> From: Gerald Champagne[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> > I would suggest that
> > a) reconciled items ordered before unreconciled items
> > b) unreconciled items be ordered by transaction date
> > c) reconciled items ordered in order of clicking on
them
> > i.e. As I read down my statement I find the next item
> > find it amongst the unreconciled items click on
reconcile
> > and it moves to below the last reconciled item.
>
> This sounds like it could get confusing. Click on a transaction,
then poof, it
> moves. If you know what is going on, then it would make sense,
but if you
> don't know what's happening, then it could be confusing.
It should not be too confusing as the next item to reconcile should not
be too far away and may be the very next item. Uncleared checks and
transaction posted to the bank in a different order would however
sit between the reconciled section and the next item on the statement.
If focus remains with the moved item it should be fairly clear that all
items
above are reconciled and all below are not. You then read the next statement
entry and start looking down to find it in the register.
> However...
>
> One way to implement your request would be to use a number in the
reconciled
> field instead of a character. In Quicken a "*" is used to note
transactions
> that are cleared during the reconcile process. The "*" is changed
to an "X"
> when the reconcile is complete. To implement this feature,
replace the "*"
> with a number (or something else that can be sorted), then sort on
that field
> first, followed by the date.
In this situation you would look up and down the register until you find
your
item click on reconcile (gnucash would automatically put in the next number)
then you click on sort, all entries with a number are now sorted by number
and those without are in transaction order below.
At this stage you have much the same view.
Which is better and easiest to use?
The one in which the sort occurs as you go maintaining the running
(to be) reconciled balance in which you only have to look down the register
for the next item
or the one in which you have to explicitly request the sort
and you have had to bounce around the register to find you items?
- Chris
