I also was not aware of this, and I may adjust what I've been doing. Thank you!
On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM Tom Route36 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sherlock, > > Thank you so very much for that advice. It absolutely does work. And > it's such an easy uncomplicated fix. Just tab to Notes, type in > anything, and tab back to Description. AutoComplete still works for > filling in the Description field; but it no longer fills in the most > recent transaction. Problem solved ... at least for my immediate > needs. I still think the initial issue should be considered a bug. But > for me now it's just a minor annoyance with a good simple workaround. > Once again, thank you for figuring this out. > > Tom > > > On 11/25/2025 11:34 PM, Sherlock wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > > > A way to prevent GnuCash from using the most recent transaction with > > the same Description as the template for the new transaction is to > > enter the Notes field before the Description field. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sherlock > > > > > > On 11/25/25 5:12 PM, Sherlock wrote: > >> Hi Tom, > >> > >> Sorry. I misread your query. You said you wanted to disable the > >> autocomplete but you actually want to disable the use of the most > >> recent transaction with the same Description as the template for the > >> new transaction. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Sherlock > >> > >> > >> On 11/25/25 3:52 PM, Tom Route36 wrote: > >>> Hi Sherlock, > >>> > >>> Thanks for the advice as to pressing Esc or selecting Don't > >>> AutoComplete before hitting Tab. That's pretty much what everyone > >>> has been suggesting here. It's also what I've been trying all along > >>> to get around this issue. Unfortunately, that method isn't > >>> working. If I type in anything for the Description that GnuCash has > >>> seen previously, that earlier entry will appear in the drop-down > >>> list. And whether I hit Esc at that point, or select Don't > >>> AutoComplete from the top of the list, it doesn't seem to matter. > >>> Once I try to continue the entry by hitting the Tab key, GnuCash > >>> still insists on AutoCompleting the entry with the most recent > >>> transaction it finds for whatever I typed into the Description field. > >>> > >>> The way that GnuCash is behaving here seems like something I'd call > >>> a bug; since it certainly seems like hitting Esc should stop the > >>> AutoCompletion. But that's not happening. > >>> > >>> For David who asked about the GnuCash release and OS version, I'm > >>> running Windows 11 Home Version 24H2 OS Build 26100.6584. And I've > >>> confirmed this problem with the two latest stable versions of > >>> GnuCash: with both v5.12 Build ID: 5.12+(2025-06-28) and with v5.13 > >>> Build ID: 5.13+(2025-09-27). > >>> > >>> I have come up with a fairly reliable workaround for this problem; > >>> although I have to say it's not something I really like. My > >>> workaround is to leave the Description field completely BLANK. And > >>> I just go ahead and enter all the amounts and details in the > >>> Splits. Once all those details are entered, I go and save the > >>> Transaction -- yes, with a BLANK Description field. After saving > >>> the Transaction that way, then I go back and edit the Transaction to > >>> type in whatever the Description field should actually be. And > >>> since I'm only editing an existing Transaction, GnuCash is happy to > >>> leave things alone and no longer try to AutoComplete anything. This > >>> solution of mine does work; but as noted above, it's not something > >>> that I really like. I think the proper solution would be for > >>> GnuCash to recognize the Esc key up front as a flag to stop doing > >>> the AutoCompletion. Or, even better, have a Preference setting in > >>> GnuCash to let the user decide whether or not they want to enable > >>> AutoCompletion. > >>> > >>> Anyway, that's where things stand right now for me. If you need any > >>> additional details, or would like me to try some other solution for > >>> this issue, just let me know. > >>> > >>> Tom > >>> > >>> > >>> On 11/25/2025 11:56 AM, Sherlock wrote: > >>>> Hi Tom, > >>>> > >>>> There is no preference setting to disable autocomplete. If you > >>>> don't want GnuCash to match the earlier transaction, press the Esc > >>>> key (or select Don't Autocomplete in the pull-down menu) before you > >>>> hit the Tab key. > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Sherlock > >>>> > >>>> On 11/25/25 1:22 AM, Tom Route36 wrote: > >>>>> Hi. I'm still learning my way around GnuCash; so forgive this > >>>>> beginner question. When I go to enter a new transaction into a > >>>>> register and what I am entering into the Description field matches > >>>>> an earlier transaction, GnuCash will automatically fill in the > >>>>> amount and the split details exactly as it was recorded previously > >>>>> for that earlier transaction. > >>>>> > >>>>> For example, let's say my earlier transaction had the Description > >>>>> "Walmart - Sacramento" with a Tot Charge amount of $154.26, and > >>>>> the Split consisted of 9 entries. If a couple weeks later I go to > >>>>> enter a new transaction with the same Description ("Walmart - > >>>>> Sacramento") and I hit the Tab key to type in whatever new Tot > >>>>> Charge amount I want to record, what happens is that GnuCash will > >>>>> automatically fill- in that same earlier $154.26 amount before I > >>>>> have any chance to enter my new Tot Charge amount. Worse yet, it > >>>>> fills in the 9 Split entries for the new transaction to match that > >>>>> earlier transaction as well. > >>>>> > >>>>> Not only is this annoying; but GnuCash gets bogged down and slows > >>>>> my system down while it tries to recall the Split details of that > >>>>> earlier transaction. Is there a preference setting somewhere to > >>>>> stop GnuCash from trying to AutoComplete my new transactions with > >>>>> the details of my earlier transactions? > >>>>> > >>>>> Tom > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > -- _________________________________ Richard Losey [email protected] Micah 6:8 _______________________________________________ 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. 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