On 5/23/2023 12:49 AM, Peter West via gnucash-user wrote:
Wouldn’t this be a case where correcting the database or XML file would be a
feasible solution?
Not feasible for end users. Leave something like that for pros. Could I
do something like that? Sure, its the sort of thing they were paying
Wait until version 5.2 before doing anything. It will most likely have a
different way of sorting descriptions, with recent ones floating to the
top. Hence old misspelled descriptions will be less likely to be found near
the top of the list and easier to ignore. More recent misspellings are easy
to
Wouldn’t this be a case where correcting the database or XML file would be a
feasible solution?
—
Peter West
p...@pbw.id.au
“I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever
believes in me shall never thirst.”
> On 23 May 2023, at 2:29 pm, Adrien Monteleone
> wrote:
>
You can't. It is composed of all descriptions entered. If something is
spelled incorrectly, you can do a search for transactions that have that
misspelling in their description field, then correct them one by one.
Once a description no longer appears anywhere, such as a misspelling, it
will di
Another approach idea:
1. Find a previous transaction for which you want to repeat a
description. (this can be done from the CoA, or from a particular
account, such as an expense account)
2. Right-click & Duplicate Transaction
3. Edit the new transaction as desired.
Yet another approach:
h-user On Behalf Of Jeff
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:16 PM
> To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> That's a great idea, and one that I wish was there, as it's always those
> seldom used ones that you can't rem
therwise I am just guessing and would
like to reuse a previously used description.
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> From: Glenn Fowler
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 4:38 PM
> To: Steve Elstad
> Cc: GnuCash users group
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
>
>
Roger on that.
Steve
From: Gyle McCollam
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:21 PM
To: Steve Elstad ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Steve, I should have mentioned that if you are in a particular register, it
will only look in that register. If you are in
bject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Hi Steve,
That's a great idea, and one that I wish was there, as it's always those
seldom used ones that you can't remember what you typed it as.
It may not be possible to generate the list from within GnuCash, but you
could always export the r
email
From: gnucash-user on
behalf of Steve Elstad
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 8:05 PM
To: 'Glenn Fowler'
Cc: 'GnuCash users group'
Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Thanks for that. Is there a way to produce a list of all those description
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 5:15 PM
To: Steve Elstad ; 'Glenn Fowler'
Cc: 'GnuCash users group'
Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Steve,
You could use Edit/Find. Then select Description-Contains-(type in part of
the description, can be just one letter) and if you check Ma
st guessing and would like to reuse a
previously used description.
Steve
From: Glenn Fowler
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 4:38 PM
To: Steve Elstad
Cc: GnuCash users group
Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Hi Steve,
Your register *is* your list. Auto-complete just matches p
r'
Cc: 'GnuCash users group'
Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Thanks for that. Is there a way to produce a list of all those descriptions
that I have used before? Autocomplete is great if I am close to spelling the
description I want. Otherwise I am just guessing and wo
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 4:38 PM
To: Steve Elstad
Cc: GnuCash users group
Subject: Re: [GNC] Description list
Hi Steve,
Your register *is* your list. Auto-complete just matches previous entries as
type.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 7:21 PM Steve Elstad mailto:st...@ngc7331.com
Hi Steve,
Your register *is* your list. Auto-complete just matches previous entries
as type.
On Wed, Jun 29, 2022 at 7:21 PM Steve Elstad wrote:
> Hi, is there a way to create a list of all the items I have used in the
> Description field? The autocompletion works if I remember the description
15 matches
Mail list logo
