[GNC] Autofill Oddity

[David T.]

Hi,

GnuCash 4.4 under Windows 10. Long time user.

Recent releases have included an update to the Autofill feature, which 
generally is a good thing. However, others have reported strange hitches 
using the new feature under Windows--situations where the register hangs 
and the application appears to stop working. I have also experienced 
these problems, but could not see any specific aspects that would help. 
However, I have now noticed one detail on my machine that may help in 
tracking this down. To wit, when I first start GnuCash, the first 
transaction entered in a register hangs after the user enters the first 
character in the Transfer column. The combo box indicator shows, but 
there is no further indication that anything has happened; the machine 
just stops. The application doesn't respond to keyboard input, but 
clicking elsewhere in the register window causes the Create account 
dialog to display. Cancelling this dialog then brings focus back to the 
Transfer column, the Accounts combo box shows, and all behaves as 
expected. From this point forward, Autofill seems to work as expected.

Best,

David T.