While that is a short term solution, it may have negative consequences. It eliminates the correct match from the list of matches. Further your solution will likely add the matching string <space>ONG<space> for future entries and the entry may cause formatting (alignment on initial visible character) annoyances in reports. If instead I wanted to enter Long, spaces before and after will not eliminate John Hancock Long Term Care or any other phrase with the internal word long. Dale
On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 4:17 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dale, > > Typing 2 spaces to cater for the matches to "ong " with a trailing space > works for me in that specific case, of course if you have no matches that > end with ong and a trailing space only one space is required. > > Cheers David H. > > > On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 at 07:07, Dale Alspach <alspac...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> What if there is no more to type? >> Example: I enter ONG >> That is exactly what I want. The list includes Amanda Szongo, all >> possibities including words such as long, e.g., long term care. The >> highlighted entry is Amand Szongo so I cannot just hit tab. How do I move >> the cursor off the description ? I don't want to scroll through a list for >> something that is already in the field. >> I have not played with this or searched the documentation, so there may be >> something simple. >> For me it would help if the matching assumed that I was typing the first >> few characters. >> Dale >> >> On Thu, Mar 30, 2023, 12:47 PM john <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >> >> > To reduce the number of matches just keep typing. >> > >> > Regards, >> > John Ralls >> > >> > >> > > On Mar 30, 2023, at 10:38 AM, R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > >> > > I also disagree; I have only used 5.0 for a few entries; it will get a >> > good >> > > workout tomorrow, but I can see it saving typing. Currently, it's a >> bit >> > of >> > > a surprise to see the list pop up, but I imagine I'll get used to it. >> I >> > > don't know what happens if there are, say, 20 different older >> entries; it >> > > would be nice if it only showed a limited number of recent matches for >> > when >> > > there are a lot of possibilities -- even nicer if this were >> > > user-customizable. >> > > >> > > I found the old way of matching the last entry a bit annoying at >> times. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Wed, Mar 29, 2023 at 5:28 PM John J Egan <jj...@joesdesigns.com> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > >> Since this update, creating a entry in the register now pops-up a >> > >> 'similar entries' selection search result box, rather than just >> filling >> > >> in the payee as it used to. It's SO frustrating, and a lot more work >> > now! >> > >> >> > >> Please revert back this new "feature". >> > >> >> > >> Thank you. >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> >> > >> John J. Egan >> > >> 99 Lyboldt Road >> > >> Fulton, New York 13069-4750 >> > >> >> > >> --- >> > >> Why zebra are terrible horses < >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOmjnioNulo >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> gnucash-user mailing list >> > >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> > >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> > >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> > >> ----- >> > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > _________________________________ >> > > Richard Losey >> > > rlo...@gmail.com >> > > Micah 6:8 >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > gnucash-user mailing list >> > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> > > ----- >> > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gnucash-user mailing list >> > gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> > ----- >> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.