xfer dialog testing

2000-09-11 Thread Dave Peticolas
The transfer dialog in the latest cvs version of gnucash allows you to enter expressions and have them evaluated. I would appreciate any feedback you have about this mechanism, as I eventually plan on incorporating it into every situation in GnuCash where the user enters amounts, including the reg

Re: Inventory and payroll

2000-09-11 Thread Christopher Browne
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:11:49 +1000, the world broke into rejoicing as "Phillip Shelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > So is there any validity in multiplying the number of shares I bought in > December 1997 at $5.00 a share with the current value of $10.87 a share? If the value is $10.87, then the

Re: Inventory and payroll

2000-09-11 Thread Christopher Browne
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:45:52 +1100, the world broke into rejoicing as Conrad Canterford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > OK, here are my thoughts on why we keep an inventory of shares in > Gnucash. Please remember that I am not an accountant, so it is entorely > possible I'm completely off track. >

RE: Inventory and payroll

2000-09-11 Thread Phillip Shelton
Um, until I had shares to worry about I only had to deal with one currency. I had a number of different accounts in that currency but as a private individual I only worked in $AUS. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Christopher Browne Sent: T

Re: Inventory and payroll

2000-09-11 Thread Christopher Browne
On 11 Sep 2000 18:26:22 CDT, the world broke into rejoicing as John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Phillip Shelton writes: > > Then maybe you can answer why you keep the _number_ of shares that you own > > in any one company. > > I don't understand what you are asking. > > > Because the _nu

RE: Inventory and payroll

2000-09-11 Thread Phillip Shelton
Ah! This gets back to the `When do we reconize something has happened' problem. I did not take into account the fact that I have to record the commission not just subsume it and thus have to have a thing to balence it against. Obvioulsy I need to do more thinking about it. Could any of the non-s

Re: Inventory and payroll

2000-09-11 Thread Christopher Browne
On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 12:13:46 +1000, the world broke into rejoicing as "Phillip Shelton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Umm, you lost me here. Selling shares `costs'? Don't I sell the shares for > the going rate of $5.02 and thus make about a dollar on each share minus the > commission and any roundi

Re: Engine, Inventory, Payroll, etc

2000-09-11 Thread Dave Peticolas
Conrad Canterford writes: > Dave Peticolas wrote: > > No flaws, but one thing you might consider is implementing the > > inventory and payroll functions largely in scheme and only loading > > them if needed. That way, all the modules could be included in a > > GnuCash distribution, but only loaded

Re: Engine, Inventory, Payroll, etc

2000-09-11 Thread Conrad Canterford
Dave Peticolas wrote: > No flaws, but one thing you might consider is implementing the > inventory and payroll functions largely in scheme and only loading > them if needed. That way, all the modules could be included in a > GnuCash distribution, but only loaded when actually used, hopefully > pre