[GNC] Reconcile Finish button

[David T.]

Yeah. I've never liked the "Contextually-sensitive" delete button. I still hesitate before clicking it, even after 17 years! 

(And, no, having a confirmation dialog pop up to inform me what is happening is NOT a valid solution! Just ask anyone if they've ever accidentally deleted an important file from their computer. You know we've ALL done this, despite the long standing practice of posting a confirmation dialog...)


On May 11, 2022 9:14:44 AM EDT, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>The Reconcile Finish button is not the only button which is inactive when
>it's named function cannot be performed.
>I think it would be confusing if one button's appearance took a different
>style than others.
>
>Already, in some cases,  the icon or button is invisible when it is
>non-functional,  and in other cases it is grayed out.
>
>GnuCash has the further confusion that some buttons change their function
>depending on where in the transaction view the cursor happens to be
>sitting,  which could be very confusing to persons with visual impairment.
> The previous sentence was changed by the spell checker and now it confused
>me so much that I will just leave it a mess.
>
>One of the buttons that change is the delete line/transaction button.
>
>I would ask for a developer to make the program behavior generally more
>consistent,  naming as many examples of inconsistency as possible.
>
>On Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:49 AM David T. via gnucash-user <
>gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
>> I haven't tested this today, but my recollection is that the Finish button
>> is inactive until the difference is zero. In older versions of Gnucash,
>> this difference was clearer, but more recent gui toolkits seem to have
>> altered how it looks, so that it isn't as obvious.
>>
>> My point in mentioning this is to note that the evaluation is already in
>> code, so adding a  command to change the button color at the same time may
>> not be a significant request. Note that I said "may."
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> On May 10, 2022 11:38:06 PM EDT, Adrien Monteleone <
>> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>> >You can file an RFE (Request for Enhancement) on Bugzilla. See the Wiki
>> for more on bug reporting.
>> >
>> >Regards,
>> >Adrien
>> >
>> >On 5/10/22 9:41 PM, Fred Tydeman wrote:
>> >> It would be nice if in the Reconcile window, when the Difference is
>> zero,
>> >> the Finish button would turn green.
>> >
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