Yeah. I've never liked the "Contextually-sensitive" delete button. I still hesitate before clicking it, even after 17 years!
(And, no, having a confirmation dialog pop up to inform me what is happening is NOT a valid solution! Just ask anyone if they've ever accidentally deleted an important file from their computer. You know we've ALL done this, despite the long standing practice of posting a confirmation dialog...) On May 11, 2022 9:14:44 AM EDT, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: >The Reconcile Finish button is not the only button which is inactive when >it's named function cannot be performed. >I think it would be confusing if one button's appearance took a different >style than others. > >Already, in some cases, the icon or button is invisible when it is >non-functional, and in other cases it is grayed out. > >GnuCash has the further confusion that some buttons change their function >depending on where in the transaction view the cursor happens to be >sitting, which could be very confusing to persons with visual impairment. > The previous sentence was changed by the spell checker and now it confused >me so much that I will just leave it a mess. > >One of the buttons that change is the delete line/transaction button. > >I would ask for a developer to make the program behavior generally more >consistent, naming as many examples of inconsistency as possible. > >On Wed, May 11, 2022, 6:49 AM David T. via gnucash-user < >gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > >> I haven't tested this today, but my recollection is that the Finish button >> is inactive until the difference is zero. In older versions of Gnucash, >> this difference was clearer, but more recent gui toolkits seem to have >> altered how it looks, so that it isn't as obvious. >> >> My point in mentioning this is to note that the evaluation is already in >> code, so adding a command to change the button color at the same time may >> not be a significant request. Note that I said "may." >> >> David >> >> >> On May 10, 2022 11:38:06 PM EDT, Adrien Monteleone < >> adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >> >You can file an RFE (Request for Enhancement) on Bugzilla. See the Wiki >> for more on bug reporting. >> > >> >Regards, >> >Adrien >> > >> >On 5/10/22 9:41 PM, Fred Tydeman wrote: >> >> It would be nice if in the Reconcile window, when the Difference is >> zero, >> >> the Finish button would turn green. >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> _______________________________________________ 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.
