Hi all, I am putting this on the user list to get some broader input of opinions and suggestions.
It started with https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-de/2019-August/010704.html, were a user reported problems about the usage of counter formats. I watched several issues with our tooltips and the related help sections. The related snippets: https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-invoice.glade#L728: The invoice ID number. If left blank a reasonable number will be chosen for you. I see in this example 3 different issues: 1. The first sentence is no sentence. That makes it almost impossible to translate it. 2. It does not tell when formating will happen. (only if kept empty on the automatic generated number). 3. In most cases the user should leave it empty to use the built in counter and format. That info is missing and heightens the treshold for new users.This is a typical case, where extensions, here: allow overriding of autogenerated numbers, are neutral documented and not well marked as exemptions. The related help section https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/blob/maint/help/C/Help_ch_Business.xml#L533 ff: <guilabel>Invoice Information - Invoice ID</guilabel> - the identification number of this invoice. This is your internal number for this invoice. If you leave it blank, an invoice number will be generated automatically. See <xref linkend="counters-book-options" /> for more info and the referenced Counters have their explanation in https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/blob/maint/help/C/Help_ch_Customize.xml#L1622 I assume it will be similar for the other business objects. Any suggestions to improve it are welcome. Regards Frank _______________________________________________ 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.
