Faster transaction inserting: Automatically append the first default currency

[pmarciniak]

For folks like me, who use the manual transaction inserting tool a lot, it would be a great time saver if one didn't have to explicitly enter the default currency on each posting.

Currently, when I simply enter "2+3" in the Amount box, I'll get "5" in my beancount file. While this is valid beancount syntax, it's not very elegant. Ideally, I'd like my Amount entry to be automatically converted to "5.00 USD" where USD is the first of my operating currencies.

[pmarciniak]

Even better idea: if the account in question only has a single currency, populate the currency based on the account. That way currencies can be auto-populated not only for account in the main currency, but also for "foreign" currency accounts.

[yagebu]

There's already the autocomplete which suggests your most common currency, so I don't think this is needed.

[fdw]

For me, autocompletion only suggests currencies, so I have to press at least two more keys to add the currency. This proposal would need no additional key presses (besides the amount).

Can I set autocompletion to actually type the currency for me, without additional work?

[yagebu]

Yes, maybe this could be quickened by more aggressively autocompleting the currency. Using the selectFirst prop for the Autocomplete Svelte component could do the trick.