> GnuCash 1.8.11 > Note that some of your bugs may already be fixed in the 2.0.x versions. In particular, I think the issues with the toolbar and multiple currencies have been improved in 2.x, so some of your complaints might already be fixed.
In my former post I have mentioned the difficulty to run the latest version under osx, which difficulty overlaps with my reluctance to make gnucash from source under osx. Me, and the most of the world, we shall wait until either the main site or Fink will overcome their problems and start distribute the binary for osx too. > BUGS (mostly related to International Support): > 1. If you create a "Cash on Hand" account in the > Assets column, and then create three sub-accounts > with different currencies, the Total of "Cash on > Hand" is equal to the sub-account with the same > Commodity, if any. The correct value should be equal > to the sum of the sub-accounts, converted to the > "Cash on Hand" selected Commodity at current exchange > rate; >You are referring to the balance numbers in the "account hierarchy" window, right? Yep! >In that case we agree - yes, there is no on-the-fly currency conversion implemented in that view of your accounts. Instead, only one currency is shown and the others ignored. The on-the-fly currency conversion *is* implemented in the "Balance sheet" and "Account Summary" reports, though, including various different options about how to calculate the actual exchange rates. (Yes, there are indeed multiple ways to do this; it is definitly a non-trivial operation.) So the currently proposed workaround for your request is that you open one of these reports, set the options so that they show what you want, and leave this report window open forever. I guess you are referring to gnucash 2.0.2, because the Reports in version 1.8.11 are broken on this respect. >If you are asking to have this currency conversion implemented in the account hierarchy window as well, feel free to file an enhancement request in bugzilla, http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GnuCash but I'm afraid none of the developers will be working on this in the short term, because the reports are considered a sufficiently good workaround for the time being. I'd love to be proven wrong, though. :-) I'm willing to file the request, provided they are willing to take it into account. I am sure the developers reading this forum will just take a note, as the error is macroscopic. > 2. It is not possible to list "Real Estate" assets in > the Assets column. GnuCash should be extended to > include a "Real Estate" Account Type, which entries > include relevant information, such as "type" (example, > 3Bedrooms/2Bathrooms), "down payment" and "cost". >The real estate is an Asset, so why don't you simply add this as an account of type Asset? I guess you agree it won't make much sense to add an extra account type for every kind of asset that someone might come up with. I tried, but the item is managed like a bank account, which is not. Specific r.e. information requires specific management. The value of the r.e. is the down payment + the cost, but you do not want to merge the two values in a bank-like transaction with a single entry. On the other hand, when computing the value of the asset, the two values should be added. > 3. Suppose you have the following fictitious financial > statement: > (...) > The toolbar above the accounts says: > > Net Assets grand total (EUR): EUR 6200.00 > Profits (EUR): EUR 0.00 > > There is no need to remark they are "EUR". >Why is that? Because it takes space? > Both the Net Assets total and grand total are > wrong. >As noted above: The "account hierarchy" window and also the toolbar numbers don't calculate any currency conversion. So they give you the numbers only in the specified currency. I spotted that. However, the bug is still in place. > I recommend removing this toolbar information in the first place; a well-written Report is more useful. >It is up to any user whether the toolbar should be shown or not. In fact, I haven't ever used it, probably for similar reasons as you, but for some other users it might be useful, so it's still there. The toolbar has two lines. If I hide the second line, where those numbers are displayed, the first one is hidden too. But I need the first one, so I get the second as an unwanted bonus? :-P > 4. The above error 3 occurs in any Report. >We are not aware of errors concerning the currency exchange in the reports (with the exception of "advanced portfolio" and "cash flow"). If you found an error in any of the other reports, please report them into bugzilla, preferrably with a screenshot of the error and/or a small example gnucash file to demonstrate the error. http://bugzilla.gnome.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=GnuCash I thought this forum was sufficient... > WISHLIST > > 1. Auto-save, as option. >http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107365 >Feel free to add more comments to that bugzilla entry. I got the idea. >Thank you for all the constructive feedback. You are welcome. -bob __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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