> On Jun 23, 2018, at 9:14 AM, Geert Janssens <geert.gnuc...@kobaltwit.be> > wrote: > > Op zaterdag 23 juni 2018 18:12:34 CEST schreef John Ralls: >>> On Jun 23, 2018, at 4:58 AM, Robert Fewell <14ubo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> There have been some enquiries about customising this list so I thought I >>> would propose a possible solution that I may work. >>> At the moment the static lists are based on register type in >>> split-register.c and it looks to me there are two possible options. >>> >>> 1, Dynamicaly add to these lists based on past entries, probably there >>> would be an overhead do so. >>> 2, Allow the lists to be customised in some sort of config file. >>> >>> I think 2, is the better option and in the source it mentions about using >>> a >>> config file so I was thinking along those lines to basicly do... >>> >>> Create a new user key file probably in .config/gnucash called >>> user-config.gcm >>> >>> On gnucash load, test for the file and if not present create it with the >>> default list content of split-register.c, I assume this would populate the >>> file with the translated entries. >>> >>> A section name would then have list keys for the entries, something >>> like... >>> >>> [Action List] >>> cash_register=Increase;Decrease;Buy;Sell >>> asset_register=Buy;Sell;Fee >>> >>> Change gnc_split_register_config_action to read the key file content to >>> populate the appropriate list. >>> >>> A missing register key would get a list of one entry with "Empty". >>> >>> This would allow the users, once the file is created to add or remove >>> entries as required. >>> >>> Any thoughts, wrong approach ? >>> >>> This would probably be a master project. >> >> Bob, >> >> User-edited “ini” files are so 1980s. Anything like this should have a GUI >> interface. >> >> I suspect at least some users would want to be able to set this per-account, >> but I think it more important to find out how many care at all and where it >> fits in most users’ list of priorities for improvements. It might even be >> that most users prefer the current pre-populated combo box that allows them >> to put anything they like in there, or that most don’t even use it. >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls > > Agreed. I propose someone that cares to put up a feature request on userbase > and invite others to vote on it. That should give some indication of > perceived > user priority.
I think you mean UserVoice, https://gnucash.uservoice.com <https://gnucash.uservoice.com/>. Bob, if you do that you’ll need to promote it on gnucash-users as well; there doesn’t seem to be much overlap between the two user sets. You should make it clear that this is something you propose to actually implement. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
