Richard Wackerbarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> If you collapse the transaction, then all JEs applying to the same account
> should appear as a single total.
Agreed, and you probably need to make that value read-only. If they
try to edit it, you need to pop up a dialog telling them that they
have to edit it in multi-line mode.
> I would drop the separate line for the transaction and just show the JEs.
That's an interesting idea, but I'm not sure it's viable. The
argument in favor of keeping the transaction line is that there's some
info that needs to be common to these items (like the overall
description and the date), so you need a line (and a data structure)
to display and store it.
> I would ALWAYS make data entry a multi-line mode.
Me too, but some people don't like it :>
However, I agree that in your proposal, which drops the transaction
line, this might be viable. There would really be no difference
between single and multi-line modes.
> When you make any entry in the amount columns, the system would
> automatically add another JE which balances the transaction. To
> complete the transaction, I simply enter the account to which it
> gets posted. If I edit an amount, the balancing JE is
> adjusted/created.
>
> Provide a "button" that adjusts the "total" (the first line of the
> transaction which is always "this account") and removes the need for
> a balancing entry. While a transaction is being edited, always
> provide an extra JE line which does not have any account.
My first impression is this approach, or something like it, sounds
pretty good. It might solve the problem nicely, but I'm just fairly
concerned about getting it right. The automagic guessing that quicken
did was *highly* irritating.
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Rob Browning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930
