[GNC] Account remains red after void that would put it in black

Jeff Albrecht jeffa at rodaw.com
Wed May 1 15:08:37 EDT 2019


Is this a know bug? and/or could someone forward it to gnucash-devel if 
appropriate?

Windows 10 GNUCash version Version: 3.5 Build ID: 3.5+(2019-03-30)

I'm balancing a checking account. It has a positive amount for Present 
and Future in black. I don't specifically remember the Balance column.
I enter an adjusting entry that puts the account in negative and the 
Present and Future change to reflect that and change to parenthesis and red.
Doh! I entered that wrong so I void the transaction. (IMHO deleting a 
transaction should never be allowed. It voids the audit trail.)
After voiding the transaction the account is now positive however the 
color is still red.
I close and reopen the account, the Present and Future are now black as 
I would expect. It was a real head scratcher for a while as I just saw 
red (PUN intended) before realizing that the amount was displayed wrong, 
red instead of black.

FWIW I've had this happen several times in the last couple days of 
marathon balancing after Quicken Conversion last year. I couldn't put a 
finger on when it happens but It just occurred again so I wrote down the 
steps that I just completed. This behavior _may_ appear any time an 
account goes from red negative to black positive.


  - Jeff




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