Thanks all for the discussion. I can rest easy knowing that this is how the SX editor works. It just took me by surprise...
David T. On Jan 12, 2024, 7:09 PM, at 7:09 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: >I consider the SX to be a graphical form of a script, and so I am not >sure >how the editor could detect what is safe to call an expression that >could >be evaluated while it is being edited. > > > >On Fri, Jan 12, 2024, 11:36 AM Adrien Monteleone < >adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > >> What I meant was it would indeed be nice that the SX Template entry >> allowed you to do math like a register does. >> >> I never meant to imply that one could edit the code from within the >app! >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >> On 1/12/24 11:27 AM, David Carlson wrote: >> > I beg to differ. Executing code while editing it would be an >invitation >> to >> > disaster. >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 10:25 AM Adrien Monteleone < >> > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >> > >> >> Indeed, I should have tested it prior to commenting. >> >> >> >> Apologies for the noise. >> >> >> >> At the very least, being able to do math here with a result would >be a >> >> good RFE. >> >> >> >> I would only expect formulas to remain as formulas if they contain >> >> variables which require a prompt for value. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
