> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: jean laroche <rip...@gmail.com> > To: "Frank H. Ellenberger" <frank.h.ellenber...@gmail.com> > Cc: GnuCash Developer <gnucash-devel@gnucash.org> > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:49:47 -0700 > Subject: Re: [GNC-dev] Dev's features of choice? > > > On 7/26/2020 1:54 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger wrote: > > Hi Jean, > > > > Am 26.07.20 um 19:57 schrieb jean laroche: > >> I'm curious about something: > >> If you're a GC dev, contributing code to the project, what's the > >> feature(s) you'd like to see added to GC? > >> I'm only contributing a bit, but I'll offer my 3 top wishes: > >> - Undo/(redo) > >> - Multi-transaction (bulk) editing > >> - Multi-account (bulk) editing > > All three are violations of strict accounting rules. We often talk about > > "In the times of ink and paper", not graphite (pencils). Some > > governments require the immutabiity of once written records. > I see a disconnect here. Some of us (John in particular) insist that GC > is not a system for professionals, only for personal finance. > Yet, I always hear about accounting rules, and the way it should be done > by the book. If GC is really for the personal user, I don't understand > how we can survive without undo/redo, and multi-select. *every* piece of > software out there has these types of features, and they're invaluable. > J. > > There doesn't have to be a choice between these two points. Your three enhancements could be done in a way that is consistent with Frank's comments, but a solution for his comments about recording and having an 'audit trail' of all changes in a generic way would have to be designed and implemented first.
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