bruno schwander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Tue, 30 Dec 2003, Derek Atkins wrote:
>
>> The only problem with providing defaults is determining which to save in
>> the data file... Currencies are not saved (because they are part of
>> GnuCash). Others are saved. So, just having a category for user-defined
>
> I imagined the other currencies would be part of GnuCash too. Like I
> pointed out before, there is no real difference, they are just well, other
> currencies with other exchange rates. How is the current list of available
> currencies updated ? Would it be possible to allow editing the main
> currency list ?
It's compiled in.
>> We could add a menu option to "add default additional currencies" which
>> can populate the set of known additional currencies, and those will be
>> saved with the data file..
>
> that would be very nice but not necessary. A mention of the why and how of
> user currencies in the help and manual would be enough and not require
> extra code...
Ok.
>> But I don't think we want to somehow special case this and figure out
>> how to save a subset of the user-defined currency commodities.
>
> right. I guess it would be sufficient to just have the option to
> user-define new currencies if they are not going to be integrated and
> maintained with the other national currencies...
Right. I think integrating into the national currencies would
be... problematic. They aren't ISO currencies after all.. ;)
> bruno
-derek
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