Joshua D. Drake wrote: >> Color me skeptical. There a reason most small-business accounting >> systems are *not* web-based.
> Quickbooks online > Quicken online > Microsoft Dynamics > Netsuite Yes, but how do they generate printed invoices? HTML+CSS or PDF that bypasses the browser's rendering engine? [...] >> 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 This is why I do not think you should target the same market as shrink-wrapped proprietary accounting software. I'm not trying to be facetious, and I certainly don't mean to dismiss Free Software. I'm just saying it caters to a different market segment. [...] > 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. Sure. So I think it's best to come up with a simpler templating engine that still uses LaTeX to render so that LaTeX power-users can get their hands dirty if they want. (OT: Does anyone know what technology stack http://www.freshbooks.com uses? Do they generate printed invoices?) Regards, David. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
