[Kmymoney-devel] [Bug 267029] CSV Plugin produces confusing message under certain circumstances.

[allan]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=267029





--- Comment #1 from allan <agander93 gmail com>  2011-02-26 01:55:42 ---
(In reply to comment #0)
> Version:           SVN trunk (using KDE 4.6.0) 
> OS:                Linux
> 
> When a user is selecting a column to import, a check is made that that column
> has not already been selected for a different field, and a dialog is opened to
> draw attention to the error.  Under certain circumstances, this message is
> produced even if the user is not entering a column selection, which is quite
> puzzling.
> 
> 
> Reproducible: Sometimes
> 
> Steps to Reproduce:
> 1) Open the plugin, loading the UI with previous parameters from the resource
> file.
> 2) Load a new file and start to enter column selections.
> 3) Switch tabs, say from banking to investment, accidentally or otherwise.
> 4) Switch back.
> 5) The resource file is reloaded, but as the UI is updated with these
> parameters, the check on the reloaded parameters may find they conflict with
> those entered in step 2, producing the error dialog.  This causes confusion
> because the user wasn't entering data.
> 
> Actual Results:  
> Confusing message produced.
> 
> Expected Results:  
> An avoidance of the situation.
> 
> Possibly need to update the resource file as each new column selection is
> entered, instead of just on saving the file or closing down.

Rather than this solution, I now instead save settings on changing tab, as well
as previously done on saving or closing.

Committed SVN revision 1222786.

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