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Bug 493572 - UI: Left click and right click "checks" items in reconcile window
UI: Left click and right click "checks" items in reconcile window
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface General
2.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: David Hampton
Chris Shoemaker
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-11-05 00:47 UTC by Bill Skellenger
Modified: 2018-06-29 21:53 UTC
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Description Bill Skellenger 2007-11-05 00:47:08 UTC 
During a reconciliation, the left and right clicks both serve to "check" off an item.  This is confusing to the user since the right click also serves to bring up a menu of options for each transaction.

Consider:  

You have an entry in the register,

Comcast   $94.95

During reconciliation you check this entry as you go through your statement.  

After you check it (left click), you discover that the amount billed for this month was actually $102.95 for whatever reason.  You right click the Comcast entry to modify it, but you've also just UN-checked it with the same action.

Having the right click perform two simultaneous tasks in this instance is the gripe.  Left click should be for checking/unchecking, right click should be for the special menu only.
Comment 1 Geert Janssens 2009-12-19 16:53:34 UTC 
You are correct. Right clicking should not toggle the check mark AND open a submenu.

It's mostly an annoyance, and there are several workarounds,
* click the item again after you have done your stuff in the pop-up menu
* use the toolbuttons or menu on top to perform the same actions

It would be nice to get it fixed though.

By the way, this problem still exists in the current development version (2.3.8)
Comment 2 Geert Janssens 2012-08-08 16:38:48 UTC 
Some recent commits in svn (r22292 and r22296) fix this issue.

The reconcile window has be reworked. To (un)reconcile an entry, you can either click on the checkbox in the line or hit space. A left-click otherwise on the line won't do anything anymore, the right-click opens the pop-up menu.

This will be available in the next major release.
Comment 3 John Ralls 2018-06-29 21:53:46 UTC 
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