The problem with the solution that Adrien suggests is that there is a real possibility that the existing descriptions may be correct for existing transactions but inappropriate for new transactions. I think there is no solution as long as the current method is used to populate the list, so we must live with it.
On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 9:23 AM Adrien Monteleone < [email protected]> wrote: > This list is populated from the descriptions used in every transaction - > in that register. > > If there are some entries that are errant (such as misspellings) or > variant for the same entity (like a Payee, store name, etc.) the only > way to correct these is to change those descriptions you don't want to > those you do. > > The easiest way to do this would be to do a Find for the description you > want to change, which will give you a list of transactions using it. > Then, as you correct them one-by-one, they'll disappear from the search > results and when the results register is empty, it will no longer appear > in the drop down list in account registers which are affected by those > transactions. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 6/5/23 11:00 PM, Sebastian Aguilar wrote: > > When I type in the description of a transaction, a pop-up menu of > previous entries appears. Is there a way to edit this menu? Sometimes it > feels more cumbersome than helpful. > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] 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.
