I don't think I see this anywhere within the accessible settings but is
it possible for the background of the Action field in a register to
change color based on its contents?
I don't use the Action field much but I've found one particular use: to
flag entries for transactions that I've entered placeholders/estimates
but that I need to go back later and update with new values.
For example, I have a couple loans that are paid fixed amounts each
month but the split of principal and interest varies (of course). I have
automatic payments at the bank set up to pay those fixed amounts
regularly and I have a matching scheduled transaction in GnuCash that is
a placeholder for it so I know how much comes out of my checking
account. What I don't know at that moment is the split between principal
and interest.
For these placeholders I add the Action flag "Payment" since text in the
Action column is a little more obvious as the column is sparsely
populated compared to the Description/Notes and other fields. When the
payment has gone through I will check the loan records wherever the loan
is held to see how they distributed the payment and then go back and
update the splits to reflect that.
I do a similar thing for my paychecks, setting up a scheduled
transaction with an estimated amount across splits and then go back to
update the splits with the various amounts withheld from the check (I
mark these as "Deposit").
Having a colored field would be fantastic since I could make that stand
out quickly. It would have to be per register/account since I know that
the Action field has a bunch of different preloaded values depending on
the account type and I also understand that it's a free text field.
I figured it's not hard to ask if something like that is sort of
possible and I'm not hurt if it can't or won't be done. This is more
just a "hey this would be useful to me, maybe someone thought the same
and tried it" post.
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