Please file bug in Bugzilla and some screenshots. On Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 12:39 pm Phil Diacono, <satp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi team, > > I have a multi-currency setup so when I run reports (Balance Sheet, > Profit and Loss, Trial Balance) I click on options -> commodities -> and > tick "Show Foreign Currencies" and "Show Exchange Rates". > > Back in v3 of gnucash, these would display with 2 decimal places (the > same number of decimal places as Edit -> Preferences -> Numbers -> > Decimal Places). > > Now in v4.2 of gnucash, these Exchange Rates display with 4 decimal > places with the last two places zero so the number displayed is still > effectively rounded to 2 decimal places. But the Price Database from > where these exchange rates are extracted holds them to 6 decimal places > and it does seem as though the currency conversions in the report line > items do honour the 6 decimal places exchange rates. > > So you could argue: > > -1- listing an exchange rate of $1.6300 instead of the rate actually > used of 1.627650 is misleading > > or > > -2- wouldn't it be helpful to have a separate setting for number of > decimal places to display exchange rates (defaulting to 4 as seems to be > hinted at in the change from v3 to v4 of gnucash). > > [I know those big City types who boast of making their living on the > fifth decimal place would probably appreciate it]. > > Anyway, what do you think? > > Regards > > Phil > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.