For Splits, add shortcut keys, hide preview, & make split transaction window size adjustable [Edit]

Mike409

Three requests:

1. Add shortcut keys to the "Split", "New Category", and "Show Full List" buttons, in the Category dropdown in the registers, so that there will be shortcut key combinations for them. (We used to do this in VBA with an ampersand. Something like: "&Split" to create the shortcut, which would also make the letter S in Split have an underscore. (Can't add an underscore in this window.))
2. Provide a way to hide the preview that is displayed when hovering the mouse over the Category field, for entries that have split transactions, in registries. The pop-up preview often blocks the buttons for the Category control.
3. Make the Split Transaction window sizeable.

Thanks for your consideration!!

mshiggins

1.)  There are already shortcut keys for 2 of the 3 buttons: CTRL+s opens the split dialog and CTRL+SHIFT+c opens the Category List. As for the New Category button, I don't see the benefit of a shortcut for that. At some point the user must use they keyboard to key the name of the new category: just key the new name in the category field and when Quicken doesn't find it in the existing Category List, Quicken will ask if it is a new Category.

2.) It seems to me that preview doesn't need hiding, just repositioning so it doesn't cover any of the current transaction.

3.) I thought there was already an IDEA discussion for this but I can't find it now.  Something makes me think that Quicken's approach to this might be to just enlarge the split dialog, without providing any sizing option. I would welcome either approach.

I think you'd be better off with 1 IDEA discussion for each of your requests; some users may like some of the ideas but not others. As it stands now, users must vote for all or none.

-JP

UserDavidC

I agree with the last sentence in @mshiggins post above.

Ideas submitted by anyone should have only one "idea" per post even if they are related.

As nshiggins mentioned, it is likely that individual ideas would have different impacts or problems for some people and grouping multiple ideas together just clouds the issues.

Also note that you may not get as many votes because someone doesn't like one of the multiple ideas expressed.

Tim M

When entering or reviewing split transactions, make the Split window resizable; at least make it wider.

Quicken Kristina

Hello @Tim M,

Thank you for coming to the Community to share your feedback! Since there was already an existing Idea requesting this functionality, I merged your post with the existing one.

Thank you!

UKR

BTW, there's another Idea / discussion on the books about adding the Memo field to the Split popup window.
Please review and, if you haven't done so already, add your vote to both of these Ideas (vote count triangle near top of webpage).

We need all the votes we can get for these Ideas to be implemented before we're all old and grey.

Tim M

Hello @Quicken Kristina Where is the existing idea that you merged mine with?

Quicken Kristina

Thank you for your reply,

Since the threads have been merged together, all you have to see the existing idea is scroll up in this thread to see the original post.

I hope this helps!