[GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches
Vincent Dawans
dawansv at gmail.com
Wed Jun 28 16:54:46 EDT 2023
Also as of 5.3 you can use escape tab to cancel match and move on with
whatever you typed. Similar to how backspace tab worked in 4.x
On Wed, Jun 28, 2023, 13:50 Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> I think 5.3 shortened the list and gave priority to most recently used,
> as well as added a Do Not Fill option at the top.
>
> I understand keyboards vary, but you can use the arrow keys to navigate
> the list (or keep typing to narrow it down)
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 6/28/23 9:23 AM, Dustin Henning wrote:
> > I haven't upgraded quite that far yet, but I am on 5.x on macOS and I
> > also don't have the problem described by the OP. Regardless, I am
> > definitely not a fan of the new feature. Previously, I could type a few
> > letters and have the field populated how I wanted, now I have to select
> > from a huge list after typing the same letters, so I find it incredibly
> > inconvenient and prefer the way the memo field (still) works. I don't
> > mind the popup, tbh, I just wish the field was still filled in the old
> > way so I could hit tab and be done instead of having to go to the mouse
> > and select from a list. That having been said, as a general observation
> > (across many different softwares over the last few years vs a GnuCash
> > specific observation), it sure seems like convenience features get less
> > and less convenient and interfere with previously built-in convenient
> > functionalty more and more as software gets more complicated.
>
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