Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] ANNOUNCE: GnuCash Windows Bundle 4.11-1 Released

2022-07-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Frank, The announcements are sent both to -users and -devel. Since the guidance of the list is to reply all, a user reply-all will go to both lists. Just like your reply did. David T. On Jul 14, 2022, 11:36, at 11:36, "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: >Hello Allan, > >as this is a user

Re: [GNC-dev] Help: Menu Treev

2022-06-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
My apologies to everyone. It seems my pocket has something to say on this topic. I only wish I knew what it was. Obviously it was very important, since it got said several times. David T. On Jun 14, 2022, 12:26, at 12:26, D via gnucash-devel wrote: >Hhvbblb v hhubhggvgghbvgmb > &

Re: [GNC-dev] Help: Menu Treev

2022-06-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hhvbblb v hhubhggvgghbvgmb On Jun 14, 2022, 07:50, at 07:50, Ralf Zerres wrote: >Dear developers, > >with all that work in place for Co-Owner support, i still can't make it >to see the UI Menu-Entries. > >It must be something simple and stupid, but i don't get the clue. >All UI actions have

Re: [GNC-dev] Help: Menu Treevb

2022-06-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hhvbblb v hhubhggvgghbvgmb On Jun 14, 2022, 07:50, at 07:50, Ralf Zerres wrote: >Dear developers, > >with all that work in place for Co-Owner support, i still can't make it >to see the UI Menu-Entries. > >It must be something simple and stupid, but i don't get the clue. >All UI actions have

Re: [GNC-dev] Help: Menu Treevb

2022-06-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hhvbblb v hhubhggvgghbvgmb On Jun 14, 2022, 07:50, at 07:50, Ralf Zerres wrote: >Dear developers, > >with all that work in place for Co-Owner support, i still can't make it >to see the UI Menu-Entries. > >It must be something simple and stupid, but i don't get the clue. >All UI actions have

Re: [GNC-dev] Help: Menu Treevb

2022-06-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hhvbblb v hhubhggvgghbvgmb On Jun 14, 2022, 07:50, at 07:50, Ralf Zerres wrote: >Dear developers, > >with all that work in place for Co-Owner support, i still can't make it >to see the UI Menu-Entries. > >It must be something simple and stupid, but i don't get the clue. >All UI actions have

Re: [GNC-dev] Import of prices in CSV files

2022-01-16 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
All you need is a csv file with four columns: Stock (i.e., ticker), Namespace (from Gnucash) , Date, Price Follow the Importer prompts. I imagine you could figure out how to map your bank's file based on this. Original Message From: Thomas Sent: Sun Jan 16 16:19:38 EST

Re: [GNC-dev] Small changes to comment text, mostly in gnucash/import-export/import-main-matcher.h

2021-12-05 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Kevin, The preferred way to submit changes is through git PRs, not with patch files attached to emails to the lists. You'll get better results using that method. David T. Original Message From: Kevin Buckley Sent: Sun Dec 05 01:35:12 EST 2021 To: "Frank H. Ellenberger"

[GNC-dev] Fwd: Re: [GNC] Flatpak/Flatseal Gnucash fails to launch

2021-11-27 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Forwarding back to the list. Original Message From: "Frank H. Ellenberger" Sent: Sat Nov 27 18:37:00 EST 2021 To: "D." Subject: Re: [GNC] Flatpak/Flatseal Gnucash fails to launch Hi David Am 27.11.21 um 23:53 schrieb D.: > if I used flatpak, I'd t

Re: [GNC-dev] Chartsjs javascript not loaded in html reports since 4.6

2021-11-27 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Someone reported similar troubles a while back. Take a look at https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2021-July/097219.html I believe there was a simple fix. Original Message From: Antonios Hadjigeorgalis Sent: Sat Nov 27 15:54:50 EST 2021 To:

Re: [GNC-dev] Omit zero balance figures Vs Show zero balances

2021-11-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
As I stated previously, the developers want want no entry to reflect the default. In this case, the default preference is to display zero balance accounts. Your alternative requires a value for the default (Display zero balance accounts is checked for the default), whereas the existing setting

Re: [GNC-dev] Omit zero balance figures Vs Show zero balances

2021-11-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Because: a) the default behavior in the reports is to display zero balance accounts,  and b) the Gnucash developers want omitted preferences to cause the default behavior. Original Message From: flywire Sent: Mon Nov 22 20:29:52 EST 2021 To: gnucash-devel Subject:

Re: [GNC-dev] old online Quotes

2021-10-31 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
or the performance… Perhaps monthly may be all that is required, or only add those prices to a one-off database? Regards, Chris Good > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2021 23:07:51 -0400 > From: "D." > To: John Ralls > Cc: Snehal Bhavsar ,gnucash-devel@gnucash.org > Subject: Re:

Re: [GNC-dev] old online Quotes

2021-10-30 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
There are a few external projects that do this as well, although they are at this point rather dated, and may not work in the current environment. There is something on the wiki about these. Original Message From: John Ralls Sent: Sat Oct 30 16:10:56 EDT 2021 To: Snehal

Re: [GNC-dev] How do I get the "sign" (or side) of the transaction from the account or transaction element in xml?

2021-07-11 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
I'm not sure I follow your issue, but I'll note that the list of types of accounts in GnuCash is outlined in the Help docs in Chapter 5 at https://code.gnucash.org/docs/C/gnucash-help/acct-types.html There are 13 types listed there. Original Message From: Arman Schwarz

Re: [GNC-dev] Removing "unused" code

2021-06-12 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
I thought the eguile report was included in the distribution already. Original Message From: Christopher Lam Sent: Sat Jun 12 07:57:35 EDT 2021 To: Mike Alexander Cc: Gnucash Devel Subject: Re: [GNC-dev] Removing "unused" code This particular commit aimed to simplify and

Re: [GNC-dev] Nice Job All!

2021-01-07 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
I'll jump in to say that: 1) xml is still considered the primary storage format, and 2) the xml format is by default gzipped, which will render a cat illegible. You can turn off compression in GnuCash, or you can gunzip the file and cat the results. HTH, David Original Message

Re: [GNC-dev] Cookbooks

2020-09-28 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
I agree with Frank's suggestions. The Guide would be the best spot (probably in the Business Setup area of chapter 13). And you do need to expand abbreviations at the first instance. >From an editorial perspective, I think a little more explanatory background >would help users understand the

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] Experimental Balance Sheet report

2020-09-16 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Ok. Thanks. I'll leave it lie then. Never mind. On Sep 16, 2020, 19:47, at 19:47, Christopher Lam wrote: >Hi David, responses inline. I'm sure you know it's my work, and I am >(for >now) happy to defend its state. TBH I do not need this report myself, >but >figure out it fills a gap. I also

Re: [GNC-dev] "Mortgage Repayment Druid"

2020-09-16 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Way back when, computer folks referred to system assistants (such as the new accounts assistant, or the mortgage setup assistant) as "druids." There was some obscure reasoning for this. Gnucash originally referred to its assistants as druids, but abandoned them for normal English terminology a

Re: [GNC-dev] Meaning of "RFE"

2020-09-07 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
ucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC-dev] Meaning of "RFE" Frank, thanks for the link to the Enhancement Requests page.  I hadn't seen that one yet.  And there I see the RFE prefix! Cheers, Dean P.S.  Thanks also to D. On 9/7/20 3:19 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote: > Hi Dean, > > I tr

Re: [GNC-dev] Meaning of "RFE"

2020-09-06 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Request For Enhancement. Original Message From: Dean Jagels Sent: Sun Sep 06 20:50:53 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-devel@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC-dev] Meaning of "RFE" In Bugzilla, I see quite a few summaries prefixed "RFE".  What does this stand for?  Is there a glossary for

Re: [GNC-dev] Dev's features of choice?

2020-07-26 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Jean, I think you raise a valid point. There does seem to be a tendency in the community to assume that a certain amount of inconvenience is to be expected. The reasons vary, but the underlying tendency remains. David T. Original Message From: jean laroche Sent: Sun Jul

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote gnc-path-check + problems with retrieving quotes for 2 symbols.

2020-06-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Exactly! Original Message From: Derek Atkins Sent: Wed Jun 24 16:54:26 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: "Frank H. Ellenberger" , Dawid Wrobel via gnucash-devel Subject: Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote gnc-path-check + problems with ret

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote gnc-path-check + problems with retrieving quotes for 2 symbols.

2020-06-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
nyway. I'd just wait until I had some connectivity to do my online accounting. Besides my laptops never have that much battery life to them. Original Message From: "Frank H. Ellenberger" Sent: Wed Jun 24 12:18:19 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: gnucash-devel Subj

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote gnc-path-check + problems with retrieving quotes for 2 symbols.

2020-06-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Whatever. Original Message From: "Frank H. Ellenberger" Sent: Wed Jun 24 12:18:19 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: gnucash-devel Subject: Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote gnc-path-check + problems with retrieving quotes for 2 symbols. David

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] GnuCash 3.906 Released

2020-06-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Seems like this feature needs a few more kinks worked out. At the least, saving zero width column settings should be allowed. A kludge might be to programmatically reset a zero width column to 1px on save. I doubt most users would notice or object to the difference on screen.

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote gnc-path-check + problems with retrieving quotes for 2 symbols.

2020-06-24 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Yet another documentation appendix that would be more appropriately placed on the wiki... Original Message From: "Frank H. Ellenberger" Sent: Wed Jun 24 05:25:57 EDT 2020 To: "uhopfer@gmail" Cc: gnucash-devel Subject: Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] error message with finance::quote

Re: [GNC-dev] Feedback on GnuCash 3.903

2020-06-05 Thread D via gnucash-devel
If I could set it >once >and it would apply to them all, I applaud the decision. I think it >boils >down to how the account types are defined. > >Michael > >On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 9:05 AM D via gnucash-devel < >gnucash-devel@gnucash.org> wrote: > >> Bob, &g

Re: [GNC-dev] Feedback on GnuCash 3.903

2020-06-05 Thread D via gnucash-devel
et up a compatibility pathway -- new >balance >>> sheet >>> > can report multiple dates. >>> > >>> > On Fri, 5 Jun 2020, 7:27 am mark sattolo, >wrote: >>> > >>> > > Yes, that makes sense. I did some more digging around

Re: [GNC-dev] Feedback on GnuCash 3.903

2020-06-04 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Mark, If that's true, I imagine it's a mistake. At least I hope so! I trust the devs will fix it, since I'd be pretty upset to have to reset column widths on all my accounts... David Original Message From: mark sattolo Sent: Thu Jun 04 19:07:27 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-devel

Re: [GNC-dev] About 3.9 and reconciliation balances

2020-04-10 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Christopher, Those are all very good points. I do think that the goals are laudable, and I think Dale's call for further analysis is a good approach. The question of what reconciliation is supposed to be, and what it's supposed to do (beyond the most rudimentary textbook descriptions) are not

Re: [GNC-dev] About 3.9 and reconciliation balances

2020-04-09 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Christopher, I understand your frustration at trying to help and getting a negative response. In trying to fix one problem, you have unwittingly waded into a bigger one. Your message raises a couple of points. First, this rollback need not be forever. It could wait until such time as the

Re: [GNC-dev] About 3.9 and reconciliation balances

2020-04-07 Thread D. via gnucash-devel
Christopher, I have to admit to some trepidation at having something as significant to my books as reconciliation suddenly changed based on data elements that aren't visible in the GUI. Are you sure the solution is better than the problem? I'm also concerned at the fact that (as with some

Re: [GNC-dev] alphavantage time out fix not obvious

2019-12-02 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Legitimate questions deserve legitimate answers. On December 2, 2019, at 10:14 PM, David Carlson wrote: Please do not feed the animals On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 6:30 AM D via gnucash-devel wrote: This was discussed in the groups--for finance::quote (https://sourceforge.net/p/finance-quote

Re: [GNC-dev] alphavantage time out fix not obvious

2019-12-02 Thread D via gnucash-devel
This was discussed in the groups--for finance::quote (https://sourceforge.net/p/finance-quote/mailman/message/36277551/) I believe there may have been a couple of cross posted messages here, though. This is not a bug for Gnucash, so probably shouldn't file one against Gnucash. I don't know

Re: [GNC-dev] Mouse usage in Gnucash

2019-10-11 Thread D via gnucash-devel
On October 12, 2019, at 3:45 AM, John Ralls wrote: > >> On Oct 10, 2019, at 10:26 PM, David Cousens wrote: >> >> Do we by any chance have some sort of standard description of mouse usage in >> GNuCash on the various OS. >> >> I am updating documentation. Docbooks has tags for description

Re: [GNC-dev] Find Transfers feature

2019-07-15 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Rob, Welcome to Gnucash! When you "label" your transfer Education:Books, in Gnucash you are putting it into a separate *account* named that. This is the fundamental difference between Quicken and Gnucash: Gnucash is a full double entry software package which uses accounts in place of

Re: [GNC-dev] Release Schedule

2019-05-28 Thread D via gnucash-devel
On May 28, 2019, at 8:06 PM, Derek Atkins wrote: >D via gnucash-devel writes: >> A custom report, as Christopher says, is a scm file. In order for it >> to run, you will have made an entry in config.user to explicitly load >> your file. >Actually, a custom .scm file

Re: [GNC-dev] Release Schedule

2019-05-28 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Derek, On May 28, 2019, at 8:05 PM, Derek Atkins wrote: >Wm via gnucash-devel writes: >> for example, what if someone is depending on a perceived fault in the >> current reporting system? <-- I don't know if I am doing this but I >> might be. >THIS could be an issue.  One person's bug is

Re: [GNC-dev] Release Schedule

2019-05-25 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Wm, To amplify, saved-reports-x.x contains saved options settings for standard reports, and not actual custom reports.. A custom report, as Christopher says, is a scm file. In order for it to run, you will have made an entry in config.user to explicitly load your file. David On May 26,

Re: [GNC-dev] Unable to compile Docs

2019-05-08 Thread D via gnucash-devel
I thought that those tools were only need to create the pdf and mobi versions. On May 8, 2019, at 5:43 PM, John Ralls wrote: > On May 7, 2019, at 9:25 PM, Stephen M. Butler wrote: > > How do I go about getting the Fontbox jar(s) referenced below. > Apparently I can't compile the docs

Re: [GNC-dev] Gnucash and the UK's "Making Tax Digital" initiative

2019-04-06 Thread Alain D D Williams
On Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 11:29:30PM +0800, Christopher Lam wrote: > All these are "bridging software" problems. I would feel happier working on a free standing bridging s/ware than digging inside Gnu cash. It doesn't sound as if it is very hard, although I have not done played with Oauth before.

Re: [GNC-dev] Gnucash and the UK's "Making Tax Digital" initiative

2019-04-05 Thread Alain D D Williams
On Thu, Apr 04, 2019 at 09:31:22PM +0100, Mike Evans wrote: > After a hiatus I have successfully interacted with the HMRC API for a test > account to post earning & expenses using python. Brilliant ... something that I got part way through but never completed. This is something that I need to

Re: [GNC-dev] Dormant Bugzilla Accounts

2019-03-16 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Yeah. As I mentioned at the time, my primary concern was to make the wiki reflect the status quo. It's all good. David On March 17, 2019, at 2:58 AM, Wm via gnucash-devel wrote: On 05/02/2019 15:55, Derek Atkins wrote: > All accounts that touched any GnuCash bug were migrated over. The ONLY

Re: [GNC-dev] tb, gnc or me? my trial balance is wrong and I think it is gnc not me

2019-02-10 Thread D via gnucash-devel
for 12-19 and 12-16 but not for 12-18 or 12-17-2017 and the report is using nearest in time, that could cause what you are seeing. On Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 7:04 AM D via gnucash-devel wrote: That sounds to me like it's using a different exchange rate from one day to another, and I'd agree

Re: [GNC-dev] tb, gnc or me? my trial balance is wrong and I think it is gnc not me

2019-02-09 Thread D via gnucash-devel
That sounds to me like it's using a different exchange rate from one day to another, and I'd agree with your assessment in that case. I would have thought that the exchange rate in the transaction would be used. Mind you, I can't wrap my head around the subtleties that seem to apply on this

Re: [GNC-dev] Dormant Bugzilla Accounts

2019-02-05 Thread D via gnucash-devel
No. There's no problem. I just want the wiki page to reflect what actual practice is. I wasn't thinking that the accounts would be removed. David On February 5, 2019, at 9:25 PM, Derek Atkins wrote: Hi, All accounts that touched any GnuCash bug were migrated over. The ONLY user data

Re: [GNC-dev] Perl SheBang

2019-02-04 Thread Alain D D Williams
On Mon, Feb 04, 2019 at 10:23:46AM +0100, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote: > > > Am 04.02.19 um 09:40 schrieb Christian Stimming: > > Thanks for the pointer. I've copied this script into our git at > > ./util/obfuscate.pl > > While for most gnc-fq-* scripts we us > #!@-PERL-@ > and adjust them

Re: [GNC-dev] gnucash.org logins

2019-02-03 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Well, yes. Like they were! But, now that they're not... On February 3, 2019, at 8:38 PM, Derek Atkins wrote: David, On Sun, February 3, 2019 1:51 am, David T. via gnucash-devel wrote: > Hello, > > I have noticed that the logins for bugs.gnucash.org > and

Re: [GNC-dev] Tax Report Options: Payer Name Source Option

2019-01-21 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Alex, Thanks for the clarification. My example was unfortunate; my actual experience was with income accounts--precisely for dividend income accounts, for the reason you indicated. Still greyed out. David On January 22, 2019, at 3:57 AM, Alex Aycinena wrote: David, -- Forwarded

Re: [GNC-dev] The variable gnc_fq_update is not defined.

2019-01-12 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Nope. I get this error every time, even after running GC3.4 numerous times. Since I've given up on retrieving stock quotes anyhow, and I've given up on looking at what my portfolio is doing lately (ignorance may not be bliss, but it cuts down on the stress), I guess I'll just let this one

Re: [GNC-dev] Reports -- Cleanup

2019-01-09 Thread D via gnucash-devel
If the reports are getting some attention now, I'll note that there are a number of minor bugs in Bugzilla regarding reports that could use attention. I put in 773168, 773169, 773198, 773199, and 773200, which are all pretty superficial, IMHO, and might be despatched by someone with any skill

Re: [GNC-dev] Unwritten Wiki Conventions

2018-12-24 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Frank, On December 24, 2018, at 12:19 AM, "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: >David, >thanks for your question. Because it affects unwritten historical >conventions, I cc the list. >https://code.gnucash.org/wiki/Wiki_Conventions >Am 23.12.18 um 08:04 schrieb David T.: >> Frank, >> I just decided to

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] Accounts do not appear in budget

2018-12-05 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Another option would be for someone (other than myself, because I never have used, liked or understood the budgets module) to write some documentation for the budgets. A third option, even less likely, is for someone who cares to go in and try and make sense of the budget features, and rewrite

Re: [GNC-dev] Wiki page removal

2018-12-03 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Ok. So, I'll ask someone to move "MacOSX/Quartz" to "MacOS/Quartz" then. David On December 4, 2018, at 12:35 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: Op maandag 3 december 2018 18:18:03 CET schreef D via gnucash-devel: > It would seem that you all have the mistaken belief that I

Re: [GNC-dev] Wiki page removal

2018-12-03 Thread D via gnucash-devel
It would seem that you all have the mistaken belief that I have powers that have not been granted to me --specifically, I do not have any option to move a wiki page, thus I cannot 'preserve the talk pages' in any way, shape, or form. BTW, I'm not sure why it's suddenly a priority to change

Re: [GNC-dev] Gtk and themes

2018-10-19 Thread D via gnucash-devel
While it is true that many users on Gnucash lists bemoan the latest theme selections, I agree with Geert, John, and the blogger that the tendency is away from such individualization. I am reminded of the wonders of dot matrix printers way back when; there was an ecstatic enthusiasm for all the

Re: [GNC-dev] Documentation Build Oddity

2018-09-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Ok, ok. You win. I surrender. On September 14, 2018, at 11:57 AM, John Ralls wrote: On Sep 14, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Geert Janssens wrote: Op vrijdag 14 september 2018 17:13:44 CEST schreef John Ralls: On Sep 14, 2018, at 7:38 AM, David T. via gnucash-devel wrote: On Sep 14, 2018, at

Re: [GNC-dev] Issues with FOP - PDF generation

2018-09-14 Thread D via gnucash-devel
On September 14, 2018, at 1:59 AM, "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: > >Am 14.09.18 um 03:55 schrieb David T. via gnucash-devel: >> OK, so I thought it would be nice to look at the changes I am implementing >> in the documentation in PDF format, since I am rather old school, and like >> to see

Re: [GNC-dev] New Account Hierarchy Setup Assistant Questions

2018-09-13 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hello, Having raised yet another ruckus on the lists regarding documentation, I will back off altogether, and work to write documentation on the assistant as it is, taking care to balance the needs of the different user groups. My only final comment is to note that it is unfortunate that this

Re: [GNC-dev] Git Questions With Documentation

2018-09-13 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Frank, It's not in my repo because I couldn't get it to compile. To get it to compile, I had to incorporate the content of each file into ch_basics.xml. AFAICT, the new files, ch_importing.xml and ch_configuring.xml, are in my repo, attached to my bug-796855 branch. So are ch_accts.xml and

Re: [GNC-dev] Git Questions With Documentation

2018-09-13 Thread D via gnucash-devel
David, On September 13, 2018, at 1:31 AM, David Cousens wrote: > >> I tried to retain ch_accts.xml and ch_txns.xml in gnucash-guide.xml >> and simply edit the three files so that >> they became parts of a single chapter, but this resulted in mysterious >> “Failure to process entity chapter2”

Re: [GNC-dev] New Account Hierarchy Setup Assistant Questions

2018-09-12 Thread D
On September 12, 2018, at 11:08 PM, John Ralls wrote: >It’s not a bit disingenuous. Consider the millions of mostly satisfied Quicken >users out there, some of whom wander our way and wonder why they should have >to learn about accounting just to track their bank accounts. IMO most of them

Re: [GNC-dev] Long Term Documentation Directions

2018-09-09 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Frank, You raise significant points about the effect that this might have on translations. How would it be if these changes occurred in the course of a piecemeal approach? In other words, if I or someone else were to essentially remove the text from one document, put it in the other, and add

Re: [GNC-dev] Documentation Version Display

2018-08-24 Thread D via gnucash-devel
On August 24, 2018, at 2:11 PM, John Ralls wrote: > > >On Aug 24, 2018, at 10:49 AM, David T. wrote: > >On Aug 24, 2018, at 1:35 PM, John Ralls wrote: > >On Aug 24, 2018, at 10:03 AM, David T. wrote: > >John,  >On Aug 24, 2018, at 10:57 AM, John Ralls wrote: >On Aug 24, 2018, at 5:51 AM,

Re: [GNC-dev] Register Documentation Improvements (was Re: [GNC] Column widths again)

2018-08-23 Thread D via gnucash-devel
So. I just tried this out on bug 791169. I believe it worked? On August 23, 2018, at 11:47 PM, John Ralls wrote: David, It’s git. It’s never difficult to remove stuff, but on the website there’s no reflow to get back what you’ve deleted, so take a  little more care than usual. (Well, there

Re: [GNC-dev] Main WIki Page edit

2018-08-20 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Frank, Thank you for implementing the changes. WRT removing the references to the glossaries, it *was* my intention to remove them, for a few reasons. First, the glossaries are sections of either the Guide or of the wiki. Thus, like the FAQ and the Using Gnucash links, it doesn't merit top

Re: [GNC-dev] Main WIki Page edit

2018-08-18 Thread D via gnucash-devel
The glossary entry has historically been included separately on this page. When I last suggested changes for the page, it didn't occur to me to remove that separate section and incorporate references to them (there are two glossaries: one in the Guide, and the one on the wiki, each with

Re: [GNC-dev] Wiki Home page

2018-08-18 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Adrien, John, Frank, and others, Thank you all for your considered input and forbearance. In looking over the wiki-related threads I've generated in the last couple of days, I can clearly see both my petulance and pettiness on them, and I apologize. Obviously, encouraging people to get

Re: [GNC-dev] [GNC] GnuCash 3.2 Released

2018-07-11 Thread D via gnucash-devel
On July 11, 2018, at 4:04 PM, Wm via gnucash-devel wrote: >On 11/07/2018 03:49, John Ralls wrote: >> >> >>> On Jul 10, 2018, at 6:45 PM, Wm wrote: >>> Aside: is there a reason why version changes aren't on (or easily found >>> from) the front page  of gnucash.org? they used to be there.

Re: [GNC-dev] Register text selection

2018-05-21 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Rather than change the message (which is still a good idea), I think we should in this case fix the messenger--in other words, stop highlighting off screen data elements and stop allowing users to change things they cannot see. David T. On May 22, 2018, at 5:39 AM, David Carlson

Re: trial balance - how to find mismatch question

2018-03-03 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Geert, I think having nearest in time use future dates relative to the report date is not useful. Mind you, matching a broker statement for value (as opposed to holdings) is perhaps equally not useful. I guess I could see a point to a nearest in time using later dates (for example, when the

Mac Help works. Since when?

2018-01-25 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hello, Another wiki thing, probably for John. The FAQ includes a Mac question about how to get help to work, but I know that it currently (2.6.19) works out of the box, and has for a few versions now. I hesitate to delete the question outright, though, because people are known to use older

Access to code.gnucash.org

2018-01-25 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Hello, I am editing the various wiki pages that address using git (mostly, "Git" and "Git for Newbies"), and I noted that on the Git page, it talks about connecting to code.gnucash.org. The newbie page, however talks solely about connecting through github. My question is this: aside from the

Re: GnuCash Draft Concept Guide, or, Whose WIki Is This, Anyway?

2017-12-01 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Certainly. I've just used what my mail program puts in. On December 1, 2017, at 8:31 PM, Geert Janssens wrote: Oh, David, Completely unrelated to this discussion... Can you use gnucash- de...@gnucash.org in the future as mail address for the list rather than

Fwd: [Bug 692961] Update Chapter 6.3 in Tutorial

2017-10-05 Thread D via gnucash-devel
Frank, I don't understand why you are updating a documentation bug that was closed in 2015. Can you explain? David Original Message Subject: [Bug 692961] Update Chapter 6.3 in Tutorial From: GnuCash Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017, 1:12 AM To:

Re: add comments to clarify that taxtxf.scm is US-specific

2017-01-26 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
| From: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> | To: D. Hugh Redelmeier <h...@mimosa.com> | Cc: gnucash-devel@gnucash.org | Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:34:22 -0800 | Subject: Re: add comments to clarify that taxtxf.scm is US-specific | | | > On Jan 26, 2017, at 3:13 PM, D. Hug

add comments to clarify that taxtxf.scm is US-specific

2017-01-26 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm is specific to US tax codes. Add comments to make this clear. diff --git a/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm b/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm index 7b7e628..e339f2c 100644 --- a/src/report/locale-specific/us/taxtxf.scm +++

improving mailing list info

2017-01-26 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier
[beware: newbie posting] contains a line describing gnucash-patches list: gnucash-patches Patches for gnucash (makepatch format) It seems that this list is (1) read-only and (2) contains commit messages from the git repository Could

subscription request

2015-01-05 Thread Norberth D
I enrolled on Nov 24,2014. User's ID: nor However, subscription request to gnucash-devel@gnucash.org is not yet accepted. Does it takes so much time or any data is missing ? regards, nor ___ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org

VAT REPORT.SCM

2012-03-13 Thread D Scott
Hi Could you provide a link to the old post regarding  VAT REPORT.SCM ___ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel

UK VAT Report and GNU Cash

2012-03-13 Thread D Scott
Hi What is the status regarding the UK VAT Report GNUCash? ___ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel

Windows nightly build error

2010-01-08 Thread C. D.
Hi everyone, the last windows build failed. --- SNIP --- 02:08:55 (463.31 KB/s) - `c:/soft/tmp/download@package=03release=49file=01dummy=aqbanking-4.2.3.tar.gz' saved [3884649/3884649] Extracting download.php?package=03release=49file=01dummy=aqbanking-4.2.3.tar.gz ... done !!! Detected

Re: GnomePrint

2009-09-25 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
libgnomeprint22-2.12.1. Fedora 10 uses libgnomeprint22-2.18.5. -- Stuart D. Gathman stu...@bmsi.com Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154 Confutatis maledictis, flamis acribus addictis - background song for a Microsoft sponsored Where do you want

Re: seeking advice - make check for python bindings not useful

2009-09-04 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
-bindings, and the .so files end up wherever the autotools put them, in my case src/optiona/python-bindings/.libs/ . I handle this case by symlinking the .so files to the directory with the .py files for testing. -- Stuart D. Gathman stu...@bmsi.com Business Management Systems Inc

Re: r18260 - gnucash/trunk/packaging/win32 - Fix win32 gnucash.cmd creation to handle ability for reports to be dropped into the

2009-08-18 Thread C. D.
Hi, On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 5:05 PM, Derek Atkinswarl...@mit.edu wrote: +                     echo set GNC_STANDARD_REPORTS_DIR=${INSTALL_DIR}\\share\\gnucash\\guile-modules\\gnucash\\report\\standard-reports gnucash.cmd I added the line,with replaced ${INSTALL_DIR}, to the gnucash.cmd

Gnucash doesn't start anymore in Windows

2009-08-17 Thread C. D.
Hi, something between r18248 and 18253 causes, that the gnucash nightly build for Windows doesn't start anymore. I can see the Tip of the day Box and some loading then it exits with code 2. Under http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=591761#c1 you can find most informations, additionaly I

Gnucash doesn't start anymore in Windows

2009-08-17 Thread C. D.
Sorry for not replying, I got a digest. With the help of warlord I could create a more meaningful backtrace. Hope it helps to solve the problem. ---Type return to continue, or q return to quit--- Backtrace: In unknown file: ?: 11* (if (or # #) (try-load-module name)) ?: 12

Re: PLEASE help with GNUcash!!

2009-08-11 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
accounts, cash, etc. -- Stuart D. Gathman stu...@bmsi.com Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154 Confutatis maledictis, flamis acribus addictis - background song for a Microsoft sponsored Where do you want to go from here? commercial

Re: Posting time bug fix proposal (simplified)

2008-08-18 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
) or book closing code. It might not even be that bad a change to the register. Add the tz field to the in memory data, and a tweak to the date display code. -- Stuart D. Gathman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154 Confutatis

Re: Posting time bug fix proposal (simplified)

2008-08-18 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
On Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Stuart D. Gathman wrote: It takes more than a simple patch, but the date bug can be completely squashed by simply storing the timezone in the in memory register. It could be as compact as a time_t plus a 1 byte index into a timezone table. All register dates

Re: Posting time bug fix proposal (simplified)

2008-08-16 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
(scheduled payments, etc), that is what happens unless you convert to a dayno first. An offtopic plug for real dates. -- Stuart D. Gathman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154 Confutatis maledictis, flamis acribus addictis

Re: Documentation

2008-08-15 Thread Donald D Henson
OK Donald D Henson, Managing Director West El Paso Information Network Derek Atkins wrote: Hi, Please remember to CC gnucash-devel on all your replies using your mailer's Reply-To-List or Reply-All functionality. Donald D Henson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Donald D Henson, Managing

Re: Posting time bug fix proposal (simplified)

2008-08-15 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
Charles Day wrote: a proposal to flag dates with a time of day of 00:00:00 The problem is that this is an obfuscated flag. If you're going to flag dates, flag them with a new XML field. However unlikely, the 00:00:00 flag will fail, and you have the worst of all possible situations - code

Re: Posting time bug fix proposal (simplified)

2008-08-15 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
Charles Day wrote: I was not aware of this issue. My patch doesn't change the backend's file writing code, so whatever timestamp is assigned by GnuCash is what gets saved. If the time written isn't midnight, the patch will think that the transaction is bug-affected when the file is read in

Documentation

2008-08-14 Thread Donald D Henson
I have been unable to find instructions for displaying a date range. For example, I may want to view transactions in my expense account for the month of July, starting at zero balance. If these instructions already exist, please point me to them. Otherwise... -- Donald D Henson, Managing

Re: RFC2: Date/Time proposal

2008-07-22 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
. I've heard those X will never, ever happen stories from customers too. There is a grim satisfaction in seeing their sheepish look when X happens. Especially, when I've already coded the hooks for X.) -- Stuart D. Gathman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Management Systems Inc. Phone

Re: RFC2: Date/Time proposal

2008-07-21 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
to put it back... -- Stuart D. Gathman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154 Confutatis maledictis, flamis acribus addictis - background song for a Microsoft sponsored Where do you want to go from here? commercial

Re: time_t - When does it break?

2008-07-18 Thread Stuart D. Gathman
Ian Lewis wrote: I'm curious though, and maybe you can fill me in, is the reason that the timestamp is important that, from an accounting standpoint, the transaction occurred on the day (in the timezone) that it was entered into the register? Meaning that the date is June 6 because it was

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