[GNC] Recent changes regarding transactions

[Tom Route36]

I'm not a fan of AutoFill actually filling in the whole transaction.  
But I kinda like having AutoFill fill in JUST the Description field -- 
and leaving the rest of the transaction blank. The way I do that is by 
entering something (anything at all) into the Notes field BEFORE typing 
anything into the Description field. Then when I do start typing into 
the Description field, AutoFill will fill in ONLY the Description field, 
rather than the whole transaction.  It seems kinda stupid to have to do 
things in that order; but it's the way I work around the AutoFill 
issue.  Just FYI.

Tom


On 2/7/2026 4:01 PM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote:
> On 2026-02-07 14:11, Liz wrote:
>> This autofill feature remains contentious. Suggestions on how to
>> improve it would help overall.
>>
>> Personally I would turn it off if that option was available.
> I agree wholeheartedly. If I want to duplicate a transaction, I can use
> the Duplicate button.
>
> The annoyance of the mandatory autofill, when it's not actually wanted
> the majority of the time, is enough to keep me, reluctantly, from
> upgrading to 5.x.
>
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com/
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