https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478385
Bug ID: 478385
Summary: rename non-idiomatic Skrooge terminology: operation ->
transaction and pointed -> marked
Classification: Applications
Product: skrooge
Version: Trunk from git
Platform: Flatpak
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Depends on: 478378
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Some of the terminology used throughoug Skrooge in English is confusing and
non-standard.
Skrooge uses the term "operation" a lot, the handbook says
> An operation is either a credit or debit to one of your accounts
But in English, an operation is a complex procedure with a lot of moving parts,
such as a lung transplant, a military operation, or moving all your accounts to
a new bank. The standard word for a credit or debit is "transaction". Every
financial institution I use provides a way to "Download recent transactions"
and/or "View your transaction history".
The handbook also says
"During the reconciliation process, you point all operations in Skrooge that
appear in the corresponding account position. Such pointed operations display a
half-filled square in the Status column of an operations view. A pointed
operation is not Checked until you complete reconciliation."
But in English, you point at something with your finger, it's not an
intransitive property of an item. I think "Marked" is probably a better word:
"You mark transactions that appear in the financial institution's account
record... When you complete reconciliation the status of marked transactions
changes to Checked; checked transactions won't appear in Skrooge's default
transaction views."
("Marked" is synonymous with one meaning of "Checked", but since Checked
operations/transactions appear with an actual checkmark in views, I think it's
OK to keep Checked.)
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma:
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.9
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.112.0
Qt Version: 5.15.10 on Wayland
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Do other English users share this confusion? I *think* it makes it harder for
new users to use Skrooge. It would be a big change to the UI and the
documentation, and unless dozens of variables are renamed, Skrooge's source
code wouldn't match the terminology.
To see what others think I posted on KDE Discuss in Brainstorming Skrooge 'Are
other users confused by Skrooge's "operations" and "pointed"?'
Referenced Bugs:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=478378
[Bug 478378] If you Add a modified existing operation with blank Status, the
new operation's Status is set to Pointed
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