[GNC] description field auto-fills

[Liz]

On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:13:12 -0400
Marty Landman <martster at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have checking accounts on Gnucash, and find the auto-filling of the 
> description field to be a steady issue. For instance if I want to
> enter
> 
>      =>    John's pay
> 
> but I had previously entered
> 
>      =>    John's pay less $100
> 
> then I am finding it difficult to impossible to enter the first line
> - the one I want because auto-fill is insisting on entering that
> second line, the one I entered on a prior occasion.
> 
> Marty
> 

Note  This doesn't solve the problem you brought to the list.
If you really had entries like that in your books, I would suggest

John's pay 	Standard $
and a split to deduct the $100 and an explanation for the deduction


Liz