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Title: Electrum, the gap limit and GUI differences Post by: TaxReturn on May 02, 2013, 06:52:35 PM repost from the newbie section because I didn't get an answer there
Hi everybody, I'm using Electrum 1.7.3 with the gap limit left at the default value of 5. When I look at the receiving tab in the classic GUI it shows me 5 unused addresses, so far so good. However if I switch to lite mode it lists 9 addresses and those in reversed order (#9 being at the top). 1.) Why the difference? 2.) If I understand it correctly (correct me if I'm wrong) the purpose of having to supply the correct gap limit upon restoring from a seed is that Electrum can basically walk through unused addresses up to the limit to see what has been going on. If I were to use the 9th address from lite mode, but none of the other unused addresses (effectively leaving a gap of 8) and then do a recovery from seed with the gap correctly stated as 5, wouldn't that screw up the recovery? Title: Re: Electrum, the gap limit and GUI differences Post by: btcven on May 08, 2013, 11:31:21 PM Go back to the Classic GUI, go to settings > view > active Expert Mode
Now you'll see your addresses and your change addresses listed in the receiving tab. Title: Re: Electrum, the gap limit and GUI differences Post by: Jaxkr on May 09, 2013, 04:16:26 AM I've never understood the point of generating a new address for each tx.
It's like replacing your mailbox everytime you receive a letter. Title: Re: Electrum, the gap limit and GUI differences Post by: btcven on May 09, 2013, 11:49:51 AM I've never understood the point of generating a new address for each tx. It's like replacing your mailbox everytime you receive a letter. Privacy Untraceble txs |