On Mon, 2010-07-26 at 17:17 -0400, David F. Skoll wrote: > Joshua D. Drake wrote: > > >> If you are dreaming of a situation in which LedgerSMB is used *and > >> customized* by "average" office workers, I'd say LaTeX is the least of > >> your worries. > > > Spoken like a true geek. This isn't hard folks. The web has the whole > > print thing down as long as you are using a modern browser. Simple > > web-pdf tools exist as well. > > Color me skeptical. There a reason most small-business accounting > systems are *not* web-based.
Quickbooks online Quicken online Microsoft Dynamics Netsuite Millions of users. There is a large swath of users that (millions) that if built properly that we open up LedgerSMB to. > > > Again, I am not advocating the removal of latex (well I am, but it isn't > > something I am willing to put any energy into.) > > Good. :) I hope that means my beloved LaTeX won't be going anywhere > soon. :) > > >>> We *need* at least as an option to provide simple, easy to modify, > >>> preferably from the browser, templates. > >> How many people have asked for that? (Just curious.) > > > Every single quickbooks and peachtree user. > > Again, I don't mean to be discouraging, but I doubt that's the last > remaining hurdle for most Quickbooks or Peachtree users. LedgerSMB > has far more serious problems to worry about (eg, the Ontario HST > nightmare) than template configuration. Patches welcome :D > > Regards, > > David. > > PS: Please don't take this the wrong way... I love LedgerSMB and > appreciate all the work you are doing, but I think attempting to > compete in the same market as Windows-based shrink-wrap accounting > software is a recipe for disaster. Positioning LedgerSMB as a robust > accounting system to be installed and configured by expert consultants > and then used by office personnel is IMO a far more likely road to > success. I am really looking for more of a middle ground. We will never be quickbooks. But a move toward being simpler for those that need/want it will not hurt. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 509.416.6579 Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering http://twitter.com/cmdpromptinc | http://identi.ca/commandprompt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;226879339;13503038;l? http://clk.atdmt.com/CRS/go/247765532/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Ledger-smb-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ledger-smb-devel
