[GNC] no drop-down accounts list in ledger Transfer column.

[Adrien Monteleone]

4.x introduced a better 'type ahead search' in that field if I'm not 
mistaken, which could be why you see a discrepancy between 3.8 & 4.8.

You can still use the old method either directly by typing the beginning 
of the full account path with separators like before to speed things up, 
or just start typing something matching the desired account and the list 
will be limited accordingly.

There is also a global preference I believe to use the old behavior. 
(pre 4.x)

If this isn't what you are describing, then please excuse the noise.

Regards,
Adrien

On 5/6/24 4:01 AM, v.gcs at scottsonline.org.uk wrote:
> Hi all. A "cannot happen" problem.
> 
> My desktop box runs gnucash v4.8 on linux mint.
> 
> I create a new accounts file, add 3 accounts aaa, bbb, ccc. I open bbb 
> and to transfer (say) £100 from aaa to bbb. I click in the Transfer 
> column, and get a highlighted empty box with a down arrow at right. I 
> click on the down arrow, and see just one suggested account, aaa. No 
> sign of ccc.
> 
> However, if I then type in 'ccc' and Enter to confirm the entry, then on 
> clicking again in the Transfer column, only ccc is offered.
> 
> The weird thing is that (fortunately!) it works perfectly on my 
> long-standing household accounts file - clicking on the Transfer column 
> gives a long list of accounts as expected.
> 
> But it fails on a second smaller accounts file.
> 
> 
> However, with gnucash 3.8 on an older mint, all works perfectly - both 
> existing files and a new file (as above) offer a full set of accounts in 
> the Transfer drop-down.
> 
> 
> Fortunately, ^T offers a workaround, albeit cumbersome.
> 
> Any clue as to what's going on?
> 
> An unresolved note at 
> https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-October/097936.html about what seems to be the same problem suggests it's to do with MATE as that poster says it works under KDE. However, I get the same issue under KDE.