My point is that you're not saying what the quirks are. 

If it's that Tab and Enter do different things in GnuCash, well, that's been 
true for decades, and that's only going to change if someone submits the 
patches to change the behavior. 

If it's something else, then THAT'S what I'm saying need to be nailed down and 
submitted as a bug.

If you're upset by the differences between Tab and Enter, you'll either have to 
get used to it, or submit patches to change the behavior. 

Consider: I have driven cars in numerous countries around the world. In some 
places, you're supposed to drive on the right side of the road. In others, 
you're supposed to drive on the left. (Of course, in India, all bets are off.) 

I get used to local practice, rather than drive on my preferred side 
regardless. I consider GnuCash's behavior in the same way. I get used to it. 

David T.

On September 6, 2026 9:19:18 PM GMT+05:30, Patrick James via gnucash-user 
<[email protected]> wrote:
>David T.,
> 
>"but they've *always* acted consistently."
> 
>Many bugs (all?) also "act consistently," as is the nature of a machine 
>following its written commands. But when does such become quirky (or flaky, a 
>term another suggested)? Sometimes there is some inherent randomness, so "act 
>consistently" would need to incorporate the unknown randomness.
> 
>In any event, yes, I do file bug reports, and, additionally, I've pinned down 
>bug reports that others have filed (e.g. Bug 799807 about a week ago).
> 
>"register acts quirky," or similar, is not a bug report that I'm willing to 
>file.
> 
>Once I have sufficient information, including an explanation as to why I 
>consider the behavior to be quirky/flaky/whatever, I'll file a report.
> 
> 
>
>> On 09/06/2026 2:20 AM PDT David T. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>  
>>  
>> Patrick,
>> 
>> It seems to me that you need to be more specific when you say that the 
>> registers start to act quirky. I've never observed register behaviors 
>> "becoming quirky" in all my years. They might not have behaved the way I 
>> expected, but they've *always* acted consistently.
>> 
>> So if you're seeing seeing changes in the behavior, we really should look to 
>> see where the problem occurs, so that a bug can be filed if there truly is a 
>> problem in the code.
>> 
>> David T.
>> 
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