#yiv5052015078 p, #yiv5052015078 li {white-space:pre-wrap;}Op vrijdag 22 maart
2019 21:00:02 CET schreef Derek Atkins:> > Why not just use the term 'parts' or
'transaction parts' or even invent a> > new word 'transparts'; (after all,
GnuCash is a made up word too.)> > Just because GnuCash developers previously
defined the 'parts' of a> > transaction as 'splits' doesn't mean that the
definition shouldn't be> > changed to make it clearer.> > The data file
contains "Splits". Having different terms in the UI vs the> underlying data is
a way to cause irreperable brain damage down the road> when someone not alive
today becomes a developer in a couple decades and> tries to mentally map a
Foobob to a Split and doesn't understand why the> name was changed.> This is a
valid point. It only makes sense to change the term if it happens on all
levels. That's what I hinted at in one of my first replies (that it would be
hard to make this change and potentially create an extra burden on our
translators). > Not saying we CAN'T do it, but seriously, how many words in the
English> language have both a verb and a noun and can mean slightly different>
things? (cheating answer: many).> There are many. The confusion however comes
from the fact that split (noun) is ambiguous in itself. It sometimes means the
parts you get after splitting something (like in your wine example), and
sometimes it refers to the gap between the pieces instead. The latter meaning
is clearly the more obvious one for Micheal and Alan. So if we can avoid this
confusion by using another term that could make gnucash easier to learn.
Pondering it some more among a few developers the term "entry" without the
explicit "ledger" comes up as the most likely alternative so far. It can be
disambiguated in certain contexts with account, invoice, bill,... Regards, Geert
Yes, I take the points you both make and Geert, yes, the term 'entry' seems
like a good alternative for better clarity.
Alan
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