I like autocomplete too, except for one feature which I really dislike: if you start correcting a description, the default is to revert to the original wrong description; that default only changes when the correction becomes too large. That's very unintuitive and unlike any other software I use.
Sure, if I'm needing to make many corrections in one session, I can get used to selecting "Don't autocomplete" before pressing "enter" after making a correction, but that doesn't happen often. Most of the time I get it wrong and have to do it again. Surely "Don't autocomplete" should always take precedence over the original wrong description. On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 at 18:36, R Losey <[email protected]> wrote: > Indeed. I really like AutoComplete. > > But perhaps have a option to turn it off? > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM Patrick James via gnucash-user < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Tom, > > > > "I still think the initial issue should be considered a bug." > > > > Many people do enjoy using the autocomplete feature, and there are > various > > established workflows. > > > > Given that observation, what suggestion do you have for a fix? > > > > > On 11/25/2025 11:31 PM PST 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > 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.
