Re: Custom reports / [ I'd like to create an applet for gnucash ]

2007-07-03 Thread Josh Sled
Jeroen Nijhof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I guess the actual problem that Martin has is: custom reports are too > obscure! I've found out how to do them now: generate the report as usual, Yup! > So -- (1) the manual does not mention the possibility to save custom reports, > it would be nice if

Custom reports / [ I'd like to create an applet for gnucash ]

2007-07-03 Thread Jeroen Nijhof
Hello, Reading the gnucash-devel archive, I recognised the following problem: > I might not use gnucash the way it is wanted... > > When I open gnucash it opens also about 6 reports and the data is > inserted since 1.1.06, where I have also many private things, like many > entries for supermarke

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-07-02 Thread Martin Kaffanke
Am Dienstag, den 26.06.2007, 14:16 +0200 schrieb Christian Stimming: > I'd like to remind you of the start of this discussion. Your initial > questions were "Where can I start? Would this be easy on the gnucash > side," and we've answered that. We've pointed out those possibilities > that w

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-26 Thread Daniel Espinosa
2007/6/26, Christian Stimming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Quoting Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Well, it would require work to integrate into gnome-session, get the > >> icon, do the hide vs. exit, and handle graceful shutdown.. But I think > >> this would be much easier than what you propo

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-26 Thread Christian Stimming
Quoting Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Well, it would require work to integrate into gnome-session, get the >> icon, do the hide vs. exit, and handle graceful shutdown.. But I think >> this would be much easier than what you propose, and I think it gets >> you most of what you want (quick

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Thomas Bushnell BSG
On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 12:31 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > > But if gnucash was ALWAYS RUNNING, then what's the difference? in > other words, instead of: > > 1) Start gnucash > 2) Wait for it to start > 3) Enter a couple transactions > 4) Save > 5) Exit gnucash > 6) Repeat from #1 > > Why n

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread warlord
Quoting Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On mån, 2007-06-25 at 14:34 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Don't forget to CC to gnucash-devel on your replies > > Sorry, I noted it as soon as the email was sent. > >> Well, it would require work to integrate into gnome-session, get the >> ic

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Martin Kaffanke
On mån, 2007-06-25 at 14:34 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Don't forget to CC to gnucash-devel on your replies Sorry, I noted it as soon as the email was sent. > Well, it would require work to integrate into gnome-session, get the > icon, do the hide vs. exit, and handle graceful shutdown.

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread warlord
Don't forget to CC to gnucash-devel on your replies Quoting Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On mån, 2007-06-25 at 12:31 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote: > >> 1) Start gnucash (maybe as part of Gnome Session) >> 2) Wait for First Start (only at gnome session start). >> 3) Gnucash puts an i

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Derek Atkins
Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On mån, 2007-06-25 at 17:12 +0200, Andreas Köhler wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Am Montag, den 25.06.2007, 16:51 +0200 schrieb Martin Kaffanke: >> > Your suggestions are really good. But I'm not sure if I really like it >> > that way. There must be also a way

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Martin Kaffanke
On mån, 2007-06-25 at 17:12 +0200, Andreas Köhler wrote: > Hi, > > Am Montag, den 25.06.2007, 16:51 +0200 schrieb Martin Kaffanke: > > Your suggestions are really good. But I'm not sure if I really like it > > that way. There must be also a way to make the applet just bring the > > gnucash windo

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Andreas Köhler
Hi, Am Montag, den 25.06.2007, 16:51 +0200 schrieb Martin Kaffanke: > Your suggestions are really good. But I'm not sure if I really like it > that way. There must be also a way to make the applet just bring the > gnucash window into the front if the user wants to insert any > transaction. This

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Josh Sled
Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The design of gnucash makes me not to extend gnucash. For that what you [...] > What do you think about splitting gnucash into an frontend and a backend > (data-server)? > > I suggest you would find it nice, but there aren't any people which have > tim

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Martin Kaffanke
Hi Christian! > First of all, you need to keep in mind that gnucash works only on a > single data file as storage mechanism. So if an applet would like to > do something with that data file (either retrieve information or > adding new transactions), the data file cannot be used by another

Re: I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Christian Stimming
Hi Martin, Quoting Martin Kaffanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'd like to create an applet or notification for gnucash. (Like we have > for tomboy.) interesting plan. I'm afraid our answers won't make you really happy, but I'd like to explain the technical conditions concerning a gnucash applet.

I'd like to create an applet for gnucash

2007-06-25 Thread Martin Kaffanke
Hi there! I'd like to create an applet or notification for gnucash. (Like we have for tomboy.) This should do only a few things: - Show the balance of a few choosend accounts, - Show the actual situation of the finance status, the data we see at the bottom in the accounts view - Simple add a