I don't think that would work. If you change a name of the created accounts, GnuCash will just create a new one. I think it specifically looks for the name. I also don't think you can *move* those accounts, either. -derek
On Tue, July 23, 2019 11:38 am, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > While the creation of those accounts on the fly is probably hard coded to > use a dash, what if you created them yourself and used a different spacer > in the name, then change your separator character of choice? > > Options might be ‘Imbalance_GBP’ or 'Imbalance–GBP’ or ‘Imbalance—GBP’. > > Those last two might look exactly like ‘Imbalance-GBP’ depending on your > e-mail client’s text settings, but they are an en-dash and em-dash > respectively, not hyphens. If your keyboard layout is set to ‘Macintosh’ > you should be able to generate those by using OPT- and SHIFT+OPT- > respectively. > > First change the account separator back to the default, then edit the > names of those accounts, then change the separator to what you want. > > Then create a test transaction that should attempt to create the Imbalance > or Orphan accounts and see if it uses the ones you renamed, or creates new > ones with dashes instead. > > Regards, > Adrien > >> On Jul 23, 2019, at 6:19 AM, Michael Hendry <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I’ve tried using “dash” as account separator, as it’s easily accessible >> with my left little finger without the need for me to press the shift >> key (as is the case with the colon). >> >> Unfortunately, when I create and unbalanced or orphan transaction, >> GnuCash creates a new account (Imbalance-GBP or Orphan-GBP) which breaks >> the rule that the separator can’t be used as part of an account name. >> >> This is OK until the account is closed and re-opened, when GnuCash >> appears to have hung, with the Gnucash title-bar bereft of any menu >> options, and the Main Window unresponsive. >> >> I discovered accidentally that the GnuCash splash screen and a dialogue >> box warning of the use of the separator character had been obscured by >> the Main GnuCash window. >> >> The latter may be a Mac OS issue (I’m using GC version 3.5 on an iMac >> with OS X High Sierra. >> >> I haven’t found reference to these issues in the bug list - are they >> sufficient to warrant notification? >> >> Regards, >> >> Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 [email protected] www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
