[GNC] Short cuts for things

[Adrien Monteleone]

I don't understand why. I can't think of any other software I use that 
does this. In any case, I have to commit my change in some form or 
fashion. The closest I can think of what you are describing might come 
from software that while still traditionally requiring intentional 
'saves', has grown up to keep a buffer of recent unsaved edits and may 
or may not be able to successfully restore that state in case of a crash 
other catastrophe. Some modern software (Google Docs/Sheets) uses a 
continuous save, so every change made is immediately committed without 
having to explicitly do so.

I also can see a use case for not wanting that transaction to be 
committed instantly. You might need to investigate documentation, 
investigate another account, do a find to make sure this isn't a 
duplicate, see what reference or memo you used last time you entered a 
similar transaction, check a report, etc. Only when you have all the 
info, might you want the transaction to commit.

Regards,
Adrien

On 9/10/20 7:37 AM, Chris Green wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 07:24:27AM -0500, David Carlson wrote:
> [snip]
>>>
>>> In fact it's not very clear (to me, as a very new user) exactly when
>>> tranasactions get entered and/or when they are permanently stored.
>>> Even after hitting the + button there seems to be another stage as, on
>>> exit, it warns that you'll lose everything unless you 'save'.
>>>
>> Isn't that what the Enter key does?
>>
> Is it?  It's not quite what I'd expect but it does seem to. :-)
> 
> I still think moving to another account (i.e. away from the currently
> diplayed transaction/account) should, by default, save a new transaction.
>