Why wouldn't you simply provide an option, "Automatically enter this transaction into my register" when the user is setting up a recurring transaction? This would seem the logical choice -- most users could discern what this question means. Why go through the headaches of having the software second-guess the user when a simple "shall I do this" will always produce the user's desired behavior?
-- jason On 21 Apr 2002 23:26:33 -0400 "Derek Atkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the major differences are whether the values are fixed or > variable. Fixed-value transactions should probably be auto-posted > (maybe with a configuration option to turn it off?) and variable-value > transactions should require user-input. > > Don't forget that variable-value transactions probably need to allow > the user to set the actual transaction date, too (to catch those > pesky procrastinators ;) > > -derek > > Tim Wunder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Yes. For a SX that requires you to do something (write a check, go to > > the ATM, whatever). But a direct deposit of one's pay, or automatic > > withdrawal for mortgages and/or car loans should not require action on > > my part. I just want to be notified of those. > > > > So the Since Last Run Dialog could be something like: > > The following transactions have been posted: > > 1 Weekly Pay > > 2 Mortgage Payment > > 3 Auto Loan > > > > The following transactions are scheduled to be posted: > > [ ] Credit Card > > [ ] Utility Bill > > [ ] Cash Withdrawal > > [ ] All transactions > > Select the transactions to post. > > > > I check on the ones I want to post, or select All transactions to have > > them all get posted, then run thru the approprate dialogs for each > > individual transaction. > > > > Regards, > > Tim > > > > -- > > Caldera eWorkstation 3.1, kernel 2.4.9, KDE 3.0 from source, Xfree86 > > 4.1.0 8:00pm up 2:07, 2 users, load average: 0.01, 0.05, 0.05 > > It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel > > -- > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP key available > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
