Why would the version of GnuCash have ANY bearing on a KNOWN GNUCASH ODDITY since at least 2005?
GnuCash supplies missing amounts and balances them to Imbalance if you commit the record, which GnuCash interprets as having occurred when a user presses Enter. This has been tripping users up FOR 20 YEARS. David T. On Feb 26, 2025, 1:40 PM, at 1:40 PM, Brad Morrison <bradmorri...@sonic.net> wrote: >Hi John/GNUCash users, > >Lots of good tips have been shared already, but maybe my contribution >will be to go over the basics (if you have not already solved the issue >you noticed): > >What operating system are you using? > >What version of GnuCash are you using? >https://gnucash.org/download.phtml - 5.10 is the current version > >--- >Thanks, > >Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ & >https://nextdoor.com/profile/01mP46jj8KCzj3sP4 & >https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison > >On 2025-02-25 17:35, David Carlson wrote: > >> If you take a moment while editing a multi-line transaction to be >sure >> there is no residual balance at the bottom with no account assigned >before >> hitting Enter, all is good. >> >> A trick I found recently is to highlight the unassigned value at the >> bottom, then (Ctrl)Copy, move the curser to the line where the >correction >> should go, then (Ctrl)Paste. The unassigned value will disappear. >You may >> need to include a plus or minus sign if there is already a value >present. >> Note that if there are values on both sides, GnuCash reduces them to >a >> single positive value. Easier than using a minus sign! >> >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM William Prescott ><w...@theprescotts.com> >> wrote: >> >> It happens to me once in a while as well. However, it is easy to >delete >> the line. If your cursor is in the imbalance line, clicking on the >delete >> button will delete the line. If your cursor is on the first line of >an >> entry, the delete button deletes the whole transaction. >> >> Best wishes, >> Will >> >> On 25 Feb 2025, at 15:41, Gyle McCollam <gmccol...@live.com> wrote: >> >> When you get down to the final amount, you can also change the >imbalance >> account to the proper account for the remaining amount >> >> Thank You, >> >> Gyle McCollam >> >> Gyle McCollam >> >> gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email >> >> ________________________________ >> From: gnucash-user ><gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail....@gnucash.org> on >> behalf of R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 4:13 PM >> To: n...@neoscenes.net <n...@neoscenes.net> >> Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> >> Subject: Re: [GNC] deleting empty items in a split >> >> Hello. >> >> I have had this problem as well -- usually when I am entering split >data >> and forget to replace the Imbalance or Orphan line with the correct >> account. You can right-click over any unwanted account and select >"Delete >> Split" and it removes only that entry; the option "Remove Other >Splits" >> deletes all of the splits. >> >> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM John Hopkins <n...@neoscenes.net> >wrote: >> >> halló folk s-- >> >> I am having some issues when I am populating a split entry, a line >item >> appears >> as "Imbalance-USD". Once I finish assigning the rest of the various >> values/line >> items in the split, that line item stays even with a zero value. >These >> accumulate in the account "Imbalance-USD". Same with "Orphan-USD" >entries >> (as >> part of a split). >> >> It's quite useless, and just makes everything more complicated. I've >read >> quite >> a bit online and cannot find a fix for deleting those line items. >It's >> easy to >> delete the whole split, but ... >> >> And advice would be welcom! >> >> Takk! >> >> Jon >> -- >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Dr. John Hopkins, BSc, MFA, PhD >> subscribe to the neoscenes blog:: >> https://neoscenes.net/blog/87903-subscribe-to-neoscenes >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> -- >> _________________________________ >> Richard Losey >> rlo...@gmail.com >> Micah 6:8 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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. >_______________________________________________ >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. _______________________________________________ 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. 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