> On Sep 29, 2020, at 12:57 PM, ToddAndMargo <toddandma...@zoho.com> 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 >> <jra...@ceridwen.fremont.ca.us> >> --- >> No, they don't. For example you can't paste a control-F into either one and >> get >> the Find dialog. You can paste certain kinds of delimited text into a >> spreadsheet and it will be recognized as a multi-cell import, but that's not >> the same as converting pasted-in characters into keyboard actions. >> > > Hi John, > > Maybe not <ctrl><F> but ... > > I do it all the time in Word Pro. > > This text: > > 1234 > abcdef > 5678 > XYZ > > Pastes across cell boundaries perfectly: > > <ipoamgodkicoclia.png> > > An embedded return advanced down a row and an embedded > tab advances across a column. > > This is why I thought it was a bug in GnuCash and not deliberate. > It may just be an oversight. > > What I am trying to do is paste data from a purchase order into a > GnuCash credit card account. And since I am the programmer > in this instance, I can format the data placed in the clipboard > any way I want. > > I as hoping that you knew of an escape sequence of any type that > would advance across the columns in GnuCash. > > >> >> Whether or not there's a workaround depends on what you're trying to >> accomplish. The mailing lists are a more appropriate venue for discussing >> that >> than is the bug tracker. >> > > I already posted there. They are indeed very nice and knowledgeable > people and extremely helpful, but they are not programmers. > > I will look at a CSV workaround. It is far more worky that just pasting, but > it may be my only option. I can easily write out a CSV from my program. > > Thank you for your help on this. > > -T >
If you're going to reply to bug emails in email please copy the list. In this case I've rejiggered the reply to keep it in the existing thread. I already told you on the bug that this discussion belongs on the mailing list. I pasted in the illustration at the bottom in hopes that the list server won't eat it. It clearly shows a spreadsheet. Word processing documents don't have rows and columns. Even though GnuCash's register looks sort of like a spreadsheet it isn't one and it isn't wired to handle selecting or pasting more than one field at a time. CSV is likely the most straightforward way to import tabular data like this. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
