Display of Large "Repeating Transactions" List

[Daddy Peacebucks]

I have entered almost every repeating transaction I can think of into MMEX. As a result, the list is large enough that it does not fit into a single screen without having to scroll. This is not a problem.

However, whenever I choose the Repeating Transactions screen, it defaults to displaying the end of the list - therefore the transactions that will be happening soonest have scrolled off the top of the window, and I have to click within that window and scroll upwards (or use the scroll bar). This is a (small) problem!

Would it be possible to have the list default to displaying the beginning of the list? The transactions at the top are the ones I am most interested in keeping track of on a day to day basis, not the ones that won't be happening many months from now. Admittedly, the way it works now is only a minor annoyance, but it's still an annoyance.

Thanks!

[miki]

Good morning, I'm new in the forum and I want thank you for this great software

I reply to this "old" post, because I have the same issue on my MMEX ...
I have over 60 "Repeating Transactions" and it automatically scroll at bottom and
the more recent Transaction are on the top. On my monitor 19'' I have to scroll every time on the top.

Should be wanderfull if the "Repeating Transactions" doesn't scroll on the bottom.

Thanks to all developper and best regards

Miki

[GregChapman]

Rather than pursue this request, I wonder if I could persuade you to add your support to an alternative approach to the problem of Periodic Transactions.

I find the current separate screen, for what I think of as "Scheduled Transactions, extremely awkward to use. (Scheduled because they may be neither periodic or repeating.) The trouble is that it mixes transactions for any number of accounts making it impossible, without calculations done externally of MMEx, to predict the future balance of any account. This is not what I expect from computerised accounts!

Obviously, a screen for entering, reviewing and editing all future transactions is required, but this should not be the only place future transactions are shown. Once entered, they should be shown on the account involved - in some different colour or with a distinctive background shade. They should be able to be edited direct from the Account View screen as they can already from the existing "Future Transactions" screen, and they should be able to be filtered to avoid any excessive scrolling.

(Rather than a scroll/not scroll solution to the "Future Transactions" screen, I believe that either filters or sortable columns like those provided on the "Account View" screens, would be a better solution for those with a long list of scheduled transactions. But with Future Transactions incorporated onto Account View screens it may remove the necessity for your request. Don't forget that at the moment you only need to hit the HOME or END key with a transaction selected to reach the other end of the list, not a major hassle for most people. It's a shame that hitting TAB doesn't shift you from the Navigation pane to the main pane, as it would do on many programs! Then you could use keyboard navigation throughout the program.)

[Daddy Peacebucks]

I think GregChapman's post addresses an issue other than the one I originally brought up several years ago, so if you could please read the OP in this thread and (if possible) answer my original question (shown here, slightly rephrased):

Would it be possible to have the repeating transactions list default to display the beginning of the list? The transactions at the top are the ones I am most interested in keeping track of on a day to day basis, not the ones that won't be happening many months from now.