I am on Ventura, and it seems odd; sometimes it is autofilling, and sometimes it isn't. Maybe 5.3 restarted from scratch?
Or, if I'm remembering correctly, prior to this release, if I backspaced and went forward, it didn't autofill (this is probably on purpose), but if I removed all of the characters in the line, the auto-fill was re-enabled. On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 1:41 PM Dustin Henning <gcul...@mynym.us> wrote: > I'm on Ventura, so maybe the environment is relevant since a previous > post mentioned things being different on Monterrey than I experience. I > just tried 5.3-1 again with my file, notes don't autofill. I tried > 5.2-1 with my file, notes don't autofill. I tried 5.1-2 with my file, > notes DO autofill. I tried 5.1-2 with your file in the Checking account > and "Note how the value match can tell the difference between USD22 and > C$22" did autofill. I tried 5.3-1 with your file and the same note > didn't autofill in the same account. I guess that narrows it down a > fair amount (breakage in 5.2-1+ on Ventura 13.3.1(a)). Should I open a > bug report and submit your file with it? > > On 6/30/23 1:03 PM, Vincent Dawans wrote: > > The notes and splits are populating from the autofill for me so far, > > including in this attached test file. Hence those experiencing this > > feature not working are definitely hitting a bug somewhere (bug or > > whatever else you want to call it). There certainly was no > > intentional change in that behavior that I am aware of. > > > > The challenge now is to figure out what is particular about the > > situations in which the problem is occurring and how to replicate it > > so the developers can find the origin of the problem. Typically being > > able to reproduce the error is often more difficult than fixing it > > (figuring out the diagnosis is harder than providing the cure). For > > those willing to help with this, one first step could be to create a > > test file and see whether the behavior exists there as well. If it > > does, it might be related to your larger PC environment, if it doesn't > > it might be related to something more specific to your datafile. That > > would guide what to do as a second step. Alternatively you are welcome > > to use my test file attached to this email; the data is random, typed > > over type as I am testing various things with it, which explains some > > of the strange descriptions, but there is nothing personal or valuable > > in that file data-wise and you can do whatever test you need on it for > > testing. It has US and Canadian dollar transactions as a way to test > > multicurrency features but it's not relevant to this issue. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Vincent Dawans > > > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 9:18 AM Dustin Henning <gcul...@mynym.us> wrote: > > > > My notes populated automatically on 5.0, they didn't on 5.3. I > > downgraded to 5.0 and they do again. The pop-up list works the > > same for > > me on 5.0 and 5.3 except for the added option to disable it. I > > wouldn't > > want to disable it unless I got the old behavior back, but the old > > behavior seems to clearly be going away seeing as how it was removed > > from another field in 5.3. The reason my description field has large > > lists is because of previous changes to the OFX/QFX importer meaning > > that I manually populate that field for certain accounts now while it > > was automatically populated previously. My understanding is that > > behavioral change wasn't the work of the GunCash dev team, so it > > is what > > it is. While it also affects my notes field, the automatic typing > > in my > > notes field is more similar to the automatic typing in your > > description > > field. I basically use them for the opposite of what you do due > > to how > > the OFX/QFX importer worked (and technically would probably still > > do the > > same now, it's just more work with the new importer behavior). > > > > That having been said, the OFX/QFX importer behavior actually > > improved > > slightly in 5.3 when compared to 5.0, so maybe I should try 5.1 > > and 5.2 > > to see if I can find something in between to stick with for as > > long as > > possible. > > > > On 6/29/23 4:18 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > > > I just upgraded to 5.3-1 on Monterey and it works fine. > > > > > > I did have to accept the suggestion from the list and then Tab > > but it > > > populated with an autofill of memo, amounts, et cetera from my last > > > transaction with the same Description. > > > > > > I'll add here that I use GnuCash with old paper and pen habits, > > that > > > is, I use the 'Description' field as strictly a 'Payee/Payor' > > field. > > > Actual descriptive information I put in the Notes and/or Memo > > fields. > > > (Notes for the whole transaction, Memos for things specific to a > > > split) That usage greatly simplifies my Description list. It may > > not > > > suit everyone of course. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > > On 6/29/23 10:42 AM, Dustin Henning wrote: > > >> And it's worse. Guess I REALLY should have read the release > > notes. > > >> Now notes doesn't autofiill the old way anyymore so I have to > > >> manually type even more. My search still isn't begins with, > > either, > > >> so my list is still extremely long. I guess maybe they missed > > that > > >> on Mac. At least everybody else is happy with the > > improvements. 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