I also do not have a problem removing the pop up windows, especially if it helps simplify programming the UI. I have used them in the past, but can just as easily get by without.
Scott On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 11:57 AM <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org> wrote: > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (John Ralls) > 2. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (David Carlson) > 3. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (D.) > 4. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (Michael Hendry) > 5. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (jean laroche) > 6. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > (w...@theprescotts.com) > 7. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (Eric Coates) > 8. Re: Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (John Ralls) > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 09:38:32 -0700 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > Frank and I have both opined on > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest they're > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > > But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here objects > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > reason do you have for objecting? > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Jul 10, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > > Thanks Jean, > > > > I filed bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 for the > issue with the global preference not being honored. > > > > And bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797855 for the button > issue on the two dialogs. > > > > Feel free to combine them if you like. I wasn't sure of developers' > intent with the global preference, so I filed them separately. > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > > On 7/10/20 5:52 PM, Jean Laroche wrote: > >> If you open a bug about it, I can try to fix that (move things to the > right place etc). At the very least, the global option should be either > fixed, or removed. > >> Jean > >> On 7/10/20 3:35 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > >>> For consistency, that very wide button should probably either be > changed to a checkbox, then moved or copied to the Account Edit page as a > per-account preference. (it could remain in the dialog for discoverability > I suppose, which is what I mean by 'copied') One could change it in either > place, but ideally, it should be in one place. > >>> > >>> I'm not sure a global preference (especially one that is ignored) is > necessary if each account can be set separately. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Adrien > >>> > >>> On 7/10/20 5:16 PM, lj wrote: > >>>> I figured it out. Duh. > >>>> > >>>> There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest > Payment". In addition to letting you enter an interest payment, clicking > that button sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an interest > payment when you reconcile. > >>>> > >>>> On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest > Payments for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it was a > button.) That cancels the dialog, and also clears the per-account flag so > GnuCash will no longer prompt for interest payment when you reconcile. > >>>> > >>>> And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest > transfer? It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is never > used. It's supposed to be the default for accounts without the > auto-interest-payment flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in > libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the function > xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value argument. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > To: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > Cc: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>, GnuCash List < > gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org> > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:47:27 -0500 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > While I do not use those features myself, if there are some who do, I > would say to keep them. If not.... > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 11:41 AM John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > > > Frank and I have both opined on > > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest > they're > > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > > > > But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here > objects > > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > > reason do you have for objecting? > > > > Regards, > > John Ralls > > > > > > > On Jul 10, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Adrien Monteleone < > > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Jean, > > > > > > I filed bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 for the > > issue with the global preference not being honored. > > > > > > And bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797855 for the > button > > issue on the two dialogs. > > > > > > Feel free to combine them if you like. I wasn't sure of developers' > > intent with the global preference, so I filed them separately. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > > On 7/10/20 5:52 PM, Jean Laroche wrote: > > >> If you open a bug about it, I can try to fix that (move things to the > > right place etc). At the very least, the global option should be either > > fixed, or removed. > > >> Jean > > >> On 7/10/20 3:35 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > > >>> For consistency, that very wide button should probably either be > > changed to a checkbox, then moved or copied to the Account Edit page as a > > per-account preference. (it could remain in the dialog for > discoverability > > I suppose, which is what I mean by 'copied') One could change it in > either > > place, but ideally, it should be in one place. > > >>> > > >>> I'm not sure a global preference (especially one that is ignored) is > > necessary if each account can be set separately. > > >>> > > >>> Regards, > > >>> Adrien > > >>> > > >>> On 7/10/20 5:16 PM, lj wrote: > > >>>> I figured it out. Duh. > > >>>> > > >>>> There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest > > Payment". In addition to letting you enter an interest payment, clicking > > that button sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an interest > > payment when you reconcile. > > >>>> > > >>>> On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest > > Payments for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it was > a > > button.) That cancels the dialog, and also clears the per-account flag so > > GnuCash will no longer prompt for interest payment when you reconcile. > > >>>> > > >>>> And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest > > transfer? It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is > never > > used. It's supposed to be the default for accounts without the > > auto-interest-payment flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in > > libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the function > > xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value argument. > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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. > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "D." <sunfis...@yahoo.com> > To: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > Cc: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>, GnuCash-User < > gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org> > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:36:58 -0400 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > John, > > Count me as a supporter of removing these. I long ago disabled that > feature on every account. I have always found it easier to enter these > transactions myself, especially since I found that the dialog would present > a strange subset of accounts that I would override every time. Simplifying > in this case makes sense. > > David T. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > From: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > Sent: Sun Jul 12 12:38:32 EDT 2020 > To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> > Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > > Frank and I have both opined on > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest they're > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > > But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here objects > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > reason do you have for objecting? > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Jul 10, 2020, at 6:59 PM, Adrien Monteleone < > adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > > > Thanks Jean, > > > > I filed bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 for the > issue with the global preference not being honored. > > > > And bug: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797855 for the button > issue on the two dialogs. > > > > Feel free to combine them if you like. I wasn't sure of developers' > intent with the global preference, so I filed them separately. > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > > On 7/10/20 5:52 PM, Jean Laroche wrote: > >> If you open a bug about it, I can try to fix that (move things to the > right place etc). At the very least, the global option should be either > fixed, or removed. > >> Jean > >> On 7/10/20 3:35 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > >>> For consistency, that very wide button should probably either be > changed to a checkbox, then moved or copied to the Account Edit page as a > per-account preference. (it could remain in the dialog for discoverability > I suppose, which is what I mean by 'copied') One could change it in either > place, but ideally, it should be in one place. > >>> > >>> I'm not sure a global preference (especially one that is ignored) is > necessary if each account can be set separately. > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> Adrien > >>> > >>> On 7/10/20 5:16 PM, lj wrote: > >>>> I figured it out. Duh. > >>>> > >>>> There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest > Payment". In addition to letting you enter an interest payment, clicking > that button sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an interest > payment when you reconcile. > >>>> > >>>> On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest > Payments for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it was a > button.) That cancels the dialog, and also clears the per-account flag so > GnuCash will no longer prompt for interest payment when you reconcile. > >>>> > >>>> And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest > transfer? It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is never > used. It's supposed to be the default for accounts without the > auto-interest-payment flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in > libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the function > xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value argument. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Michael Hendry <hendry.mich...@gmail.com> > To: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > Cc: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net>, > gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:07:42 +0100 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > > On 12 Jul 2020, at 17:38, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > > > > Frank and I have both opined on > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest they're > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > > > > But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here objects > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > reason do you have for objecting? > > > > Regards, > > John Ralls > > I don’t use the interest feature, as I have the credit card paid off every > month by direct debit, and have never paid interest. > > I do use the automatic payment feature (from bank to credit card), and > find it helpful, but not essential. If it were withdrawn I expect it would > take a while to get out of old habits (ten years since I first started > using GC!), but I’d cope. > > Regards, > > Michael > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: jean laroche <rip...@gmail.com> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:32:08 -0700 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > Personally, I don't find this feature useful and indeed, it would > simplify the code to just remove it... > Jean > > > On 7/12/2020 11:07 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: > >> On 12 Jul 2020, at 17:38, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > >> > >> Frank and I have both opined on > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest they're > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > >> > >> But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here objects > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > reason do you have for objecting? > >> > >> Regards, > >> John Ralls > > I don’t use the interest feature, as I have the credit card paid off > every month by direct debit, and have never paid interest. > > > > I do use the automatic payment feature (from bank to credit card), and > find it helpful, but not essential. If it were withdrawn I expect it would > take a while to get out of old habits (ten years since I first started > using GC!), but I’d cope. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "w...@theprescotts.com" <w...@theprescotts.com> > To: GnuCash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:49:29 -0500 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > I actually use the interest payment box to add a monthly interest > transaction when I reconcile my accounts. I never use the credit card > payment box that comes up when you finish reconciling a credit card > account.. > > Will > > On 2020 Jul 12, at 07-12 13:32:08, jean laroche <rip...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Personally, I don't find this feature useful and indeed, it would simplify > the code to just remove it... > Jean > > > On 7/12/2020 11:07 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: > >> On 12 Jul 2020, at 17:38, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > >> > >> Frank and I have both opined on > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest they're > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > >> > >> But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here objects > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > reason do you have for objecting? > >> > >> Regards, > >> John Ralls > > I don’t use the interest feature, as I have the credit card paid off > every month by direct debit, and have never paid interest. > > > > I do use the automatic payment feature (from bank to credit card), and > find it helpful, but not essential. If it were withdrawn I expect it would > take a while to get out of old habits (ten years since I first started > using GC!), but I’d cope. > > > > Regards, > > > > Michael > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eric Coates <twistedw...@talktalk.net> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:53:39 +0100 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > > Hi > > As removing the facilities simplifies the programming I'm in favour of > removing them. > > I find the pop-ups annoying and I never make use of them > > Take care > > Eric > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> > To: "w...@theprescotts.com" <w...@theprescotts.com> > Cc: GnuCash Users <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Bcc: > Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 11:57:45 -0700 > Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? > Would it cause you any pain to enter the interest transaction in the > register before clicking reconcile instead? > > Regards, > John Ralls > > > > On Jul 12, 2020, at 11:49 AM, w...@theprescotts.com wrote: > > > > I actually use the interest payment box to add a monthly interest > transaction when I reconcile my accounts. I never use the credit card > payment box that comes up when you finish reconciling a credit card > account.. > > > > Will > > > > On 2020 Jul 12, at 07-12 13:32:08, jean laroche <rip...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > Personally, I don't find this feature useful and indeed, it would > simplify the code to just remove it... > > Jean > > > > > > On 7/12/2020 11:07 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: > >>> On 12 Jul 2020, at 17:38, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: > >>> > >>> Frank and I have both opined on > https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797854 that the whole interest > payment as part of reconciling is stupid. I want to add to that opinion > that so is the payment transfer that optionally pops up when one finishes > reconciling a credit card account. It's a lot of program complexity that > relieves the user of very little work indeed: Those interest and payment > transactions can just as easily--maybe more easily--be created in the > register before and after reconciling, and in the case of interest they're > an obvious candidate for a scheduled transaction. > >>> > >>> But that's a UI change and UI changes tend to generate heated > disagreement. I want to get that out of the way up front: Who here objects > to removing the interest and payment transfer automatic popups and the > interest payment button on the reconcile info dialog, and what compelling > reason do you have for objecting? > >>> > >>> Regards, > >>> John Ralls > >> I don’t use the interest feature, as I have the credit card paid off > every month by direct debit, and have never paid interest. > >> > >> I do use the automatic payment feature (from bank to credit card), and > find it helpful, but not essential. If it were withdrawn I expect it would > take a while to get out of old habits (ten years since I first started > using GC!), but I’d cope. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Michael > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > _______________________________________________ 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. 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