[Bug]: Clashing keyboard shorcut for merge and amount #2633

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opened 2026-02-28 20:22:28 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @csenel on GitHub (Nov 18, 2025).

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What happened?

It looks like when you select 2 transactions with identical amounts, a keyboard shortcut Merge (M) becomes available. The keyboard shortcut for Merge (M) clashes with Amount (M). The merge option doesn't appear in other cases (1 or 3+ transactions or different amounts) so it's an edge case but it's still annoying. A different keyboard shortcut should be assigned to each operation ideally.

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How can we reproduce the issue?

Create 2 transactions with equal amount, click drop down menu to see that Merge (M) option shows up. Pressing "M" will merge the two transactions instead of editing their amount as expected.

Where are you hosting Actual?

Fly.io

What browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Microsoft Edge

Operating System

Windows 11

Originally created by @csenel on GitHub (Nov 18, 2025). ### Verified issue does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### What happened? It looks like when you select 2 transactions with identical amounts, a keyboard shortcut `Merge (M)` becomes available. The keyboard shortcut for `Merge (M)` clashes with `Amount (M)`. The merge option doesn't appear in other cases (1 or 3+ transactions or different amounts) so it's an edge case but it's still annoying. A different keyboard shortcut should be assigned to each operation ideally. <img width="244" height="430" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/38ace4e0-dfd4-4b19-b485-524cb8dad0c6" /> ### How can we reproduce the issue? Create 2 transactions with equal amount, click drop down menu to see that `Merge (M)` option shows up. Pressing "M" will merge the two transactions instead of editing their amount as expected. ### Where are you hosting Actual? Fly.io ### What browsers are you seeing the problem on? Microsoft Edge ### Operating System Windows 11
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-02-28 20:22:28 -06:00
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@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2025):

Good find, thank you!

@matt-fidd commented on GitHub (Nov 18, 2025): Good find, thank you!
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@csenel commented on GitHub (Dec 5, 2025):

@matt-fidd Unfortunately, this bug is not fixed. Now the new problem is when you press "M" for two transactions (with equal amount), nothing happens.

I don't have permission to reopen the issue though.

@csenel commented on GitHub (Dec 5, 2025): @matt-fidd Unfortunately, this bug is not fixed. Now the new problem is when you press "M" for two transactions (with equal amount), nothing happens. I don't have permission to reopen the issue though.
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Reference: github-starred/actual#2633