Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-06 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/6/18 7:41 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: DIW writes: Hi Derek, I tried the Autofill method you describe. It was indeed a revelation. Thank you. For years I have been using the Duplicate Transaction method. Though it didn't jump to to edit the amount nor did it edit the contra account - if I

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-06 Thread Derek Atkins
DIW writes: > Hi Derek, > > I tried the Autofill method you describe. > > It was indeed a revelation. > Thank you. For years I have been using the Duplicate Transaction > method. Though it didn't jump to to edit the amount nor did it edit > the contra account - if I understood you correctly?

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-04 Thread DIW
On Mon, 03 Dec 2018 19:20:08 -0500 Derek Atkins wrote: > Hi, > > David wasserman writes: > > > Okay John, I will try to be clearer. > > > > I am talking about inputting a new entry into an account. Say, my > > bank account. So, in the register I could enter Date; Notes: > > Account to

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-04 Thread David Cousens
Davids, John This is just an aside for terminology clarification and being a trifle pedantic. Although the meaning is clear where you have used contra in this context, the term contra account is generally used in accounting with a very specific meaning which is unrelated to the usage here to

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread Jeff Abrahamson
Beyond inconvenience questions, I think error questions are more weighty.  If the engine creates a balancing split, you see it and react.  And if, for some reason, you don't see it, you'll catch it later by noticing that the imbalance account has non-zero balance. On the other hand, if gnucash

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread Derek Atkins
Hi, David wasserman writes: > Okay John, I will try to be clearer. > > I am talking about inputting a new entry into an account. Say, my bank > account. So, in the register I could enter Date; Notes: Account to Debit; > Account to credit and their respective $ amounts. However, if this is

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread David Cousens
Dave, The problem for GnuCash is that when you have duplicated a previous transaction and then edit it, GnuCash has no way of knowing what your intentions are. The engine is currently setup to maintain a transaction in balance as it is edited. When you change the value of one split of the

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread Stephen M. Butler
On 12/3/18 9:16 AM, David Carlson wrote: Interesting idea... I would like to see it implemented as a pop-up dialog asking the user if (s)he would like to update the 'other side' to the same value if it is a simple two line transaction. If the user closes the transaction without responding yes

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread Fred Bone
On Monday, December 3, 2018 at 23:02, David wasserman said: > Okay John, I will try to be clearer. > > I am talking about inputting a new entry into an account. Say, my bank > account. So, in the register I could enter Date; Notes: Account to Debit; > Account to credit and their respective $

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread David Carlson
Interesting idea... I would like to see it implemented as a pop-up dialog asking the user if (s)he would like to update the 'other side' to the same value if it is a simple two line transaction. If the user closes the transaction without responding yes the imbalance amount is entered. David C

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-03 Thread David wasserman
Okay John, I will try to be clearer. I am talking about inputting a new entry into an account. Say, my bank account. So, in the register I could enter Date; Notes: Account to Debit; Account to credit and their respective $ amounts. However, if this is an entry I make frequently I will scroll

Re: [GNC] How to automate $ value on the contra account when editing a transaction

2018-12-02 Thread John Ralls
> On Dec 3, 2018, at 6:33 AM, David wasserman wrote: > > I have the habit of duplicating previous transactions rather than entering > the whole thing afresh. > > It occurs to me that in a simple Debit and Credit entry that it may be > possible to have the contra entry mimic the first amount,