Git commit 0854a68b4f25f5ddccfab144772cd860fdcf141e by Jack Ostroff. Committed on 26/07/2017 at 21:51. Pushed by ostroffjh into branch '4.8'.
initial doc update for 4.8.1 M +2 -4 doc/credits.docbook M +16 -3 doc/details-impexp.docbook M +6 -19 doc/index.docbook M +9 -7 doc/introduction.docbook M +98 -31 doc/whatsnew.docbook https://commits.kde.org/kmymoney/0854a68b4f25f5ddccfab144772cd860fdcf141e diff --git a/doc/credits.docbook b/doc/credits.docbook index 91279bba..412035ce 100644 --- a/doc/credits.docbook +++ b/doc/credits.docbook @@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ <title>Credits</title> <para> - Program Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 The KMyMoney Development Team + Program Copyright © 2000 - 2017 The KMyMoney Development Team </para> <para> - Documentation Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 The KMyMoney Development Team + Documentation Copyright © 2000 - 2017 The KMyMoney Development Team </para> <sect1 id="credits.original"> diff --git a/doc/details-impexp.docbook b/doc/details-impexp.docbook index 3bf43e7e..f744bdf6 100644 --- a/doc/details-impexp.docbook +++ b/doc/details-impexp.docbook @@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ <authorgroup> <author> &Ace.Jones; &Ace.Jones.mail; </author> </authorgroup> - <date>2011-07-3</date> - <releaseinfo>4.6</releaseinfo> + <date>2017-07-25</date> + <releaseinfo>4.8.1</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Importing and Exporting</title> @@ -539,7 +539,8 @@ <sect1 id="details.impexp.qifimp"> <sect1info> - <author>&Thomas.Baumgart; &Thomas.Baumgart.mail;</author> + <author> &Thomas.Baumgart; &Thomas.Baumgart.mail;</author> + <author> &Jack.H.Ostroff; &Jack.H.Ostroff.mail;</author> </sect1info> <title>QIF Importer</title> @@ -758,6 +759,18 @@ during import. </para> </note> + +<para> + Another possible use of a profile is if your QIF file uses a non-standard + character set, such as ISO-8859-1. To have &kappname; convert the file to + UTF-8 on import, you can use +</para> +<programlisting> + iconv -f iso-8859-1 -t utf-8 +</programlisting> +<para> + as the value of the filter. +</para> <!-- <para> The most commonly changed thing between QIF implementations is the date format. diff --git a/doc/index.docbook b/doc/index.docbook index 42e206d5..47cd499d 100644 --- a/doc/index.docbook +++ b/doc/index.docbook @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ <bookinfo> <title>The &kappname; Handbook</title> -<subtitle>for &kappname; version 4.7</subtitle> +<subtitle>for &kappname; version 4.8.1</subtitle> <authorgroup> <!-- This is just put in as an example. For real documentation, please @@ -150,20 +150,7 @@ and use `&George.N.Ugnacious; &George.N.Ugnacious.mail;' in the author element. </authorgroup> <copyright> -<year>2000</year> -<year>2001</year> -<year>2003</year> -<year>2004</year> -<year>2005</year> -<year>2006</year> -<year>2007</year> -<year>2008</year> -<year>2009</year> -<year>2010</year> -<year>2011</year> -<year>2012</year> -<year>2013</year> -<year>2014</year> + <year>2000-2017</year> <holder>The &kappname; Development Team</holder> </copyright> <!-- Translators: put here the copyright notice of the translation --> @@ -178,18 +165,18 @@ Please respect the format of the date (YYYY-MM-DD) and of the version (V.MM.LL), it could be used by automation scripts. Do NOT change these in the translation. --> -<date>2014-08-30</date> -<releaseinfo>4.7.01</releaseinfo> +<date>2017-07-25</date> +<releaseinfo>4.8.1</releaseinfo> <!-- Abstract about this handbook --> <abstract> <para> - &kappname;, the personal finance manager for &kde;. + &kappname;, the personal finance manager by &kde;. </para> <para> - This handbook describes &kappname; version 4.7. + This handbook describes &kappname; version 4.8.1 </para> </abstract> diff --git a/doc/introduction.docbook b/doc/introduction.docbook index d497ed9d..a35add9b 100644 --- a/doc/introduction.docbook +++ b/doc/introduction.docbook @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <chapter id="introduction"> <chapterinfo> - <date>2014-08-30</date> - <releaseinfo>4.7.01</releaseinfo> + <date>2017-07-25</date> + <releaseinfo>4.8.1</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>Introduction</title> @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <title>What is &kappname;?</title> <para> - Put simply, &kappname; is a personal finance manager for &kde;. It enables + Put simply, &kappname; is a personal finance manager by &kde;. It enables users of open source operating systems and applications to keep careful track of their personal finances by providing a broad array of financial features and tools. @@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ <para> As a personal finance manager, &kappname; is not intended to scale to the - needs of an average business. A small business might find sufficient - functionality to use &kappname;, but features such as accounts-receivable and - accounts-payable are not directly supported. However, it would be possible to - create client, supplier, document, or other features through plugins. + needs of an average business or organization. A small business might find + sufficient functionality to use &kappname;, but features such as + accounts-receivable and accounts-payable are not directly supported. However, + it would be possible to create client, supplier, document, or other features + through plugins. There are also legal requirements on business bookkeeping in + many countries, which &kappname; does not meet. </para> <para> diff --git a/doc/whatsnew.docbook b/doc/whatsnew.docbook index e12766dc..fd310d4d 100644 --- a/doc/whatsnew.docbook +++ b/doc/whatsnew.docbook @@ -1,86 +1,153 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <chapter id="whatsnew"> <chapterinfo> - <date>2014-08-30</date> - <releaseinfo>4.7.01</releaseinfo> + <date>2017-07-25</date> + <releaseinfo>4.8.1</releaseinfo> </chapterinfo> <title>What's new in this release</title> <para> - As with every release, the &kappname; development team has been working hard - to make this release better and easier to use in every way. We have also made - quite a few improvements. We are confident you will like what you see. + As with every release, the &kappname; development team has worked hard to make + this release better and easier to use in every way, although most of the + developer effort has recently gone toward releasing a version of &kappname; + which runs under KDE Frameworks. However, this release does include almost 50 + different bug fixes and new features. For the future, and any further + releases in the 4.8.x series will likely contain only bug fixes. </para> <para> - In addition to numerous bug fixes, this version also includes new features and - functionality. Although all new features have had some testing, this is - considered a development release, in preparation for a full release 4.8 early - in 2015. -</para> - -<para> - Here are some of the new features found in this release: + Here are some of the bugs fixed and new features found in this release: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - Transaction tags were added. This was long requested feature and allows an improved categorization of transaction. + Multiple improvements to data import, including: </para> - </listitem> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Improved payee matching + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Avoid crash if you provide an invalid name for the import file + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Resolved numerous issues with importing QIF and CSV files + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Removed some restrictions on the type of account to which data can be + imported. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Allowed OFX import to use Client UID, required by some banks. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> - Better performance of the user interface. Performance in general has been improved by fixing performance issues spotted using a profiler. + Multiple improvements to the &Windows; version, including: </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Changes to make the build process easier and more reliable. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Allow saving reports as .csv and not just .html. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fixed localization problems on 64 bit versions. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Resolved issues with file backup. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Proper input methods support was added. &kappname; can now be safely used with languages that need input methods for easier use. + The user is now notified if changing a memo in a transaction would make it + different from the memo in the other split of the transaction (such as in + a transfer.) </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Added a frozen column to improve visualizing forecast details. This way the account name won't be shifted out of the view when horizontally scrolling the forecast details. + Added a setting to configure location of optional log file for imported + data. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - The application icons were improved. + Remove restriction on configuring VAT account assignments for certain + types of accounts. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Many improvements in the importing and online banking modules, including: + Several improvements to the database back end </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - The homepage can show accounts online banking status. + Avoiding a crash if the database is not present restoring from hibernation. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - OFX plugin now allows custom application version. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - There is a new plugin to export csv files. + Corrected SQL syntax issues causing errors. </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> + + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Eliminated false positive errors from Consistency Check + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Several improvements to importing and exporting templates. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Elimination of several causes of crashes. + </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist>