> On Jul 2, 2023, at 11:07, Pierre Fortin <p...@pfortin.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:25:55 +0100 Fred Bone wrote:
>
>> On 01 July 2023 at 19:16, Pierre Fortin said:
>>
>>> On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 16:31:55 +0000 Gyle McCollam wrote:
>>>
>>>> Pierre,
>>>> you stated you have to:
>>>> new method:
>>>> +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
>>>> up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
>>>> up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
>>>> arrows or mouse actions once enough characters have been entered to
>>>> reduce the list where last month's transaction is now visible, etc...
>>>>
>>>> I don't understand why you need to up arrow after each character. You
>>>> can type "p", then "r", then "e" just like you used to do. You can type
>>>> as many letters as you need without selecting "Don't Autocomplete" which
>>>> is what you seem to be saying.
>>>
>>> No, I don't have to up-arrow; but I was trying to make the point that the
>>> new method has added a lot of extra visual cruft and confusion. Worse,
>>> typing "Pens<TAB>" auto-populated an old "Camper expenses" entry which now
>>> had to be canceled and restarted.
>>
>> So what happens when you type the obvious "PENS "?
>>
>
> LOL cute... the space makes it unique; but if I hit TAB, the space is
> now part of the entry which could cause some interesting future
> non-visible character issues...
That was the work-around for before 5.0 if you wanted a description that
happened to be a partial match for an old one. In 5.x you can hit <Esc> instead
and it will dismiss the match popup and leaving you with what you've typed
already.
Note that 5.2 and later matches only on the beginning of words. That will
remove the "expenses" matches but not "pensive" ones.
Regards,
John Ralls
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