On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 at 18:17, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think that I technically hijacked the thread by digressing to > documentation issues. No technically about it, actually would be a better word I think. I was thoroughly confused about what was going on. Could a new thread be started for the documentation aspects of this please? Colin > Unfortunately, I do not see the thread title or a > way to rename it in my Gmail window. If Adrien or another user can detach > this , I would appreciate it. > > David C > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 12:04 PM, David Carlson < > david.carlson....@gmail.com > > wrote: > > > Adrien, > > > > Thank you for your research and detailed response. đ > > 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 > > < > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/txns-register-oview.html#txns-regstyle1 > >). > > " 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: > > > >> Iâve never seen any documentation on it. I only confirmed itâs there > >> after I read Derekâs comment and expanded the column myself to see it. > >> > >> I just did a search of the GnuCash site, wiki and html docs and I donât > >> 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 didnât read the commit itself, > but it > >> was summarized by Robert Fewell as âAdd a heading for the Rate column.â > >> > >> Concerning where to put the info, Iâm 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 youâd 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 donât > >> 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 âtricksâ 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, âTutorial & Concepts Guideâ is a bit winded. Could it simply be > >> âTutorialâ or âUsing GnuCashâ? (and then incorporate any âofficialâ > 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: > >> > Itâs 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-user@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-user@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-user@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-user@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-user@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. 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