Fwd: What is the blue line all about?

[Robert Heller]

At Sun, 25 Mar 2018 17:52:43 +0300 Anita Graves <anitagraves at me.com> wrote:

> 
> Folks, I understand myself now what the blue line is for.  I entered the transaction today 25 March 2018 and the actual transaction date shown on my bank statement is tomorrow 26 March 2018.  Since we have not yet reached the date of tomorrow the program automatically enters the blue line.
> 
> Am I correct in my understanding?

Yes.  The blue line separate past transactions from future transactions.  It 
represents the idea of NOW.

> 
> Thank you,
> Anita Graves
> 
> > Begin forwarded message:
> > 
> > From: Anita Graves <anitagraves at me.com>
> > Subject: Fwd: What is the blue line all about?
> > Date: 25 March 2018 at 5:43:45 PM GMT+3
> > To: "gnucash-user at gnucash.org" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> > 
> > Today I entered a transaction that is clearly within the dates set for the start of our fiscal year and the end of our fiscal year.
> > 
> > These dates are:  Start:  28.03.2017  and End:  01.04.2018
> > 
> > However, a blue line is drawn across the checking account above my entry of 26.03.2018 and below an entry dated 23.03.2018.
> > 
> > I have entered the date twice thinking I have made some kind of error, but no matter what I do, this blue line is there and it is not supposed to be.
> > 
> > Any help is greatly appreciated!
> > 
> > Many thanks to you all - I LOVE Gnucash!
> > 
> > Anita Graves
> > 
> >> Begin forwarded message:
> >> 
> >> From: Anita Graves <anitagraves at mac.com <mailto:anitagraves at mac.com>>
> >> Subject: Re: What is the blue line all about?
> >> Date: 1 January 2017 at 10:56:39 AM GMT+2
> >> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> >> Cc: GNU Cash User <gnucash-user at gnucash.org <mailto:gnucash-user at gnucash.org>>
> >> 
> >> That is exactly what happened.  I realized this when I looked closely at my own transaction and realized it automatically put in 2017 without my knowledge.
> >> 
> >> This brings up a serious problem for me.  My fiscal (financial) year is not a calendar year.  So, I would be entering transactions as usual up till March or April when my financial year begins.
> >> 
> >> Therefore, I wish to disable any settings in Gnucash that conflict with this.  I have entered my time frame in the appropriate settings, but I still wish to avoid any trouble in the future.
> >> 
> >> I thank you all for your kindness to reply.
> >> 
> >> Anita
> >> 
> >>> On 1 Jan 2017, at 10:48 AM, Liz <edodd at billiau.net <mailto:edodd at billiau.net>> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 10:34:03 +0200
> >>> Anita Graves <anitagraves at mac.com <mailto:anitagraves at mac.com>> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> I am a beginner with Gnucash and so far I love it, but suddenly when
> >>>> I was entering a normal transaction, a blue line surrounds it and it
> >>>> will not move to the appropriate date place…what have I done????
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thank you for your kind assistance.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Anita Graves
> >>> 
> >>> welcome Anita
> >>> 
> >>> That blue line marks the difference between present and future
> >>> so check the date on your transaction below the line....
> >>> Is it 2017 when you thought it was a 2016 transaction??
> >>> 
> >>> Liz
> >>> 
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