5.1.3 is better than 5.2.1

[Jack]

On 2025.10.31 09:50, Philippe Debrabant via KMyMoney wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I also reverted to version 5.1.3 after testing 5.2.1 (Flatpak  
> package).
> 
> 5.1.3 is:
> 
> - much, much faster
> - much more responsive: I reconciled an account with 5.2.1, and after  
> pressing the "finish" button, the process took almost a minute,  
> whereas with 5.1.3 it's instantaneous.
> - I searched for a transaction by typing a keyword; a list appeared,  
> but it was impossible to view the transaction description, and  
> double-clicking on a transaction didn't open it in the Ledger.
> 
> And what about the usability:
> 
> - The placement of the button for a new transaction at the top of the  
> screen is poorly chosen. The previous location is preferable.
> - The dialog box for entering a transaction is too complex; entering  
> a transaction takes longer.
> 
> In short, I'm going back to the previous version until something  
> better comes along.
> 
> After waiting so long for improvements, I must admit I'm very  
> disappointed with the result.
> 
> Philippe

Philippe,

In terms of speed, although I don't know exactly how much it matters, I  
assume you are comparing a natively compiled application (5.1.3) to a  
containerized on (5.2.1 Flatpak.)  You might try the Appimage to see if  
it is any faster than the Flatpak.

In addition, at least some of that speed difference is due to the new  
version doing more behind the scenes, in terms of confirming validity  
of the data (especially during imports.)  I agree that the finish part  
of a reconciliation is slower than previously, but I don't find the  
difference that much.

When you talk about your problem searching for a transaction, is this  
in the search/status field you get by typing Ctl-F, or using the  
Transaction Search dialog?  You said you got a list, but in the former,  
the ledger is simply filtered to show transactions which match the  
search, so the information displayed about each transaction is whatever  
is normally shown in the ledger.  In the latter, I am not aware that  
result list is any different in 5.2.1 compared to 5.1.3,  For me, I do  
see the full details of each transaction, and double clicking does take  
me to the transaction in the ledger.  I do not know if any of your  
issues are related to using the Flatpak version, which I have not yet  
tried.

I'm not sure which button you mean regarding entering a new  
transaction, but Ctl-Ins or clicking in the bottom row of the ledger  
both seem reasonably fast and accessible to me.

You are obviously welcome to continue using 5.1.3, but understand, it  
is no longer supported, meaning that even if you do find a real bug,  
which is not already fixed in a newer version, it will only be fixed in  
5.2.something.

Hopefully you will be happier either with an Appimage or a disto  
packaged version (I know this depends on your distro.)

Jack