[GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

[Dustin Henning]

Sounds like a good enouh reason to take the leap. Do not fill is 
presumably the opposite of what I want, but if it shortened the list, it 
probably did so by filtering using a "begins with" type filter, which 
would at least help a little.  The problem with "keep typing to narrow 
it down" is I'm suddenly typing 10+ characters where 2 or 3 would have 
been enough before, but that doesn't mean the new method can't have 
improved.  Thanks for the tips.

On 6/28/23 4:49 PM, Adrien Monteleone 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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