017, at 9:47 PM, AC <gnucash at acarver.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 2017-01-04 07:34, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>>> AC <gnucash at acarver.net> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to create/store named searches for the ledger view?  I
>>>>> don't want a report, I want an editable ledger that I can recall quickly
>>>>> and have multiple open.
>>>>
>>>> No, but if you keep the search result window open when you exit GnuCash
>>>> then it *should* auto-reopen the next time you open GnuCash.  Note that
>>>> I haven't tried this, but theoretically it should work.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It does but I only get to have one search tab.  The idea was to have
>>> what amounts to a virtual ledger which is a set of search criteria and
>>> be able to have multiple of those (or at least a quick link) to pull up
>>> saved searches.
>>>
>>> I have to usually go back and edit some transactions once I get
>>> statements in from the respective sources (banks, etc.) to fix entries.
>>> These are usually split transactions so the Description field will find
>>> them but the transaction has many accounts involved and I don't get a
>>> complete picture if I look at any one account.  The idea, then, was to
>>> save a search for the specific Description and then be able to call up
>>> that search (or leave maultiple search tabs open) which will let me
>>> expand the splits for editing.
>>>
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