Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread Peter West
Or to put it another way, the list of components is: Inches On 1 Oct 2020, at 2:09 pm, Adrien Monteleone > wrote: > > I've attached a screenshot to illustrate the different glyphs in another font. > > The first part at the top, is a copy/paste directly from your list message >

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I've attached a screenshot to illustrate the different glyphs in another font. The first part at the top, is a copy/paste directly from your list message clearly showing different glyphs for various 'quotation' marks. The font used is Times New Roman, and the app used is TextEdit.app on

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I could be wrong, but I think the point was missed that if that is an export from Calc, and it reads it *back in* correctly, John is wondering why you think it wouldn't. That is, Calc exported it that way in the first place, so you say, thus Calc should be able to read it back in. (admittedly,

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-30 17:40, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 30, 2020, at 11:49 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 9/30/20 4:51 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Geoff, The current game plane is to 1) learn how to import a CSV into GnuCash 2) take my data that I was going to place

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 30, 2020, at 11:49 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > >> On 9/30/20 4:51 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >>> Hi Geoff, >>> >>> The current game plane is to >>> >>> 1) learn how to import a CSV into GnuCash >>> >>> 2) take my data that I was going to place in the

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 9/30/20 4:51 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Geoff, The current game plane is to 1) learn how to import a CSV into GnuCash 2) take my data that I was going to place in the clipboard     and instead write it to a standard CSV file and location     the GnuCash can easily and

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-30 03:12, Geert Janssens wrote: If you want to use double quotes as data, you will have to escape them. There are two escape methods gnucash understands: prepend with a backslash (\") or put two double-quotes in a row ("") Are you referring to inside my program or what GnuCash

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Sounds like a good case for using UTF8, prime and double-prime, either originally when typing, or in substitution while processing. That would also be typographically correct. Regards, Adrien On 9/30/20 4:51 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi Geoff, The current game plane is to

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread Geoff
No worries Todd. Have a look at the second last post on this thread where I included a working CSV file and matching screenshots of the import process: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/GNC-Tracking-cash-flows-with-balanced-transactions-tc4721056.html Good luck. Geoff = On 30/09/2020

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread Geert Janssens
Op woensdag 30 september 2020 11:51:56 CEST schreef ToddAndMargo via gnucash- user: > 1) learn how to import a CSV into GnuCash > > 2) take my data that I was going to place in the clipboard > and instead write it to a standard CSV file and location > the GnuCash can easily and

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-30 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 23:02, Geoff wrote: Todd / Margo Since you are a programmer, if you are still keen to use the clipboard, here are some left field options for you to investigate: Windows --- I have used AutoHotKey https://www.autohotkey.com/ for nearly a decade and it will eat a simple

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 8:31 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > On 2020-09-29 20:13, John Ralls wrote: >>> On Sep 29, 2020, at 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: I am not an expert, but perhaps if

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 20:13, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 29, 2020, at 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: I am not an expert, but perhaps if you're writing the format yourself, maybe you could adopt an existing standard (e.g., QIF,

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 5:58 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >> I am not an expert, but perhaps if you're writing the format yourself, maybe >> you could adopt an existing standard (e.g., QIF, QFX, CSV) and import that >>

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I've no idea. Original Message From: ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user Sent: Tue Sep 29 20:58:30 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: > I am not an expert, but perh

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: I am not an expert, but perhaps if you're writing the format yourself, maybe you could adopt an existing standard (e.g., QIF, QFX, CSV) and import that into GnuCash? Also, Chapter 18 in the Guide is all about importing business data.

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 15:39, John Ralls wrote: Not that it's germane to GnuCash, but your example of the column of text doesn't work with LibreOffice: Paste a column of text into a table cell and you get a cell containing the column of text. Select 4 cells and paste and you get 4 cells with the

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 2:13 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > On 2020-09-29 13:29, John Ralls wrote: > > If you're going to reply to bug emails in email please copy the list. > > > Hi John, > > I was writing to you personally. I don't mind you adding it to the list > though. > > > In > >

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread David Carlson
The resemblance between text document tables and spreadsheets, if noticeable, is coincidental and superficial at best On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 4:38 PM John Ralls wrote: > > > > On Sep 29, 2020, at 2:13 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > > > I was writing to you personally. > > That is not permitted

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 2:13 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > I was writing to you personally. That is not permitted unless you're expressly invited to. All support discussions should be on the mailing list. Regards, John Ralls ___ gnucash-user mailing

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 13:29, John Ralls wrote: > If you're going to reply to bug emails in email please copy the list. Hi John, I was writing to you personally. I don't mind you adding it to the list though. > In > this case I've rejiggered the reply to keep it in the existing

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 13:37, Stephen M. Butler wrote: On 9/29/20 1:20 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On Sep 27, 2020, at 12:23 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Any special character I can throw at it to get it to paste across fields?  I can insert anything I want into the string

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: I am not an expert, but perhaps if you're writing the format yourself, maybe you could adopt an existing standard (e.g., QIF, QFX, CSV) and import that into GnuCash? Also, Chapter 18 in the Guide is all about importing business data.

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 9/29/20 1:20 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > >>> On Sep 27, 2020, at 12:23 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user >>> wrote: > >>> Any special character I can throw at it to get it to paste across >>> fields?  I can insert anything I want into the string >>> >> > > On 2020-09-29 08:55,

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 29, 2020, at 12:57 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote: > > On 2020-09-29 08:25, bugs-ad...@bugs.gnucash.org wrote: >> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797957 >> >> >> --- Comment #3 from John Ralls >> >> --- >> No, they don't. For example you can't paste a control-F into either one and

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I am not an expert, but perhaps if you're writing the format yourself, maybe you could adopt an existing standard (e.g., QIF, QFX, CSV) and import that into GnuCash? Also, Chapter 18 in the Guide is all about importing business data. Perhaps that might lead somewhere? On 9/29/2020 4:20 PM,

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Sep 27, 2020, at 12:23 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Any special character I can throw at it to get it to paste across fields? I can insert anything I want into the string On 2020-09-29 08:55, John Ralls wrote: No. Aside from the special transaction copy-paste that

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 27, 2020, at 12:23 AM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > >> On Sun, Sep 27, 2020, 1:51 AM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user >> mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: >>On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > Fedora

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-28 21:37, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 28, 2020, at 9:25 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, Fedora 32, x64 Xfce 4.14 gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64 I has a situation where I have the Date, Number, Description,

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-28 Thread John Ralls
> On Sep 28, 2020, at 9:25 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user > wrote: > > On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: >> Hi All, >> Fedora 32, x64 >> Xfce 4.14 >> gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64 >> I has a situation where I have the Date, Number, Description, Transfer, >> Payment,

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-28 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, Fedora 32, x64 Xfce 4.14 gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64 I has a situation where I have the Date, Number, Description, Transfer, Payment, Charge loaded into the secondary clipboard (, ctrl).  (Linux has four clipboards.) When I

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-27 01:08, Liz wrote: On Sun, 27 Sep 2020 00:23:50 -0700 ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: On 2020-09-27 00:02, David Carlson wrote: > AFAIK ctrl-v has always pasted entire contents of the clipboard > only into the currently selected field. > Any special character I can

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-27 Thread Liz
On Sun, 27 Sep 2020 00:23:50 -0700 ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > On 2020-09-27 00:02, David Carlson wrote: > > AFAIK ctrl-v has always pasted entire contents of the clipboard > > only into the currently selected field. > > > > Any special character I can throw at it to get it to

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On Sun, Sep 27, 2020, 1:51 AM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org>> wrote: On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > Hi All, > > Fedora 32, x64 > Xfce 4.14 > gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64 > > > I has a

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-27 Thread David Carlson
AFAIK ctrl-v has always pasted entire contents of the clipboard only into the currently selected field. On Sun, Sep 27, 2020, 1:51 AM ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Fedora 32, x64 >

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
On 2020-09-26 23:44, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote: Hi All, Fedora 32, x64 Xfce 4.14 gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64 I has a situation where I have the Date, Number, Description, Transfer, Payment, Charge loaded into the secondary clipboard (, ctrl).  (Linux has four clipboards.) When I

[GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-27 Thread ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user
Hi All, Fedora 32, x64 Xfce 4.14 gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64 I has a situation where I have the Date, Number, Description, Transfer, Payment, Charge loaded into the secondary clipboard (, ctrl). (Linux has four clipboards.) When I paste (ctrl) into GnuCash, I can't get it to paste across