Yes I've been caught by that a number of times, now having to check everytime and hit escape to not auto complete:-)
Cheers David H. On Thu, 23 Nov 2023 at 20:26, Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton < ruaraidh...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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