[GNC] Recent changes regarding transactions (autofill)

[rsbrux]

Just to show the flag for autofill, I think it's great.
If there is a transaction where it's not helpful, I can just choose 
"Don't use autofill" from the popup list and then complete the 
transaction manually.
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> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 16:25:07 -0700
> From: Tom Route36<tom.route36 at gmail.com>
> To:gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Cc: "Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)"<stan+gc at fastmail.fm>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Recent changes regarding transactions
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> 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.
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> Tom
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> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>> 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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