I will elaborate a little to report that while I prefer the double line view, there are probably enough users of single line view that it should still be readily available. I also find myself frequently switching ledger view on and off and filter and sort options depending on what I want to see at any given time, so I think all these choices need to be easy to access.
In response to Frank Ellenberger 's request, I am not able to edit the FAQS, but I agree that would be a good place to put this info. Maybe there could also be a comment in the program tips section. David Carlson On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 1:34 PM Frank H. Ellenberger < [email protected]> wrote: > Can you review primarly the help part of the docs and create a pull > request to improve it? > > Regards > Frank > > Am 10.06.20 um 19:55 schrieb Adrien Monteleone: > > The Notes field is quite useful. I see a fair amount of requests for > extra fields. I wonder how many don’t know about it. I also wonder how many > people use each view option. Do most just stick with Basic and Single Line? > > > > As I noted in the other thread, I didn’t discover this option until > about 4 years into using GnuCash. And I like to poke around apps for the > most part. (not sure how I missed it honestly) > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > >> On Jun 10, 2020 w24d162, at 10:30 AM, David Carlson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> This brings up the idea that it might be worthwhile to change the > default view to Double Line View. > >> > >> David Carlson > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 8:47 AM Fran_3 via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Well I'll be darn'd... I can't beleive I am just discovering the view > "Double Line" option ! > >> > >> That is the answer I needed Adrien. Thank you! > >> > >> On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 1:55:06 PM EDT, Adrien Monteleone < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Personally, I consider “Description” to always be “Payee” no matter > the transaction. > >> > >> “For” would be more appropriate for the “Memo” line on the relevant > split. > >> > >> If you have more than one debit split, use the “Notes” field. You’ll > need to turn on View > Double Line to be able to see it. With that, if you > really want to use "Description" for ‘For’ then you can use “Notes” for > ‘Payee’ > >> > >> Regards, > >> Adrien > >> > >>> On Jun 9, 2020 w24d161, at 12:37 PM, Fran_3 via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> When making a routine random payment ... is there a way to have 2 > fields... > >>> To:For: > >>> I have a number vendors that are routinely used but that are paid on > the spot without them submitting, or us creating an invoice... > >>> If I just go to the bottom of the check register I only get a > Description field... > >>> So unless I am very careful in how the entry is made... > >>> I may not be able to run easily a transaction report to get the total > spent at a specific vendor. > >>> I try to enter vendor first and then what it was for... but > consistency can be elusive. > >>> Yes, assigning it to an account gives me another tool but that is not > vendor specific. > >>> thanks any help. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
