> On Tue, 16 May 2000 19:54:09 EDT, the world broke into rejoicing as
> Hendrik Boom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> > > > How about, as a first step, we make the reconcile window be
> > > > configurable to use, e.g., 'Funds In' and 'Funds Out' instead
> > > > of debit/credit as you suggest?
> > >
> > > Something like that is probably necessary.
> > >
> > > Gnucash looks to me like one of the crucial tools that will get Linux ont
> o
> > > desktops everywhere. But that's going to be a lot harder if "normal" use
> rs
> > > find the interface confusing. I think it's more important for people to
> be
> > > able to handle their finances without getting confused or worrying about
> > > getting things wrong than having the technically correct terminology.
> >
> > What we *have* to avoid is using the technically correct terminology with
> > an incorrect meaning. An option for using informal language is perfectly
> > OK by me, as long as the informality does not consist of using correct word
> s
> > with incorrect meanings.
>
> I think this can be resolved by making the terminology a _CONFIGURABLE
> OPTION_.
>
> The names are controlled in src/register/splitreg.c. At this point,
> the associations are effectively "hard coded" in the C code.
>
> The Way Out is to separate this, and provide a table in the configuration
> dialog that lets the Gentle User configure what names get used at runtime.
> Whether that means:
> a) Pulling defaults from i8n database,
> b) Proposing the "Naive User" set versus the "Pro Accountant" set versus
> the "I'll fill in my own values for this!" set"
> I'm not sure.
>
> I've only half thought this out; everyone feel free to improve on the
> strategy.
My plan is to make them configured in guile. One set for informal
users, another for formal, with a preference to switch between
them. If you want more control, you can put a new definition
in your .gnucash/config.auto file. I don't want to mess with
a GUI for this, since the two choices should be fine for most
people and changing it is something you do rarely.
dave
