Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
Ah forget that it does actually do a new search, sorry for the noise, Cheers David H. On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 07:04, David H wrote: > You say 20, I counted 30 on macOS :-) The thing I don't like much about > it is you enter for example an e and you get 20/30 entries then typing > further letters to refine the search it only seems to narrow down the > results from the initial subset of search results instead of refreshing the > actual search results. > > Cheers David H. > > > On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 03:01, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >> I think it is the same/similar code used for account selection. (and >> that feature *greatly* speeds up entry) >> >> The idea is that you don't *have* to know or recall how something is >> spelled *in order* and thus get all options so you can choose the right >> one. >> >> While that is intended, and can be helpful, there are certainly times >> where it slows you down. I haven't noticed on the Description line, but >> I know account lookup is limited to 20 results. This can pose a problem >> if the desired account is not shown in those 20 results as you can't >> scroll to it at all. This forces a more complicated 'lookup' entry or >> resorting to the old-school a:b:c shorthand to get what you want. I can >> only imagine that if the Description field has this same limitation, >> that can be another complication. >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >> On 5/4/23 11:17 AM, Jack Slater wrote: >> > I did that and it's now only 12! The oddity for me is that not only is >> the >> > list long but in my mind typing "jo" should start a list that begins >> with >> > jo, not al johnsons, happy joes and jimmie johns! >> > >> > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM Gyle McCollam >> wrote: >> > >> >> I know it involves an extra keystroke, but type "jo". At least then >> you >> >> don't have to use the down arrow 20 or more times. >> >> ___ >> 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.
Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
You say 20, I counted 30 on macOS :-) The thing I don't like much about it is you enter for example an e and you get 20/30 entries then typing further letters to refine the search it only seems to narrow down the results from the initial subset of search results instead of refreshing the actual search results. Cheers David H. On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 03:01, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > I think it is the same/similar code used for account selection. (and > that feature *greatly* speeds up entry) > > The idea is that you don't *have* to know or recall how something is > spelled *in order* and thus get all options so you can choose the right > one. > > While that is intended, and can be helpful, there are certainly times > where it slows you down. I haven't noticed on the Description line, but > I know account lookup is limited to 20 results. This can pose a problem > if the desired account is not shown in those 20 results as you can't > scroll to it at all. This forces a more complicated 'lookup' entry or > resorting to the old-school a:b:c shorthand to get what you want. I can > only imagine that if the Description field has this same limitation, > that can be another complication. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 5/4/23 11:17 AM, Jack Slater wrote: > > I did that and it's now only 12! The oddity for me is that not only is > the > > list long but in my mind typing "jo" should start a list that begins with > > jo, not al johnsons, happy joes and jimmie johns! > > > > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM Gyle McCollam > wrote: > > > >> I know it involves an extra keystroke, but type "jo". At least then you > >> don't have to use the down arrow 20 or more times. > > ___ > 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.
Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
I happen to like it that you don't need to know the first character(s) if something in the middle is the really unique part of what you want. On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 12:01 PM Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > I think it is the same/similar code used for account selection. (and > that feature *greatly* speeds up entry) > > The idea is that you don't *have* to know or recall how something is > spelled *in order* and thus get all options so you can choose the right > one. > > While that is intended, and can be helpful, there are certainly times > where it slows you down. I haven't noticed on the Description line, but > I know account lookup is limited to 20 results. This can pose a problem > if the desired account is not shown in those 20 results as you can't > scroll to it at all. This forces a more complicated 'lookup' entry or > resorting to the old-school a:b:c shorthand to get what you want. I can > only imagine that if the Description field has this same limitation, > that can be another complication. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 5/4/23 11:17 AM, Jack Slater wrote: > > I did that and it's now only 12! The oddity for me is that not only is > the > > list long but in my mind typing "jo" should start a list that begins with > > jo, not al johnsons, happy joes and jimmie johns! > > > > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM Gyle McCollam > wrote: > > > >> I know it involves an extra keystroke, but type "jo". At least then you > >> don't have to use the down arrow 20 or more times. > > ___ > 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. > -- David Carlson ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
I think it is the same/similar code used for account selection. (and that feature *greatly* speeds up entry) The idea is that you don't *have* to know or recall how something is spelled *in order* and thus get all options so you can choose the right one. While that is intended, and can be helpful, there are certainly times where it slows you down. I haven't noticed on the Description line, but I know account lookup is limited to 20 results. This can pose a problem if the desired account is not shown in those 20 results as you can't scroll to it at all. This forces a more complicated 'lookup' entry or resorting to the old-school a:b:c shorthand to get what you want. I can only imagine that if the Description field has this same limitation, that can be another complication. Regards, Adrien On 5/4/23 11:17 AM, Jack Slater wrote: I did that and it's now only 12! The oddity for me is that not only is the list long but in my mind typing "jo" should start a list that begins with jo, not al johnsons, happy joes and jimmie johns! On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM Gyle McCollam wrote: I know it involves an extra keystroke, but type "jo". At least then you don't have to use the down arrow 20 or more times. ___ 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.
Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
I did that and it's now only 12! The oddity for me is that not only is the list long but in my mind typing "jo" should start a list that begins with jo, not al johnsons, happy joes and jimmie johns! On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 10:24 AM Gyle McCollam wrote: > I know it involves an extra keystroke, but type "jo". At least then you > don't have to use the down arrow 20 or more times. > > Thank You, > > *Gyle McCollam* > > Gyle McCollam > > gmccol...@live.comemail > -- > *From:* gnucash-user > on behalf of Jack Slater > *Sent:* Thursday, May 4, 2023 10:57 AM > *To:* gnucash-user@gnucash.org > *Subject:* [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option? > > In the new build, if I type a "j" I now get a pop-up list with the 1st > option listed as "adj". I then have to down-arrow past 20ish entries to get > to "john". > > In past builds, typing the same "j" would pop up the last "j" I had > entered, which was in most cases "john", the same business name that I > enter frequently. > > I'm hoping there is an option to turn OFF the new process! If so please > tell me how. If not, we need it ASAP. The new process is wayy slower. > > Jack in Illinois > ___ > 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.
Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
Great feedback. I'll head there now. On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 11:03 AM Vincent Dawans wrote: > Jack: > > This is being discussed in this bug report > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798829 > > I think it would be good to have more users express their views and needs > about this feature in that report so the developers have a better sense of > the various issues. In expressing your views, it's also good to offer what > sort of tweak for alternative behavior you would want to see, so the > developers can get a sense of what users want (instead of just complaints > about what they don't want) and see how they can reconcile different needs. > > It has been discussed on the email list before as well but then ideas etc. > get lost a bit. With the bug report it's all in one place. So I encourage > all with comments about this feature to put them on the bug report. > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798829 > > Sincerely, > > Vincent Dawans > > On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 7:59 AM Jack Slater wrote: > >> In the new build, if I type a "j" I now get a pop-up list with the 1st >> option listed as "adj". I then have to down-arrow past 20ish entries to >> get >> to "john". >> >> In past builds, typing the same "j" would pop up the last "j" I had >> entered, which was in most cases "john", the same business name that I >> enter frequently. >> >> I'm hoping there is an option to turn OFF the new process! If so please >> tell me how. If not, we need it ASAP. The new process is wayy slower. >> >> Jack in Illinois >> ___ >> 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.
Re: [GNC] 5.1 - New Description Memory Option?
Jack: This is being discussed in this bug report https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798829 I think it would be good to have more users express their views and needs about this feature in that report so the developers have a better sense of the various issues. In expressing your views, it's also good to offer what sort of tweak for alternative behavior you would want to see, so the developers can get a sense of what users want (instead of just complaints about what they don't want) and see how they can reconcile different needs. It has been discussed on the email list before as well but then ideas etc. get lost a bit. With the bug report it's all in one place. So I encourage all with comments about this feature to put them on the bug report. https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798829 Sincerely, Vincent Dawans On Thu, May 4, 2023 at 7:59 AM Jack Slater wrote: > In the new build, if I type a "j" I now get a pop-up list with the 1st > option listed as "adj". I then have to down-arrow past 20ish entries to get > to "john". > > In past builds, typing the same "j" would pop up the last "j" I had > entered, which was in most cases "john", the same business name that I > enter frequently. > > I'm hoping there is an option to turn OFF the new process! If so please > tell me how. If not, we need it ASAP. The new process is wayy slower. > > Jack in Illinois > ___ > 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.
