Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-13 Thread David Carlson
One part of this issue was already reported in 2012 in https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=686051 I think there is also another bug report on this specific error message but I can't find it right now. On Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 9:37 AM Dustin Henning wrote: > In addition to the below, while I'm

Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-13 Thread Dustin Henning
In addition to the below, while I'm not sure how strong GnuCash developer preference is here, I believe most FOSS developers prefer that feature requests are entered in their bug/issue tracking systems.  For GnuCash, that would be BugZilla via https://bugs.gnucash.org.  Entering your request th

Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-12 Thread David Carlson
The reason that I suggested trying to save the file is because that method does name the specific account with the pending edit in the error message. It still gets a little more difficult if the edit is in a search results register or other special register. I use that work-around often because m

Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-12 Thread William Prescott
Sounds like a nice enhancement to have, but I would not be too sure about the "It shouldn't be too much work". Without looking at the code, I don't see how anyone could say how much work it would be. Seemingly small changes often can require lots of code to implement. It all depends on how that

Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-12 Thread Stan Brown
Can I make a plea for a very welcome enhancement? Instead of "in another register", name the register, e.,g. "in the Cash and Banks register". It shouldn't be too much work, and would make things a lot easier for users. -- Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com On 2021-12-11 22:47

Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-11 Thread David Carlson
That error message means that transaction has a pending edit in an account other than the register you are currently viewing. The way to resolve this is to move the highlight to another account in that transaction and Jump to that account, then press Enter. That will commit the pending edit, unle

[GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-11 Thread Gomer Thomas
I am importing QFX files. One of the transaction ended up with "imbalance-USD" in the "Transfer" field. When I try to correct it, I get the message "This transaction is already being edited in another register. Please finish editing it there first." What does it mean by "another register"? How