[GNC] Missing Account(s) in Type-Ahead Search

[Jean Laroche]

Hi Adrien,

I wrote the new version of the type-ahead. One thing is that it only 
shows a small number of matches (to make it more responsive). Off the 
top of my head, I don't remember the exact number, but you could easily 
find out by just typing a "a" or a very common character and you'll see 
that the list does not include all accounts that have this character.

So I'm wondering if what you're seeing is a result of that?

For example when you say:
 > When I type "gift" I get all of the savings accounts, all of the gift 
card accounts, and *some* of the gift expense accounts, and do not get 
the "Gifts Received" account at all.

I wonder if the number of accounts that you get in the match is equal to 
the max (and therefore "Gifts Received" is not displayed)

Jean

On 1/5/21 11:40 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Not sure if anyone else is seeing this, but I have several accounts 
> that don't show up as expected in the type-ahead search when selecting 
> an account for a split. (this is an awesome time saver by the way, and 
> thanks again to whomever coded it!)
>
> I can't seem to find anything special about these accounts to give a 
> hint as to the problem. (none are marked as 'placeholder' or 'hidden' 
> for example)
>
> Some background:
>
> I have several asset accounts to track various savings for gifts I 
> need to purchase. (organized as "Assets::Savings:Gifts:etc.")
>
> I have an additional set of several asset accounts to track balances 
> on various gift cards I have received. (organized as "Assets::Prepaid 
> Expenses:Gift Cards & Pre-Paid Cards:etc.")
>
> I also have several expense accounts under an Expenses:Gifts node of 
> my account tree. (for when I give gifts to others, organized as 
> "Expenses:Gifts:etc.")
>
> Finally, I have a single income account labeled as "Gifts Received" 
> for when people give to me. ("Revenue:Gifts Received")
>
>
> When I type "gift" I get all of the savings accounts, all of the gift 
> card accounts, and *some* of the gift expense accounts, and do not get 
> the "Gifts Received" account at all.
>
> Once I get to "gifts" then every expected account *except* the "Gifts 
> Received" account shows up.
>
> If I proceed to "gifts " (with a trailing space) then, and only then 
> does the search show the "Gifts Received" account, which is the only 
> one shown as it is the only one with a space after 'gifts'.
>
> A bug? Something wrong with my book?