Patches would be greatly appreciated. :) -derek
Matt Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Derek Atkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Matt Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >> The roadmap at http://linas.org/linux/gnucash/projects.html#reports > >> mentions two features I'm finding I'd really like: the ability to > >> memorize a given report + options for later recall and the ability > >> to run a report from the command line (e.g. for use from cron, > >> etc.). > > > > Report options are currently saved in ~/.gnucash/books/<bookname> > > and are re-loaded when you restart Gnucash. > > This appears to be close to what I'm talking about. But it lacks for > two reasons: > > - The report window must stay be open when you quit gnucash for it > to be available when you re-start. This causes the report to be > re-run when gnucash starts. This is a considerable performance > penalty. > > - Once closed, there is no way to re-create the same report again > without manually tweaking the report settings again. > > In other words, there is no way to run report X, change its options in > some way, give it a name, and then re-run that report at a later time. > At least as far as I can tell. > > > > I do not believe there is a command-line for reports. > > That's my conclusion too. > > > >> Are these features currently being worked on? This is perhaps an > >> area I can contribute (I fall in the "I'm a programmer" category.). > > This seems like a feature that would be reasonably easy to implement, > since as you point out there is already a way to store report settings > in a file. The rest is just getting the UI right. -- 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-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gnucash.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
