> On Aug 20, 2024, at 15:22, Manfred Usselmann <manf...@usselmann.de> wrote: > > Am 2024-08-02 18:15, schrieb John Ralls: >>> On Aug 2, 2024, at 00:13, Manfred Usselmann <manf...@usselmann.de> wrote: >>> Hello, >>> It seems to me that the currently set accounting period is not saved in the >>> GnuCash file? I have different files for different periods and different >>> organizations and have to adjust the period every time I open another file. >>> Wouldn't it be a useful improvement to change this? >> They are indeed user preferences, not part of the book. Yes, it would be a >> huge improvement to make it a book feature. It’s not a trivial change though >> and so far nobody has prioritized doing the work. Should anyone care to >> write it note that it will need to be guarded by a feature (see >> libgnucash/engine/gnc-features.h) and so will need two PRs: One to implement >> the engine and backend changes that make it readable for the stable branch >> and a second that moves the option from preferences to file properties and >> set the feature for the future branch. > > Also the currency should be part of the book. > > When I have some time... > > For now I will create a shell script for every gnucash datafile which loads a > specific dconf file before starting GC and dumps the settings to it > afterwards…
The base currency *is* part of the book. It’s not visible in the UI except when creating a new file hierarchy. The currency preference is to set the default currency when running reports. Regards, John Ralls _______________________________________________ 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.
