This is a bug, and I reported it as Bug ID 798803. https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798803
Selecting the "New Search" radio button should search as new, but alas, it does not. > On 04/05/2023 11:07 PM Stan Brown <the_stan_br...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > On 2023-04-05 07:18, Tute Terner wrote: > > When I search in the Find dialog box using the Description field, > > everything works. But when I search by the Memo field or the > > 'Description, Notes or Memo' field or the Action field the Search > > Results always turn out empty, even though the search string is present > > in the Memo or Action fields of some transactions. I am using Gnucash > > 5.0 for Windows, but I have noticed this in some previous versions too. > > Am I doing something incorrect or is this a bug. I don't see that > > anybody has mentioned this behaviour in the mailing list or in the bug > > list. Thank you. > > Probably you already know this, but ... > > Gnucash will only find transactions that are in the window that is on > top when you initiate the Find. > > Therefore, if you want to make sure of getting all matching transactions > in all accounts rather than just one, you need to start your Find while > the Accounts window (lost of accounts) is on top. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
