[GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

[Pierre Fortin]

On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:40:38 -0400 Pierre Fortin wrote:

resetting this thread to restate since GNC was updated from 5.1 to 5.3 a
few days ago....

>GnuCash 5.3
>Build ID: 5.3+(2023-06-26)

>>Operating System: Mageia 9
>>KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
>>KDE Frameworks Version: 5.105.0
>>Qt Version: 5.15.7
>>Kernel Version: 6.3.9-server-2.mga9 (64-bit)
>>Graphics Platform: X11
>>Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
>>Memory: 125.5 GiB of RAM
>>Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
>>Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
>>Product Name: XPS 8950

 
>>>There's been a whole lot of turmoil and change in this area over the last few months, the upshot of which is that autofill has changed a lot between 5.2 and 5.3. 5.4, which should be releasing soon (to fix another serious bug) might address your concerns.
>>>⁣
>>>David T.​

I really don't like the new input mechanism.  It results is much extra
interaction:

old method to enter a monthly recurring transaction:
 +|- to change date, TAB, TAB, p[revious tansaction], TAB, ENTER (done)

new method:
 +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
 up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
 up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
arrows or mouse actions once enough characters have been entered to
reduce the list where last month's transaction is now visible, etc...

With LOTS of one-of entries since 2006, the new method is less than
friendly.  I can appreciate that it may work for some [new] GNC users; but
the original method is much better/faster for long term users users with a
huge history of entries.  Besides, typical use is to process mostly the
same transactions month to month where the old method excelled...

Given an option, I would select the old method as it was MUCH faster.

Thanks,
Pierre

>>>On Jul 1, 2023, 16:33, at 16:33, Pierre Fortin <pf at pfortin.com> wrote:
>>>    
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>Having used gnucash for many years, I've been quite happy with all my
>>>>built-in history where most new entries could be done in a minimum of
>>>>keystrokes.
>>>>
>>>>The new interface where it offers all(?) the possible choices is
>>>>driving
>>>>my nuts.  This change has slowed down data and entry wasting time...
>>>> In my late 70s; this matters!
>>>>
>>>>This morning, trying to enter "Pens", it insists on picking "Camper
>>>>expenses" unless I grab the mouse and click where TAB was all I
>>>> needed.
>>>>  ^^^^
>>>>
>>>>Is there a way to revert back to the previous interface?  This should
>>>>be
>>>>a choice in settings.  Maybe it's there; but I haven't found it...
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for an otherwise great program,
>>>>Pierre