Pierre: On this point in particular: > Worse, typing "Pens<TAB>" auto-populated an old "Camper expenses" entry which > now had to be canceled and restarted.
This was an issue in early 5 releases but as far as I know 5.3 no longer does a mid-word match so it should no longer happen in 5.3. In fact a lot of the old 4.x behavior such as giving priority to recent matches and start of string matches has been brought back in 5.3 so I would give it a try. Sincerely, Vincent On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 4:17 PM Pierre Fortin <p...@pfortin.com> wrote: > On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 16:31:55 +0000 Gyle McCollam wrote: > > >Pierre, > >you stated you have to: > >new method: > > +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > > up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > > up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > >arrows or mouse actions once enough characters have been entered to > >reduce the list where last month's transaction is now visible, etc... > > > >I don't understand why you need to up arrow after each character. You > can type "p", then "r", then "e" just like you used to do. You can type as > many letters as you need without selecting "Don't Autocomplete" which is > what you seem to be saying. > > No, I don't have to up-arrow; but I was trying to make the point that the > new method has added a lot of extra visual cruft and confusion. Worse, > typing "Pens<TAB>" auto-populated an old "Camper expenses" entry which > now had to be canceled and restarted. > > The old method matched just the beginning while the new matches anything > resulting in too much visual data. For a new user with little historical > data, this may be fine; but a long time user can have hundreds of entries > which adds to the wasted time getting the job done. > > The old way, I only needed to type 1 or 2 characters; now, I have to type > many more characters to narrow the list down to last month's entry... > > I'm not trying to dis the new method; it may be fine for some... but > having the option to choose would be appreciated: one checkbox and: > if old: > ... > elif new: > ... > > There's a lot of history in some GNC users' data; but it doesn't need to > be put front and center on every new entry... > > HTH, > Pierre > > >Thank You, > > > >Gyle McCollam > > > >Gyle McCollam > > > >gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email > > > >________________________________ > >From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail....@gnucash.org> > on behalf of Pierre Fortin <p...@pfortin.com> > >Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 12:11 PM > >To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > >Subject: Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode? > > > >On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:40:38 -0400 Pierre Fortin wrote: > > > >resetting this thread to restate since GNC was updated from 5.1 to 5.3 a > >few days ago.... > > > >>GnuCash 5.3 > >>Build ID: 5.3+(2023-06-26) > > > >>>Operating System: Mageia 9 > >>>KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5 > >>>KDE Frameworks Version: 5.105.0 > >>>Qt Version: 5.15.7 > >>>Kernel Version: 6.3.9-server-2.mga9 (64-bit) > >>>Graphics Platform: X11 > >>>Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K > >>>Memory: 125.5 GiB of RAM > >>>Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT > >>>Manufacturer: Dell Inc. > >>>Product Name: XPS 8950 > > > > > >>>>There's been a whole lot of turmoil and change in this area over the > last few months, the upshot of which is that autofill has changed a lot > between 5.2 and 5.3. 5.4, which should be releasing soon (to fix another > serious bug) might address your concerns. > >>>> > >>>>David T. > > > >I really don't like the new input mechanism. It results is much extra > >interaction: > > > >old method to enter a monthly recurring transaction: > > +|- to change date, TAB, TAB, p[revious tansaction], TAB, ENTER (done) > > > >new method: > > +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > > up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > > up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > >arrows or mouse actions once enough characters have been entered to > >reduce the list where last month's transaction is now visible, etc... > > > >With LOTS of one-of entries since 2006, the new method is less than > >friendly. I can appreciate that it may work for some [new] GNC users; but > >the original method is much better/faster for long term users users with a > >huge history of entries. Besides, typical use is to process mostly the > >same transactions month to month where the old method excelled... > > > >Given an option, I would select the old method as it was MUCH faster. > > > >Thanks, > >Pierre > > > >>>>On Jul 1, 2023, 16:33, at 16:33, Pierre Fortin <p...@pfortin.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>Hi, > >>>>> > >>>>>Having used gnucash for many years, I've been quite happy with all my > >>>>>built-in history where most new entries could be done in a minimum of > >>>>>keystrokes. > >>>>> > >>>>>The new interface where it offers all(?) the possible choices is > >>>>>driving > >>>>>my nuts. This change has slowed down data and entry wasting time... > >>>>> In my late 70s; this matters! > >>>>> > >>>>>This morning, trying to enter "Pens", it insists on picking "Camper > >>>>>expenses" unless I grab the mouse and click where TAB was all I > >>>>> needed. > >>>>> ^^^^ > >>>>> > >>>>>Is there a way to revert back to the previous interface? This should > >>>>>be > >>>>>a choice in settings. Maybe it's there; but I haven't found it... > >>>>> > >>>>>Thanks for an otherwise great program, > >>>>>Pierre > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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. 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