I have seen the exact same behavior, and find it more than just an annoyance. This arbitrary reversion to different text strings can result in flawed and erroneous data entering your books--including entering transactions into placeholder (i.e., read-only) accounts. David T.
On May 5, 2023, 03:30, at 03:30, Paul Kroitor <p...@kroitor.ca> wrote: >This is part 2 of a two-part question about imported transactions. > > > >My bank invariably imports transactions in barely readable technical >jargon. >For example, a debit card purchase at Villeneuve & Sons comes into the >Aqbanking importer as: > > > >"[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &" > > > >My problem is that it's nearly impossible to correct this description >to >"Villeneuve". I can type V, Vi, or even Villeneuve into the description >and, >upon pressing enter, it will jump back to the original description >(because, >apparently, that string is in the original version of the field, >despite in >being in a different case). Even typing Villeneuve<space> doesn't work. >The >only way it will retain my lower-case version is if I type >Villeneuve<space><space>, which it will keep (because Villeneuve >followed >two spaces is not in the original). > > > >I understand why Gnucash needs to consider Villeneuve and VILLENEUVE as >being the same entry, but not why it can't see that a manual override >to >"Villeneuve" should be reverted back to "[PR]L. VILLENEUVE &". There >must be >a way to say I want to enter my own version of the name! > > > >This is driving me crazy! > >_______________________________________________ >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.
