Yes. I just saw the other thread regarding guile-strings.c

I notice now in the file that each line is preceded by a comment line:

/* src/app-utils/date-utilities.scm */

Assuming that this scheme file is the actual place I should patch, I attach a
patch for the date-utilities.scm file.

David

--- Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Quoting "David T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > I have been bothered by the inconsistency of the date options on reports. I
> > have noticed that GC uses "Start of this month", but "Start of current
> > quarter"; "Start of ...", but "Current Year Start" and "Previous Year 
> > Start". I
> > would like to see a standardized set of terms:
> >
> > Option                        Tooltip
> > Start of current {interval}   The start of the current {interval}
> > Start of previous {interval}  The start of the previous {interval}
> >
> > along with the same entries under the To: selectbox.
> >
> > I am not certain, but it looks like these strings are established in
> > guile-strings.c. If this is in fact, I attach the results of "diff
> > guile-strings.c guile-strings-mine.c" in the hopes that the changes can get
> > integrated into the main program.
> 
> Bzzt.  guile-strings.c is a magic file, generated solely for the purpose
> of translation of scheme strings.  You'll need to search through
> the .scm files to find the sources of these strings.
> 
> Also, it's POSSIBLE that changing these strings could result in
> breaking existing report options, but that would depend on how
> they are implemented.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> > David
> 
> -derek
> 
> -- 
>        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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