Hi Mark,
I find AutoComplete useful also -- but mainly for completing the
Description, not the whole transaction. In my case, the Description
field gets repeated extensively. But the actual transaction is usually
radically different each time. That's why I'd like to see a user option
to AutoComplete the Description field ONLY.
But that leads me to a question about your suggestions here. If you
select an item and press Enter to complete just the Description, you're
correct that the rest of the transaction remains unfilled -- at least
initially. It's also correct that pressing Escape will cancel the
AutoComplete. And that's great. But then here's my question: How do
you go about entering the rest of the transaction after you do that?
If I press Enter to complete just the Description (as you suggest), I
then typically hit Tab to enter an amount, or to select a Transfer
account. But if what I just entered into the Description field (with
Enter or Escape) happens to match a previously entered transaction,
GnuCash still insists on AutoCompleting the transaction. So how would
you stop that from happening -- and be able to enter the rest of the
transaction manually?
Tom
On 2/20/2026 4:46 AM, Mark Bourne wrote:
Apologies for resurrecting a thread from a couple of weeks ago, but
I've just noticed that in GnuCash 5.14, when I start typing in the
description and a list of autocomplete suggestions comes up, I can
either:
- Select an item and press Tab to fill the whole transaction
- Select an item and press Enter to complete just the description
(leaving the rest unfilled)
- Press Escape to cancel autocomplete and just keep what I've typed
Not sure if that's something that's changed in recent versions, but
thought it might help those who don't like the whole transaction being
autocompleted.
I'm using GnuCash 5.14 on Linux Mint 22, but installed from the
GnuCash PPA since there's a bug in the version from the Ubuntu/Mint
repositories that makes scheduled transactions unusable.
Personally I find autocomplete quite useful for entering transactions
similar to previous ones, but not on a fixed schedule (so not suitable
for scheduled transactions). Unlike "Duplicate Transaction", I don't
need to find a previous example to copy, I just start typing the
description and autocomplete it.
Mark.
Tom Route36 wrote:
I'm not a fan of AutoFill actually filling in the whole transaction.
But I kinda like having AutoFill fill in JUST the Description field
-- and leaving the rest of the transaction blank. The way I do that
is by entering something (anything at all) into the Notes field
BEFORE typing anything into the Description field. Then when I do
start typing into the Description field, AutoFill will fill in ONLY
the Description field, rather than the whole transaction. It seems
kinda stupid to have to do things in that order; but it's the way I
work around the AutoFill issue. Just FYI.
Tom
On 2/7/2026 4:01 PM, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote:
On 2026-02-07 14:11, Liz wrote:
This autofill feature remains contentious. Suggestions on how to
improve it would help overall.
Personally I would turn it off if that option was available.
I agree wholeheartedly. If I want to duplicate a transaction, I can use
the Duplicate button.
The annoyance of the mandatory autofill, when it's not actually wanted
the majority of the time, is enough to keep me, reluctantly, from
upgrading to 5.x.
Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com/
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