I'll look into these options. I just have it in my head that the point of a scheduled transaction is to save me from having to remember to create a transaction, and if I have to remember to run the SLR in order to have them created, then I've just changed the work, not reduced it.
But thanks for some alternatives to try! David T. On Jan 11, 2024, 8:51 PM, at 8:51 PM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >That sounds like you have an SX to autocreate. Perhaps turn that off >and >it won't fire. > >Otherwise, perhaps turn off the preference to execute the Since Last >Run >dialog on startup. You can still run it manually to fire any pending >SXs, but otherwise, not have it bother you if you just want to pop in >and out to check a balance. > >Another option (which I use for other reasons) is to simply leave >GnuCash open 24/7. That lets me see and do whatever I want, and I just >run the SLR periodically to fire my SXs. (Oddly, there is no 'watcher' >that fires them when the system date should otherwise trigger them) > >Regards, >Adrien > >On 1/11/24 3:36 PM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> I've found the "Prompt for value" option with SXes to be downright >annoying. >> >> I go to Gnucash to check the balances in a savings account, and the >SX dialog pops up asking me for a dollar amount for my electric bill >(and won't seem to let me just click past). Inevitably, I just put in >any old number-- defeating the whole purpose of that feature. >> >> So, I've opted to have balanced transactions that may be off, which I >correct when I reconcile the account. But then, I had to change some >figures in one complex SX, and it didn't supply the balancing split. > >_______________________________________________ >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.
