[GNC] Find not working in Gnucash for Windows 5.0

[Stan Brown]

On 2023-04-05 07:18, Tute Terner wrote:
> When I search in the Find dialog box using the Description field,
> everything works. But when I search by the Memo field or the
> 'Description, Notes or Memo' field or the Action field the Search
> Results always turn out empty, even though the search string is present
> in the Memo or Action fields of some transactions.  I am using Gnucash
> 5.0 for Windows, but I have noticed this in some previous versions too.
> Am I doing something incorrect or is this a bug. I don't see that
> anybody has mentioned this behaviour in the mailing list or in the bug
> list. Thank you.

Probably you already know this, but ...

Gnucash will only find transactions that are in the window that is on
top when you initiate the Find.

Therefore, if you want to make sure of getting all matching transactions
in all accounts rather than just one, you need to start your Find while
the Accounts window (lost of accounts) is on top.

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