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

[Adrien Monteleone]

Hmm.. it has been many moons since I made the move from 3.x to 4.x, so I 
don't see an obvious preference either. But perhaps toggle the:

   Preferences > Register > Actions > Auto-raise lists

checkbox and see if that helps.

If not, note as I mentioned, you should still be able to type through 
the tree as before to narrow down your account list to choose from.

So starting with for example:

"Expenses:"

Would bring up a (albeit now truncated) list of Expense accounts can get 
you started. Then start typing the next branch of the tree, followed by 
your separator. (default being ":") Proceed as before from there.

You may (or may not) need to uncheck:

   Preferences > Register Defaults > Other Defaults > Only display leaf 
account names

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Are you trying to access the *same* book with too different GnuCash 
versions?

While this is possible within a small release window, it probably isn't 
a 'best practice' if it can be avoided.

When advancing the major release number, some lack of backwards 
compatibility occurs. (not sure that is worded correctly) Usually, in 
conjunction with the next major release, the last minor release is 
issued such that both can read the same file.

Thus, at a bare minimum, it is recommended to upgrade to the last minor 
release of a major version before moving to the next major version. 
Since the last release of 3.x was 3.11, that would mean if your other 
computer is on 4.8, you need the one on 3.8 to at least be on 3.11 so it 
can properly read the 4.8 file. (the 4.8 version should be able to read 
a 3.8 file with little issue, but it appears in your case, you are going 
back and forth, not one way from 3.x to 4.x)

Is there some reason you can't get them both sync'd up to 4.8? (or 4.14 
which is the last of that series)

Is there some reason you can't advance them both to the current release? 
(5.6)


Regards,
Adrien

On 5/7/24 3:24 AM, v.gcs at scottsonline.org.uk wrote:
> I've had a hunt through all the preference stuff, but can't see anything 
> that looks relevant. Maybe it's too obvious to spot :-{
> 
> Account completion works, but doesn't really help if you can't remember 
> the account name!
> 
> But to reword/clarify my issue.....
> 
> Working with 4.8, I have two separate accounts files. One of them shows 
> a dropdown list of accounts on clicking in in the Transfer field, the 
> other doesn't. There seems no reason the behaviours should be different.
> 
> The latter shows either for an existing transaction the highlighted 
> current contents or for a new transaction, initially blank (highlighted 
> plus a down-arrow) then the first account from the accounts tree with an 
> up-arrow when clicked.
> 
> On 3.8 I always get a dropdown accounts list.