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Bug 742302 - Do not autocomplete until enter or tab is pressed
Do not autocomplete until enter or tab is pressed
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 730195
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface General
2.6.5
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnucash-ui-maint
gnucash-ui-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-01-04 08:24 UTC by Milan Knizek
Modified: 2018-06-29 23:37 UTC
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Description Milan Knizek 2015-01-04 08:24:44 UTC
The autocomplete function while entering the "Description" of the transactions makes entry of text, which starts with the same characters as an existing one(s), quite difficult and slow for the user.

Autocomplete should be changed to a proposal only and wait for confirmation by the user (enter or tab key) and never ever autocomplete on its own.

If not possible, at least an autocomplete "off" option in the Preferences would be helpfull.

== Details:
The following transaction exists:
  Transfer to UniCredit

The user wants to enter a new transaction with description:
  Transfer to Charles

== What happens:

Once the user types the 4th letter ("s"), GnuCash autocompletes to "Transfer to UniCredit" and _moves_ cursor at the end of the line.

When the user continues to type (typical for anyone who can fast type), the resulting Description looks like:

  Transfer to UniCreditfer to Charles.

And the user has to spend considerable amount of time to correct the entry.

== Reproducability
Always. Occassionally, GnuCash autocompletes even earlier.

== Impact
There is a considerable amount of transaction descriptions, which are not influenceable by the user - typically pmts by credit card, ATM withdrawals, on-line payments - many of these start the same, but finish differently.
Comment 1 Geert Janssens 2015-07-19 22:04:46 UTC
Thanks for taking the time to report this.
This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 730195 ***
Comment 2 John Ralls 2018-06-29 23:37:17 UTC
GnuCash bug tracking has moved to a new Bugzilla host. This bug has been copied to https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=742302. Please update any external references or bookmarks.