[GNC] Hidden accounts still visible

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Wed, July 20, 2022 9:03 am, Stan Brown wrote:
> On 2022-07-19 23:40, David T. via gnucash-user wrote:
>> If you set an account to Hidden, it will be... hidden in the chart of
>> accounts.
>
> That seems logical, but it doesn't work that way for me in 2.6.19. I
> just checked, and all my hidden accounts still show in the Accounts
> panel. They also show up if I click the drop-down arrow in a register
> while entering a new transaction.

I don't think anyone can talk to 2.6.19 -- that code is like a decade old!

Hidden is supposed to hide the account from the Chart of Accounts. 
However it will still be available in the drop-down for transactions. 
Placeholder accounts will be removed from the drop-down, but still visible
in the CoA.

> Is there some preference I need to set to make "Hidden" mean hidden?

If you want to remove the account from the CoA *AND* the drop-down, you
need to mark it both Hidden and Placeholder.

> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com

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-derek

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