OK. For my complete itinerary, I started at the GnuCash home page https://www.gnucash.org/. Clicked on Downloads > Documentation in the left column https://www.gnucash.org/docs.phtml from there I scrolled down the right to GnuCash v3 (current stable release) then I selected Download Stable Help Manual English Browse Documentation Online " https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=3&lang=C&doc=help
There is where I found the incorrectly titled and badly worded link. Also, I am still using the aout to be replaced Gmail version on the internet, and I do nt see what you described by the reply arrow, although my memory tells me that it used to be there. David C On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Adrien Monteleone < [email protected]> wrote: > David, > > The confusion as to which document you were in I think is that the link > text says ‘gnucash-guide’. There are also several references scattered on > the website/wiki that refer to the ‘Help Guide’ though it appears the > Documentation page calls it the ‘Help Manual’. That folder name I should > think is a bug. > > How did you get to that /docs/v3 link? I can’t find any path to it from > the website. The links I find are all /viewdoc links which don’t tell me > where I am. (at least not in the URL, just as you discovered - which brings > up another navigation bug, the pages have no indication of what document > you are viewing) > > Also, I’ve changed the subject for you, and moved it to gnucash-devel. (I > thought about doing the same on the last reply, I suppose the thread is > officially hijacked now) > > In Gmail, in the reply box, there is a down arrow next to the reply > left-pointing arrow. (just to the left of the recipient(s)) Click it for a > context menu and use “Edit Subject” > > Regards, > Adrien > > > > > On Aug 20, 2018, at 12:04 PM, David Carlson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Adrien, > > > > Thank you for your research and detailed response. 🙂 > > I fully agree with your conclusions. > > > > > > I got the reference to section 4.2 directly from > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/txns- > register-oview.html#txns-regstyle1 which I arrived at when I followed the > link called " Tutorial and Concepts Guide, Choosing a Register Style). " in > https://www.gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?doc=help. Naturally, I thought I > was in the Tutorial... > > > > David C > > > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 11:45 AM, Adrien Monteleone < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I’ve never seen any documentation on it. I only confirmed it’s there > after I read Derek’s comment and expanded the column myself to see it. > > > > I just did a search of the GnuCash site, wiki and html docs and I don’t > see anything on the column, other than a pair of IRC logs from 2009 where > someone asked what it was for, and a couple of hits (appears duplicated) > documenting commits from 2017-09-4. I didn’t read the commit itself, but it > was summarized by Robert Fewell as “Add a heading for the Rate column.” > > > > Concerning where to put the info, I’m not sure the Tutorial is the right > place. (there is no 4.2, for example) > > > > However, the help guide has 4.3.5 List of Transactions which documents > the column headings. I think if that section were more detailed with > screenshots, lots of questions could be answered or even avoided. > > > > Some things to add here: > > > > The ability to resize columns and an explanation of how the Description > column is special and how resizing works. > > > > An explanation with screenshots of the different types of registers > showing the respective columns. (unless they are all the same, save > terminology choices, then you’d only need one screenshot) > > > > An explanation of the formal vs. non-formal labels for each account > type. (a full listing of what the non-formal labels are for each type) > > > > Screenshots depicting each of the modes: single-line, double-line, > transaction journal. > > > > An explanation of what each cell in the transaction is for. (many don’t > know the utilit(ies) of NUM or Action for example.) Not everything is > self-evident. Perhaps here include a link to a special wiki page or to > Using GnuCash where the different ’tricks’ for using those and other fields > to accomplish user specific goals are (or should be) documented. > > > > I would be happy to get set up for editing and start on this unless you > already planned on running with it. > > > > Finally, “Tutorial & Concepts Guide” is a bit winded. Could it simply be > “Tutorial” or “Using GnuCash”? (and then incorporate any ‘official’ methods > from that wiki page into the document, with a link to that page for the > non-standard methods) > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > > > On Aug 20, 2018, at 10:57 AM, David Carlson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I just tried to find reference to the rate field in the Tutorial and I > found nothing. > > > > > > I think it should probably be mentioned in chapter 4 section 4.2. > That section even fails to explain single line vs two line view or dragging > around field widths, so it has a long way to go before it could describe > the presence of the rate field and how to access it. > > > > > > Is this information posted elsewhere? > > > > > > David C > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 9:44 AM Adrien Monteleone < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > It’s still there as of 3.2. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrien > > > > > > > On Aug 20, 2018, at 9:17 AM, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > John Ralls <[email protected]> writes: > > > > > > > >> Graham, > > > >> > > > >> "Transfer" is short for "Transfer Account" and is the field where > the > > > >> "other" account--other than the one in the current register--is > > > >> set. It's often called the "account" field in casual use. > > > >> > > > >> I think GTI made a translation error, the "rate" field is probably > > > >> "price" on a stock/mutual fund register, which has two more columns > > > >> than the other registers. > > > > > > > > No, there is (unless it was removed) a "RATE" field to the right of > the > > > > balance column. It's a "hidden" column, with a default width of one > > > > pixel, which is (was?) used for the exchange-rate handling of > > > > multi-currency transactions/splits. > > > > > > > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > > -derek > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory > > > > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB) > > > > URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH > > > > [email protected] PGP key available > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > > > ----- > > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > gnucash-user mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > > ----- > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > [email protected] > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel >
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