On 3/19/24 11:22, Kalpesh Patel wrote:
Just in case this is lost or not known, a new namespace can be created by simply specifying text in the namespace field when defining a "new" commodity or security.
Thanks to all who replied. Some good stuff included. That a new namespace can be created was something new to me. Good to know. 🙂 Looking at the replies with a long view, to me they are supporting the idea of extending gnucash so it supports creating new currencies. Yes, one can use existing currencies or create new FUNDs/NYSEs/NEWNAMESPACEs. But it appeared there was a consensus that those workarounds were a less than ideal kludgy solution. (I have been repurposing currencies and do not know how many times I have had to stop and figure out what "XTS", "XXX" or "AMD" actually represented. Certainly any report I generate will be confusing to anyone who will not know how I am using those currencies.) The new namespace idea is interesting but the names is that new space work just like Stocks or Funds, so they share their weaknesses. One person objected to calling something like airlines points as a currency because are not "legal tender of some sovereign power". But IMHO, and in the opinion of a number of dictionaries I have consulted, currency applies to a wider range of things. So certainly a country's legal tender is included in the definition but also included are anything "that is in circulation as a medium of exchange" or anything which is "a common article for bartering" [Merriam-Webster]. Whether the solution is being able to add new currencies or being able to create a new currency namespace (I could only find a way to create new namespaces that implemented new Stock like commodities, not currency like ones), I would be happy with either. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
