New issue 295: Flags: differentiate between no flag (txn) and *
https://bitbucket.org/blais/beancount/issues/295/flags-differentiate-between-no-flag-txn
Martin Michlmayr:
In ledger, a transaction without a flag means "uncleared" whereas the flag `*`
means "cleared" (`!` means pending). So there's a difference between no flag
and the * flag.
In a conversion with Ethan Glasser-Camp on how to convert from ledger to
beancount, Ethan pointed out that beancount treats "txn" (i.e. no flag) as `*`
and that there's no concept in beancount of "no flag".
Is this intentional? It seems weird to me... why have `txn` in the first place
when it's the same as `*`?
Example:
```
1900-01-01 open Assets:A
1900-01-01 open Assets:B
2018-05-13 * "Transaction with flag *"
Assets:A 10.00 EUR
Assets:B
2018-05-13 ! "Transaction with flag !"
Assets:A 10.00 EUR
Assets:B
2018-05-13 txn "Transaction with no flag"
Assets:A 10.00 EUR
Assets:B
```
```
bean-doctor context e 13
...
2018-05-13 * "Transaction with no flag"
```
i.e. `txn` becomes `*`.
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