[GNC] More UI downgrades

[Geoff]

Hi Russell

I am running GnuCash v4.8 on Windows 10.  There are no problems 
selecting (from the left or the right) and editing amounts or any other 
fields.  I suspect your issues are due to the underlying GUI libraries 
that came with Mint and not GnuCash itself.

In the reconciliation window, as you observed, SPACE will select / 
deselect the current transaction, but not move to the next transaction. 
  As Gyle mentioned, using Ctrl-A and SPACE makes for a very speedy 
reconciliation.

Regards

Geoff
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On 11/09/2022 12:43 am, Russell Gadd wrote:
> It seems every time I upgrade there is some deterioration in user interface
> design. I upgrade to Gnucash when I upgrade my Linux system. I've just
> upgraded to Mint 21 which came with Guncash 4.8.
> 
> In this edition the edit of any amount now opens a grey box where the
> number in it is unresponsive to the mouse so if you try to swipe across the
> field to clear it it doesn't do anything. This is contrary to how all other
> software since time immemorial behaved. You have to use the keyboard to
> delete characters. How could the developers think this is an improvement?
> 
> While griping I will also mention the previous gripe I had. When
> reconciling I used to use the space bar (I think, it was a long time ago)
> to fill in the box and automatically move down to the next item. It made
> reconciling pretty slick. Then it was "upgraded" so it no longer moves
> down. You either have to use the mouse to fill in the boxes or hit the
> space bar followed by the down arrow. I complained at the time but the
> response was a justification which was impossible to understand, which I
> took to be obfuscation of the fact that it could not be justified. Now
> after such a long time how about reinstating the previous behaviour?
> 
> Otherwise great software. Many thanks for the dedication of the developers.
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