[GNC] Default View: Menu entry and tooltip

[Adrien Monteleone]

> On Jun 11, 2020 w24d163, at 2:02 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger <frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Am 11.06.20 um 20:27 schrieb Adrien Monteleone:
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>>> On Jun 11, 2020 w24d163, at 1:07 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger <frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Am 11.06.20 um 19:19 schrieb Adrien Monteleone:
>>>> I’m not seeing any tooltip for Double Line mode. I don’t see them for any menu entries, just for buttons on the toolbar.
>>> 
>>> OK, it is no real tooltip, it is displayed in the status bar.
>>> From https://code.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-help/windows.html#Main-window:
>>> Statusbar
>>>   Gives a description of the active menu item and shows a progress bar
>> 
>> Yep, I was composing a reply on this and just missed this. Note, my Statusbar isn’t showing this for some reason. I can’t seem to create a condition when viewing a register where a field in a transaction is not in focus. Therefore the info I see in that bar, doesn’t change and is the info tip for that field.
> 
> Perhaps you create a separate thread for this issue, reporting your
> OS/Desktop environment and gnucash version, and ask for the experience
> of others.

Will do.


>> 
>> I agree. I forgot about File Associations.
>> 
>> But here’s a problem - the Action field is displayed in that line for Basic View, but for each split in Auto-Split or Transaction Journal views. (maybe that is what the ‘expanded transaction’ reference was for - but only for the Action field)
>> 
>> In Basic View, you can edit this Action field, but in the other two views, you have to edit them in each split. If in Auto-Split view, that field is visible, but it is display only.
> 
> Right,
> ... and if you enable "File properties [ aka Book
> options]->Accounts->Use Split Action Field for Number" you will get
> T-Num (Transaction number)
> 
> My suggestion now:
> Show a second line with "Notes", "File Association", and configuration
> dependent fields for each transaction.
> 
> Is anybody volunteering to create the full table of all combinations for
> help?

Are you referencing updating "§4.3.2.3. Account Register - View Menu" or something different?

That table contains a simple entry for "
Double Line

Check-box to enable/disable display of Double Line display.”

Not certain how to indicate how that affects different views other than just describing this case in the table itself. I see the ’Sort by’ option has sub-options, but this isn’t exactly the same thing. I’ll look over other tables to see if there is something analogous unless you have a suggestion.

Regards,
Adrien