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A comment on the problem "Tag names should not be case sensitive" in Buxfer:

Great idea! I've had that problem, too! (You can turn off automatic tagging altogether though, in case you haven't seen that. That's what I have set now.) – TimH, on August 03, 2009 20:45

TimH replied on May 24, 2009 19:01 to the question "Why are the numbers deleted from my transaction descriptions?" in Buxfer:

Problem solved.

A comment on the question "Why are the numbers deleted from my transaction descriptions?" in Buxfer:

Thank you! Buxfer's tagline should be something like: slow but steady ensures an interface that actually makes sense and works naturally the way you want it to." (Sorry, I'm not a copy editor.) – TimH, on May 24, 2009 19:01

TimH marked one of buxfer's replies in Buxfer as useful. buxfer replied to the question "Why are the numbers deleted from my transaction descriptions?".

A comment on the idea "Additional Fields on a Transaction" in Buxfer:

I don't personally think an additional field is necessary. The main problem is that check numbers (and account numbers for transfers) get deleted from the Buxfer description, preventing me from basing tags on them or searching for them. As I suggested elsewhere ( http://getsatisfaction.com/buxfer/top... ), I think the simplest solution would be to simply allow tags to condition on the original description (in addition to or instead of the Buxfer description).

Other possibilities would be customization of the way Buxfer alters the original description, or a settings option to bypass Buxfer's description-simplifying filter and display unaltered original descriptions as *the* descriptions.

It's hard for me to see any downsides to these suggestions--but what do you think? – TimH, on April 30, 2009 13:13

TimH marked one of Murdocks' replies in Buxfer as useful. Murdocks replied to the idea "Additional Fields on a Transaction".

A comment on the question "Why are the numbers deleted from my transaction descriptions?" in Buxfer:

Right, but Buxfer actually saves the original descriptions, too--you can view it by clicking to see the details of the transaction. So I'm just saying that it should be simple to allow us to condition rules on that original description as well as the one that shows up in the list view.

By the way, I didn't know it was possible to make auto description rules to fix this problem. Thanks, I'll have to try that. – TimH, on April 04, 2009 22:31

TimH replied on April 04, 2009 20:00 to the question "Why are the numbers deleted from my transaction descriptions?" in Buxfer:

Maybe the easiest fix would be to just allow automatic rules to condition on the original description in addition to the Buxfer-modified description.

TimH marked one of buxfer's replies in Buxfer as useful. buxfer replied to the problem "ING Direct Sync Broken!".

TimH replied on March 27, 2009 04:37 to the problem "ING Direct Sync Broken!" in Buxfer:

I can confirm it's working. Good work, fellow squeaky wheels!

@Shashank: Looking forward to the important update. Thanks a lot for taking care of this glitch. I probably don't have the right to take that kind of tone until I become a paying customer by upgrading my account. :P

Long live Buxfer!

TimH replied on March 26, 2009 18:21 to the problem "ING Direct Sync Broken!" in Buxfer:

I'm pretty frustrated that the Buxfer customer service has been so lacking the past couple weeks. What the heck? At first I liked the idea that Shashank seems like he is personally running everything on his own. But now I'm thinking that he needs to either get some help or I need to find a more reliable service. Are my expectations misguided? Am I wrong in thinking that Buxfer is trying to be a serious company rather than being run as an amateur's hobby?

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A comment on the question "Why are the numbers deleted from my transaction descriptions?" in Buxfer:

I agree! Yeah, I was surprised that the original description was inaccesible when I marked as a transfer as well. – TimH, on March 12, 2009 19:17

TimH asked a question in Buxfer on February 07, 2009 19:52:

Firebux for java app passwords?

Can I use Firebux if my bank requires mouse clicks in a java app to input my PIN?

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