I think that I technically hijacked the thread by digressing to documentation issues. Unfortunately, I do not see the thread title or a way to rename it in my Gmail window. If Adrien or another user can detach this , I would appreciate it.
David C On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 12:04 PM, David Carlson <[email protected] > wrote: > Adrien, > > Thank you for your research and detailed response. đ > 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 > <https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/txns-register-oview.html#txns-regstyle1>). > " 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: > >> Iâve never seen any documentation on it. I only confirmed itâs there >> after I read Derekâs comment and expanded the column myself to see it. >> >> I just did a search of the GnuCash site, wiki and html docs and I donât >> 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 didnât read the commit itself, but it >> was summarized by Robert Fewell as âAdd a heading for the Rate column.â >> >> Concerning where to put the info, Iâm 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 youâd 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 donât >> 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 âtricksâ 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, âTutorial & Concepts Guideâ is a bit winded. Could it simply be >> âTutorialâ or âUsing GnuCashâ? (and then incorporate any âofficialâ 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: >> > Itâs 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-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. 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