I don't understand why. I can't think of any other software I use that
does this. In any case, I have to commit my change in some form or
fashion. The closest I can think of what you are describing might come
from software that while still traditionally requiring intentional
'saves', has grown up to keep a buffer of recent unsaved edits and may
or may not be able to successfully restore that state in case of a crash
other catastrophe. Some modern software (Google Docs/Sheets) uses a
continuous save, so every change made is immediately committed without
having to explicitly do so.
I also can see a use case for not wanting that transaction to be
committed instantly. You might need to investigate documentation,
investigate another account, do a find to make sure this isn't a
duplicate, see what reference or memo you used last time you entered a
similar transaction, check a report, etc. Only when you have all the
info, might you want the transaction to commit.
Regards,
Adrien
On 9/10/20 7:37 AM, Chris Green wrote:
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 07:24:27AM -0500, David Carlson wrote:
[snip]
In fact it's not very clear (to me, as a very new user) exactly when
tranasactions get entered and/or when they are permanently stored.
Even after hitting the + button there seems to be another stage as, on
exit, it warns that you'll lose everything unless you 'save'.
Isn't that what the Enter key does?
Is it? It's not quite what I'd expect but it does seem to. :-)
I still think moving to another account (i.e. away from the currently
diplayed transaction/account) should, by default, save a new transaction.
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