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[Feature] Ability to "tag" people in transactions #1339

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opened 2026-02-28 19:40:51 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-02-28 19:40:51 -06:00
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Originally created by @shawalli on GitHub (Aug 15, 2024).

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  • Would you like to implement this feature?

Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

#531 created the ability to tag transactions. This request is more of a visual/convenience request, but I'd like the ability to also use the at symbol ("@") to "tag" people in transaction notes. Once the "@" is written, it would behave exactly like a tag. The people tagged are entirely local and only relevant to the budget owner. For instance, I might refer to a Martha Smith as @martha, @marthasmith, @thesmiths, @marthaandsamsmith, or anything else.

But...Why?

So I don't have a purely logical reason for requesting this. However, over time, the "@" symbol has come to represent users/people in a variety of systems, such as Twitter (the originator, I believe), Facebook, Venmo, Slack, GitHub, etc, etc, etc. Because of this, my brain doesn't interpret "#shawalli" the same way it interprets "@shawalli". Comparing the two:

Note: @martha monthly prescription #medical #fsa #2024

Note: #martha monthly prescription #medical #fsa #2024

The first one is much more readable to me in the sense that my brain just "gets" whats being conveyed.

Describe your ideal solution to this problem

Have the tagging logic also accept the "@" symbol as a tag prefix.

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Update the tagging documentation to include this as an optionally supported tagging character.n

Originally created by @shawalli on GitHub (Aug 15, 2024). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [X] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? #531 created the ability to tag transactions. This request is more of a visual/convenience request, but I'd like the ability to also use the at symbol ("@") to "tag" people in transaction notes. Once the "@<text>" is written, it would behave exactly like a tag. The people tagged are entirely local and only relevant to the budget owner. For instance, I might refer to a Martha Smith as <span>@</span>martha, <span>@</span>marthasmith, <span>@</span>thesmiths, <span>@</span>marthaandsamsmith, or anything else. ## But...Why? So I don't have a purely logical reason for requesting this. However, over time, the "@" symbol has come to represent users/people in a variety of systems, such as Twitter (the originator, I believe), Facebook, Venmo, Slack, GitHub, etc, etc, etc. Because of this, my brain doesn't interpret "\#shawalli" the same way it interprets "@<!-- -->shawalli". Comparing the two: > Note: @<!-- -->martha monthly prescription #<!-- -->medical #<!-- -->fsa #<!-- -->2024 > Note: #martha monthly prescription #<!-- -->medical #<!-- -->fsa #<!-- -->2024 The first one is much more readable to me in the sense that my brain just "gets" whats being conveyed. ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem Have the tagging logic also accept the "@" symbol as a tag prefix. ### Teaching and learning Update the tagging documentation to include this as an optionally supported tagging character.n
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2024):

✨ Thanks for sharing your idea! ✨

This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution).

The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+

Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍!

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 15, 2024): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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