Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Chris Travers
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 10:19 PM, Luke wrote: > On Wed, 18 May 2011, Chris Travers wrote: > probably a good idea to find a mode where releases get only big enough to address a small number of specific issues (and the regular bug fixes) on the point releases. That might satisfy only

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Luke
On Thu, 19 May 2011, Luke wrote: > Why not start phasing out (by rewriting) SL/old code, during the > sub-releases of 1.3? > After the main release of 1.3.0, set a list of things to be rewritten. As > bugs are fixed, etc., and new versions are released, the replacement code > can be incorporated

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Luke
On Wed, 18 May 2011, Chris Travers wrote: >>> probably a good idea to find a mode where releases get only big enough >>> to address a small number of specific issues (and the regular bug >>> fixes) on the point releases. That might satisfy only a small group of >>> current users, but the continued

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Michael Richardson
> "John" == John Locke writes: John> Huh, that's kind of funny, reconciliation is only important to John> me because the reconciliation in 1.2 so totally screwed up our John> books we've basically had to start over. The reconciliation in Right, which is why I keep wanting to move

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread John Locke
On 05/18/2011 02:36 PM, Erik Huelsmann wrote: > To me, this means being able to develop using the customers model, > differentiating between companies and people. To John Locke this seems > to mean the a stable Reconciliation interface. What does this mean to > others? > Huh, that's kind of funny,

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Chris Travers
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Luke wrote: > On Wed, 18 May 2011, Erik Huelsmann wrote: > >> From other people's reactions I concluded it's not clear enough >> "what's in it for them". In other words, in what ways does 1.3 >> actually contributes to the goals they may be trying to achieve. > > F

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Luke
On Wed, 18 May 2011, Erik Huelsmann wrote: From other people's reactions I concluded it's not clear enough "what's in it for them". In other words, in what ways does 1.3 actually contributes to the goals they may be trying to achieve. For me, from a usability standpoint, the only thing I *know

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread David Mora
Hey guys and Chris. I know I've been absent from the project, but i want to share a few thoughts. First off, I want to thank you for all the effort on the project, both 1.2 and 1.3. And for all the support I received while I was contributing to the project. After a year+ of development, and the i

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Erik Huelsmann
Hi Chris, Thanks for taking the time to write down what your ideas are about the future direction of the project! And thanks for your continued support of the project too. > Many of you may be frustrated at the pace of development of LedgerSMB > and the fact that 1.3 has not yet been released.  

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] [Ledger-smb-devel] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Chris Travers
Hi Luke > Until you release a full version of 1.3, it is likely that you'll still > have many users on 1.2.  I'm sorry to say it, but because of the track > record, holding out for 1.3 and not bothering to fix bugs found in 1.2 > after the next release, seems like just another way the user base w

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] [Ledger-smb-devel] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Luke
On Tue, 17 May 2011, Chris Travers wrote: > For the last few years, LedgerSMB has achieved significant growth. > Some of that growth has come at an organizational cost and for that I > apologize to the community. Now I have to try to help put the > organizational stuff back together. We had the

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread o1bigtenor
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Luke wrote: > On Wed, 18 May 2011, John Locke wrote: > >> Thank you for all your hard work on LedgerSMB, I really appreciate the >> time and effort you continue to put into it. > > +1! > >> I hate to be a whiner here, but trying to work with LSMB 1.3 has been >> fr

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Luke
On Wed, 18 May 2011, John Locke wrote: > Thank you for all your hard work on LedgerSMB, I really appreciate the > time and effort you continue to put into it. +1! > I hate to be a whiner here, but trying to work with LSMB 1.3 has been > frustrating. Stupid bugs on just about every action you try

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread John Locke
Hi, Chris, Thank you for all your hard work on LedgerSMB, I really appreciate the time and effort you continue to put into it. I'm very glad to hear this call for help, and for community involvement. I've been having a growing frustration myself at the slow pace of development, how far 1.3 still

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread mail
We were looking to develop a payroll module for Washington State a few years back. But we were waiting for the improved 1.3 architecture before starting, and it took too long -- now our shop is pretty firmly focused on Drupal development. On 05/18/2011 05:51 AM, Adrian Levi wrote: > On 18 May 2011

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Future of LedgerSMB: Ideas and RFC

2011-05-18 Thread Adrian Levi
On 18 May 2011 10:34, Chris Travers wrote: > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Adrian Levi wrote: > >> Is there a payrole function in the works, what would it cost me to >> have one written? >> >> Watching progress in LSMB with interest. > > Well, payroll is a nightmare because of so many national

Re: [Ledger-smb-users] Forgetting to post printed/mailed invoices: add Print+Post button?

2011-05-18 Thread ario
Exactly, thanks for translating it into program language :) ario On Tue, 2011-05-17 at 20:03 -0400, Luke wrote: > On Tue, 17 May 2011, ario wrote: > > > How about only raising a flag when you press a button that would make > > you leave the transaction window? > > Onclick::AnnoyUser("Unposted,