I'm on Win 11 Gnucash 5.3 and I do have the same problem. An actual example: I wanted to change an existing transaction description from "Vodafone bill" to "Outstanding Vodafone bill". I put the cursor at the start of the old text and typed "Outstanding ". The description (still in edit mode, before pressing ENTER) now reads "Outstanding Vodafone bill", exactly as I intended. However, underneath appears a list of suggested autocompletions. "*Don't autocomplete*" is at the top of the list, but it's not the default. When I pressed ENTER as normal, Gnucash replaced "Outstanding Vodafone bill" to its chosen default "Outstanding Sky Protect fees".
Bizarre or what? This action is not autocomplete (i.e. adding text you haven't yet typed), it's autoedit (changing text you've already typed) with a very low threshold of similarity for deciding to change the description to match other entries. Worse, as far as I can see I can't undo the change. I have to retype the entry and remember to select Don't autocomplete. Whilst I can see that autocomplete (and perhaps even autoedit) could be useful at times, I would much prefer to have "Don't autocomplete" as the default. Ruaraidh On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 at 15:24, Dustin Henning <gcul...@mynym.us> wrote: > I haven't upgraded quite that far yet, but I am on 5.x on macOS and I > also don't have the problem described by the OP. Regardless, I am > definitely not a fan of the new feature. Previously, I could type a few > letters and have the field populated how I wanted, now I have to select > from a huge list after typing the same letters, so I find it incredibly > inconvenient and prefer the way the memo field (still) works. I don't > mind the popup, tbh, I just wish the field was still filled in the old > way so I could hit tab and be done instead of having to go to the mouse > and select from a list. That having been said, as a general observation > (across many different softwares over the last few years vs a GnuCash > specific observation), it sure seems like convenience features get less > and less convenient and interfere with previously built-in convenient > functionalty more and more as software gets more complicated. > > On 6/27/23 10:47 PM, David H wrote: > > Steve/David, > > > > Working fine here on Win 11 also. What type of register are you seeing > the > > issue in? > > > > Cheers David H. > > > > > > On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 at 12:06, David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Working as intended here on Windows 10, will also try Win 11 shortly, no > >> freezing, gibberish works also :-) > >> > >> Cheers David H. > >> > >> On Wed, 28 Jun 2023 at 11:54, David Cousens <davidcousen...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Steve, > >>> > >>> There is AFAIK no general way to turn off auto-completion but when it > is > >>> initiated and highlights a transaction which it thinks is a match, > there > >>> is a > >>> popup "Don't autocomplete" above that first matching transaction which > >>> allows > >>> you to choose not to autocomplete by clicking on it. The behaviour you > >>> describe > >>> with "A-T" and "U-Z" doesn't occur in V5.3 built on Linux (Mint 21.3) > so > >>> it may > >>> be a Windows library problem rather than the GnuCash code itself. > >>> > >>> You could raise a feature bug requesting the option of disabling > >>> autocompletion > >>> completely or even on a register by register basis. > >>> > >>> David Cousens > >>> > >>> On Tue, 2023-06-27 at 18:15 -0700, Steve Miller wrote: > >>>> Window 11 user here. I finally upgraded to the 5 series, 5.3 > >>> specifically. > >>>> It all works great EXCEPT the autofill on the description in the > >>> register. > >>>> I wish there was an option in the preferences to turn that OFF. > >>>> > >>>> I've spent more time playing around with that than I care to > remember... > >>>> things I experience with it? > >>>> > >>>> If I type any letter A-T, the list of prior descriptions pops up, but > >>> if I > >>>> type a letter U-Z it freezes. > >>>> > >>>> if I type gibberish really fast when I get into the description box, I > >>> can > >>>> make the gibberish appear (not that that is useful!) > >>>> > >>>> But if i try to type anything else, it generally (85%) of the time, > will > >>>> freeze when I get to the second letter. Then i have to delete the > >>> entry. > >>>> I've tried re-downloading 5.3, I've tried re-starting GnuCash > >>> repeatedly, > >>>> I've rebooted, I've changed the size of window for GnuCash, so I > dunno, > >>> I'm > >>>> about to go back to version 4.14 or whatever I've been using for past > >>>> several years. > >>>> > >>>> I just wish there was a way to switch that "feature" off... I can't > >>> get it > >>>> consistently, or most of the time to work. 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