Yes, I am running 5.3 and I have this same problem. I had hoped it was
fixed in 5.4, and I'm saddened to learn that it is still with us.


On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 3:55 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote:

> For clarity, I'm not referring to the auto-population of Memos and
> splits when a Description is matched.
>
> I'm talking about typing a new Memo in a new split or existing split for
> a new or existing transaction that shows the inconsistent and even then,
> limited, matching behavior.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 11/19/23 1:49 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> > I've noticed this strange problem after upgrading to 5.0 and the issue
> > persists through 5.4.
> >
> > I'm curious if anyone else is experiencing this:
> >
> > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=799133
> >
> > (I think the problem has been somewhat noted in another thread, but I
> > can't find it)
> >
> > Before 5.x, if I started typing text in a Memo field, it would
> > auto-complete with text that matched from a previous transaction's Memo
> > fields and would also auto-assign the account. This was very useful for
> > recording recurring line items, even if they were parts of transactions
> > with different Descriptions.
> >
> > Now, this behavior is mostly gone.
> >
> > I have seen some Memos auto-complete in 5.x, but only if I've used that
> > Memo text in a transaction since the upgrade, and oddly, sometimes, even
> > if I have used that text in a recent transaction, it might not
> > auto-complete.
> >
> > It is as if the Memo auto-complete can't see older transaction Memo
> > fields from before the upgrade, and only occasionally sees Memos from
> > transactions since the upgrade. Having a matching Description doesn't
> > seem to matter either.
> >
> >
>
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