I just filed: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=796823
On the title issue as that’s a basic website usability bug. I’ll wait for someone else to chime in on the case of the gnucash-guide folder. Regards, Adrien > On Aug 20, 2018, at 1:06 PM, Adrien Monteleone > <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > David, > > The confusion as to which document you were in I think is that the link text > says ‘gnucash-guide’. There are also several references scattered on the > website/wiki that refer to the ‘Help Guide’ though it appears the > Documentation page calls it the ‘Help Manual’. That folder name I should > think is a bug. > > How did you get to that /docs/v3 link? I can’t find any path to it from the > website. The links I find are all /viewdoc links which don’t tell me where I > am. (at least not in the URL, just as you discovered - which brings up > another navigation bug, the pages have no indication of what document you are > viewing) > > Also, I’ve changed the subject for you, and moved it to gnucash-devel. (I > thought about doing the same on the last reply, I suppose the thread is > officially hijacked now) > > In Gmail, in the reply box, there is a down arrow next to the reply > left-pointing arrow. (just to the left of the recipient(s)) Click it for a > context menu and use “Edit Subject” > > Regards, > Adrien > > > >> On Aug 20, 2018, at 12:04 PM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Adrien, >> >> Thank you for your research and detailed response. 🙂 >> I fully agree with your conclusions. >> >> >> I got the reference to section 4.2 directly from >> https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/txns-register-oview.html#txns-regstyle1 >> which I arrived at when I followed the link called " Tutorial and Concepts >> Guide, Choosing a Register Style). " in >> https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?doc=help. Naturally, I thought I was >> in the Tutorial... >> >> David C >> >> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Adrien Monteleone >> <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >> I’ve never seen any documentation on it. I only confirmed it’s there after I >> read Derek’s comment and expanded the column myself to see it. >> >> I just did a search of the GnuCash site, wiki and html docs and I don’t see >> anything on the column, other than a pair of IRC logs from 2009 where >> someone asked what it was for, and a couple of hits (appears duplicated) >> documenting commits from 2017-09-4. I didn’t read the commit itself, but it >> was summarized by Robert Fewell as “Add a heading for the Rate column.” >> >> Concerning where to put the info, I’m not sure the Tutorial is the right >> place. (there is no 4.2, for example) >> >> However, the help guide has 4.3.5 List of Transactions which documents the >> column headings. I think if that section were more detailed with >> screenshots, lots of questions could be answered or even avoided. >> >> Some things to add here: >> >> The ability to resize columns and an explanation of how the Description >> column is special and how resizing works. >> >> An explanation with screenshots of the different types of registers showing >> the respective columns. (unless they are all the same, save terminology >> choices, then you’d only need one screenshot) >> >> An explanation of the formal vs. non-formal labels for each account type. (a >> full listing of what the non-formal labels are for each type) >> >> Screenshots depicting each of the modes: single-line, double-line, >> transaction journal. >> >> An explanation of what each cell in the transaction is for. (many don’t know >> the utilit(ies) of NUM or Action for example.) Not everything is >> self-evident. Perhaps here include a link to a special wiki page or to Using >> GnuCash where the different ’tricks’ for using those and other fields to >> accomplish user specific goals are (or should be) documented. >> >> I would be happy to get set up for editing and start on this unless you >> already planned on running with it. >> >> Finally, “Tutorial & Concepts Guide” is a bit winded. Could it simply be >> “Tutorial” or “Using GnuCash”? (and then incorporate any ‘official’ methods >> from that wiki page into the document, with a link to that page for the >> non-standard methods) >> >> Regards, >> Adrien >> >>> On Aug 20, 2018, at 10:57 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I just tried to find reference to the rate field in the Tutorial and I >>> found nothing. >>> >>> I think it should probably be mentioned in chapter 4 section 4.2. That >>> section even fails to explain single line vs two line view or dragging >>> around field widths, so it has a long way to go before it could describe >>> the presence of the rate field and how to access it. >>> >>> Is this information posted elsewhere? >>> >>> David C >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 9:44 AM Adrien Monteleone >>> <adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: >>> It’s still there as of 3.2. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Adrien >>> >>>> On Aug 20, 2018, at 9:17 AM, Derek Atkins <warl...@mit.edu> wrote: >>>> >>>> John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> writes: >>>> >>>>> Graham, >>>>> >>>>> "Transfer" is short for "Transfer Account" and is the field where the >>>>> "other" account--other than the one in the current register--is >>>>> set. It's often called the "account" field in casual use. >>>>> >>>>> I think GTI made a translation error, the "rate" field is probably >>>>> "price" on a stock/mutual fund register, which has two more columns >>>>> than the other registers. >>>> >>>> No, there is (unless it was removed) a "RATE" field to the right of the >>>> balance column. It's a "hidden" column, with a default width of one >>>> pixel, which is (was?) used for the exchange-rate handling of >>>> multi-currency transactions/splits. >>>> >>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>> >>>> -derek >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory >>>> Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) >>>> URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH >>>> warl...@mit.edu PGP key available >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>> gnucash-u...@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-u...@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-u...@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-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
