Re: auto-filling of splits

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:29:33 -0500 (EST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: linas> If auto-fill as you describe was implemented, I would assume linas> that would lessen the need for 'recurring transactions' linas> i.e. automatically generated transactions that happen linas> every-so-often. Would 'r

Re: new release.

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On 16 Feb 2000 21:25:39 -0600, Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > said: rlb> Rob Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> If someone gives me direction on how to compile for the masses >> (.deb, .rpm, .tgz?), I would see that there is "unofficial bleeding >> edge version of -mm-dd" ev

Re: guile: (re)enabling readline...

2000-02-16 Thread Dave Peticolas
> > In recent versions of guile, libreadline is no longer linked directly > or enabled by default, but as we all know, it's quite nice to have > during development. If you'd like to turn it back on, and you didn't > find the tidbit buried in the NEWS file, all you need to do is execute > this: >

guile: (re)enabling readline...

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Browning
In recent versions of guile, libreadline is no longer linked directly or enabled by default, but as we all know, it's quite nice to have during development. If you'd like to turn it back on, and you didn't find the tidbit buried in the NEWS file, all you need to do is execute this: (use-modul

Re: auto-filling of splits

2000-02-16 Thread Dave Peticolas
> Before that, though, I'm implementing the "guile listener" that > Christopher and I discussed a while back. I started in on it a while > ago and never got back to it, but now that I've had time for it to > mentally percolate for a bit, unless I'm overlooking something nasty > it looks like it

Re: auto-filling of splits

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Browning
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > If auto-fill as you describe was implemented, I would assume that > would lessen the need for 'recurring transactions' > i.e. automatically generated transactions that happen > every-so-often. Would 'recurring transactions' still be an > intersting feature to many peo

Re: auto-filling of splits

2000-02-16 Thread linas
It's been rumoured that Todd Greer said: > > Is it possible to have an entire split be auto-filled? > > I thought it would be nice to have my paycheck fully entered, with all > of the various places money goes to, my checking account being but > one. I was pleased, until it came time to enter t

Re: new release.

2000-02-16 Thread linas
It's been rumoured that Rob Walker said: > Maybe for testing purposes, a new release each friday would be the > thing we need? That would incorporate 4 patches from dave, at least. > :-) Right. I think we'll make a go at a gnome-only 1.3.x gnome-only release in the next few days, week at the mo

Re: new release.

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Browning
Rob Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If someone gives me direction on how to compile for the masses > (.deb, .rpm, .tgz?), I would see that there is "unofficial bleeding > edge version of -mm-dd" every week on ftp.gnucash.org. Well, Tyson's keeping a pretty recent gnucash .deb available,

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Browning
Rob Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > auto-grow on the Description field is ok. Perhaps by default, maybe only the description field should auto-size... > I would think that "least surprise" dictates no auto-resizing of > fields when someone resizes the register. I tend to agree, but someti

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Browning
Matt Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The length of the transfer-from field becomes HUGE and the specific > account name is commonly lost. Would it be possible to > right-justify the field so that the account name will be more > readily visible. Wow, you took the suggestion right out of my

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Browning
Dave Peticolas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In the meantime, I think I might swap the xfer and desc fields, so > that people get used to having them in that order (that's the order > that makes the most sense for this kind of auto-fill. This is IMO an *excellent* idea. We've talked about it be

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Dave Peticolas
> On an almost-related note, the transfer-from hierachical approach is neat. > Two issues/questions: > > The length of the transfer-from field becomes HUGE and the specific account n > ame is commonly > lost. Would it be possible to right-justify the field so that the account na > me will be m

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Matt Martin
Rob Walker wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 02:26:29 -0800, Dave Peticolas ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > Dave> Here is my latest patch. It contains the following. > > Dave> Notes: > > Dave> + This patch is based on current CVS. > > Dave> + This patch requires config.status to be run. > > Da

Re: new release.

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On 16 Feb 2000 18:54:30 -0600, Todd Greer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> If we had a new release, gnome-gnucash only maybe a lot more >> people would get a lot more functionality. Todd> Yes. Please. Todd> I kind of get the idea that there are some wonderful features in Todd> CVS, and

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:10:27 -0800, Dave Peticolas > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Dave> I guess the idea there was too try to be smart about which field Dave> would need to grow. I mean, there's no point in making the date Dave> or reconcile fields larger because their contents don't have

Re: auto-filling of splits

2000-02-16 Thread Dave Peticolas
> Is it possible to have an entire split be auto-filled? At this point, it is not possible, in any version including CVS. This is a very useful feature and one I plan on adding. However, it is also a bit tricky to do it 'right' for all the different cases and register styles, so I need to spend

auto-filling of splits

2000-02-16 Thread Todd Greer
Is it possible to have an entire split be auto-filled? I thought it would be nice to have my paycheck fully entered, with all of the various places money goes to, my checking account being but one. I was pleased, until it came time to enter the next one, at which time I realized that this would

Re: new release.

2000-02-16 Thread Todd Greer
Rob Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Is it about time for a new release? We continue to get questions for > help with old old gnucash, but some of us can't help them a whole lot, > since we are working on the latest gnome gnucash out of cvs. > > If we had a new release, gnome-gnucash only..

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Dave Peticolas
> Dave> But other windows do this -- when you resize the 'new account' > Dave> window the internal components will resize to fit. Perhaps > Dave> 'auto-size' is a feature that should be turned on or off in the > Dave> preferences. > > I don't think it is the auto-size that I didn't like, it was

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:30:41 -0800, Dave Peticolas > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> especially don't like automatically growing the transfer from >> field. That one is pretty much going to be short all the time. Dave> But now that we are showing the fully-qualified name, that may Dave

Unsubscribing to GNUCASH

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Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Dave Peticolas
> especially don't like automatically growing the transfer from field. > That one is pretty much going to be short all the time. But now that we are showing the fully-qualified name, that may not be the case. > Heath> shrink/grow, we'll get ugly white space on the right if the > Heath> registe

Re: binary rpm installation location

2000-02-16 Thread Derek Atkins
Haines Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I struggled with gnucash 1.2.5-1 binary rpm on RedHat 6.0 before, and I'm back to > try again. > > I had uncertainties about the installation. When I attempt it, I'm > first told that jcollins account can't be found, and so the > installation is done f

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:02:43 -0500 (EST), Heath Martin > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Heath> Rob Walker writes: >> I newly found some functionality while working with this. I was >> resizing my fields in my register. (I was also wishing one could >> double click on the resize bar, and

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Heath Martin
Rob Walker writes: > I newly found some functionality while working with this. I was > resizing my fields in my register. (I was also wishing one could > double click on the resize bar, and it would resize to the smallest > size possible which showed the values) I was in one of my stock

binary rpm installation location

2000-02-16 Thread Haines Brown
I struggled with gnucash 1.2.5-1 binary rpm on RedHat 6.0 before, and I'm back to try again. I had uncertainties about the installation. When I attempt it, I'm first told that jcollins account can't be found, and so the installation is done for root. I want a user to use the program; can this me

new release.

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
Is it about time for a new release? We continue to get questions for help with old old gnucash, but some of us can't help them a whole lot, since we are working on the latest gnome gnucash out of cvs. If we had a new release, gnome-gnucash only maybe a lot more people would get a lot mor

Re: *patch*

2000-02-16 Thread Rob Walker
> On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 02:26:29 -0800, Dave Peticolas ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: Dave> Here is my latest patch. It contains the following. Dave> Notes: Dave> + This patch is based on current CVS. Dave> + This patch requires config.status to be run. Dave> New Stuff: Dave> + The regist

Notification: incoming/76

2000-02-16 Thread bugs
Gnucash BugTrack notification new message incoming/76 Message summary for PR#76 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PRIVATE: Math Date: unknown 0 replies 0 followups > ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS < Received: (qmail 2332 invoked from network); 16 Feb 2000