Re: [GNC] Question about billing

2023-07-01 Thread G R Hewitt
HI, Have you tried asking your credit card company to change the billing date to the end of the month, that would solve that particular problem? On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 at 23:24, C H wrote: > Hello, > > I downloaded GNUcash a couple weeks ago and I've been gradually entering > past data, and there's

[GNC] Adding Bank Account/Cash on Reports

2023-07-01 Thread Koshy Thomas
Hello there, On Invoice & Transaction report, how can I show the Bank Account or CASH to which the Customer has paid . On Transaction report, for each transaction wish to show to which account the money has been deposited. Please help. Regards, Koshy Thomas

Re: [GNC] Default to Plain English instead of Debit and Credit

2023-07-01 Thread Stan Brown
On 2023-07-01 18:26, R Losey wrote: > Helpful, but I spent too much time away from the accounting world, and I've > gotten used to the more general usage of "credit" and "debit" words in > general English, where debit is used for "take away from" and 'credit' is > used for "add to". > > Thus I

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Vincent Dawans
Pierre: On this point in particular: > Worse, typing "Pens" auto-populated an old "Camper expenses" entry which > now had to be canceled and restarted. This was an issue in early 5 releases but as far as I know 5.3 no longer does a mid-word match so it should no longer happen in 5.3. In fact a

Re: [GNC] Default to Plain English instead of Debit and Credit

2023-07-01 Thread R Losey
Helpful, but I spent too much time away from the accounting world, and I've gotten used to the more general usage of "credit" and "debit" words in general English, where debit is used for "take away from" and 'credit' is used for "add to". Thus I used the simplified terms in GnuCash. Here is the

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-01 Thread R Losey
I am on Ventura, and it seems odd; sometimes it is autofilling, and sometimes it isn't. Maybe 5.3 restarted from scratch? Or, if I'm remembering correctly, prior to this release, if I backspaced and went forward, it didn't autofill (this is probably on purpose), but if I removed all of the

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Pierre Fortin
On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 16:31:55 + Gyle McCollam wrote: >Pierre, >you stated you have to: >new method: > +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, > up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't

Re: [GNC] Question about billing

2023-07-01 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
On 2023-07-01 15:23, C H wrote: Hello, I downloaded GNUcash a couple weeks ago and I've been gradually entering past data, Hello, C H, and welcome to GnuCash! This is a good type of question for the gnucash-user list, and you will find many people here ready to try and help you. We can

[GNC] Question about billing

2023-07-01 Thread C H
Hello, I downloaded GNUcash a couple weeks ago and I've been gradually entering past data, and there's something I keep running into that I'm hoping someone here can give me advice about. When I create bills, I frequently want some expenses to count to one period, and some to count to another.

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Stan Brown
Vincent, Thanks both for the explanation (which opened my eyes too), and for volunteering to get it into the Wiki. Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com On 2023-07-01 10:17, Vincent Dawans wrote: > Pierre: > > Your description and Gyle's pointed answer are quite eye-opening to

Re: [GNC] Finance-Quote 1.57 released!

2023-07-01 Thread Bruce Schuck
On 7/1/23 12:37, Bruce S wrote: New version 1.57 of Finance-Quote is available with the following changes: I'd also like to add the following disclosure. For this release I added a quick way to count F::Q usage. It is just a simple web fetch of a URL containing the method (yahoo_json, fool,

[GNC] Finance-Quote 1.57 released!

2023-07-01 Thread Bruce Schuck
New version 1.57 of Finance-Quote is available with the following changes: * Correct set exchange in YahooJSON.pm - Issue #306 * Added close, change and p_change to Tradegate, XETRA and Sinvestor Added optional parameter INST_ID to specify the institute id.

Re: [GNC] Default to Plain English instead of Debit and Credit

2023-07-01 Thread Vincent Dawans
I admit I am a bit lost as to what specific issue is being discussed here beyond the (recurring) challenge of translating double-entry accounting in simple terms, which is real but hardly a GC specific challenge. As relating specifically to account balances (if this is what is being discussed),

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-01 Thread Jack Slater
Great idea. On Sat, Jul 1, 2023 at 9:32 AM Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > Maybe that fact should be in the FAQ? Certainly it was often asked how > to edit the auto-fill in the previous iteration and that likely could > have been added. > > I haven't checked, but

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Vincent Dawans
Pierre: Your description and Gyle's pointed answer are quite eye-opening to me. Possibly there is a confusion with some users as to how the new autocomplete list works vs the old way where the autocomplete was added at the level of the cursor. Just as it was before, the list opening in the new

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Gyle McCollam
Pierre, you stated you have to: new method: +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top, arrows or mouse actions once enough characters

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Pierre Fortin
On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:40:38 -0400 Pierre Fortin wrote: resetting this thread to restate since GNC was updated from 5.1 to 5.3 a few days ago >GnuCash 5.3 >Build ID: 5.3+(2023-06-26) >>Operating System: Mageia 9 >>KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5 >>KDE Frameworks Version: 5.105.0 >>Qt Version:

Re: [GNC] Maintain two accounts in same machine

2023-07-01 Thread Stan Brown
On 2023-07-01 08:01, Fross, Michael wrote: > Hello N.Srinivasan, > > GNUCash supports an argument where you can simply specify the desired > .gnucash file. I'm on windows, and I simply set up two GNUCash "icons", > each with a different .gnucash file as it's argument. The lock files are >

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Pierre Fortin
On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:30:53 -0400 Pierre Fortin wrote: >On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:49:30 +0300 David T. wrote: > >>You might help us all by telling us the version and OS you're using. > >Sorry... I was assuming it was the latest on Mageia Linux Cauldron >(future mga9); but GnuCash is: >Version:

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Pierre Fortin
On Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:49:30 +0300 David T. wrote: >You might help us all by telling us the version and OS you're using. Sorry... I was assuming it was the latest on Mageia Linux Cauldron (future mga9); but GnuCash is: Version: 5.1 Build ID: 5.1+(2023-04-30) Looks like I need to ping Mageia to

Re: [GNC] HELP! Invoice Stylesheet, how to? V4.8

2023-07-01 Thread Robert Heller
At Sat, 1 Jul 2023 09:36:19 -0500 adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net wrote: > > Ah, you want TWO images. (Your own logo, plus the PayPal logo) > > My guess would be a custom report (via Scheme) or maybe via CSS as I > mentioned with a :before or :after pseudo class that inserts the image >

Re: [GNC] Maintain two accounts in same machine

2023-07-01 Thread Fross, Michael
Hello N.Srinivasan, GNUCash supports an argument where you can simply specify the desired .gnucash file. I'm on windows, and I simply set up two GNUCash "icons", each with a different .gnucash file as it's argument. The lock files are distinct and I don't believe there is any risk to having

Re: [GNC] Default to Plain English instead of Debit and Credit

2023-07-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I understand your post is in the context of the importer - which is a whole different beast, but discerning the 'normal' balance of account types is not a mystery. It is dependent on their position in the Accounting Equation. Assets = Liabilities + Equity *adding in the special Equity type

Re: [GNC] HELP! Invoice Stylesheet, how to? V4.8

2023-07-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Ah, you want TWO images. (Your own logo, plus the PayPal logo) My guess would be a custom report (via Scheme) or maybe via CSS as I mentioned with a :before or :after pseudo class that inserts the image somewhere but I haven't tested that approach with GnuCash. (I can't see why it wouldn't

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Maybe that fact should be in the FAQ? Certainly it was often asked how to edit the auto-fill in the previous iteration and that likely could have been added. I haven't checked, but perhaps a Documentation bug for tracking regarding an explanation of how this now works would be in order if

Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
You might help us all by telling us the version and OS you're using. There's been a whole lot of turmoil and change in this area over the last few months, the upshot of which is that autofill has changed a lot between 5.2 and 5.3. 5.4, which should be releasing soon (to fix another serious bug)

[GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

2023-07-01 Thread Pierre Fortin
Hi, Having used gnucash for many years, I've been quite happy with all my built-in history where most new entries could be done in a minimum of keystrokes. The new interface where it offers all(?) the possible choices is driving my nuts. This change has slowed down data and entry wasting

Re: [GNC] Maintain two accounts in same machine

2023-07-01 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 7/1/2023 5:47 AM, Sergey Mende wrote: You could try to `set HOME` environment variable in a batch file followed by gnucash invocation. According to https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/running.html a gtk app should inspect it on Windows as well. I can't verify this as I have no Windows, so please share

Re: [GNC] Default to Plain English instead of Debit and Credit

2023-07-01 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 7/1/2023 12:00 AM, flywire wrote: Is it CR or DB? Who knows, toss a coin: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798964 An interesting list of accounts adapted from a comment with an `*` next to the main account types: Easy to tell which column is debit and which credit. The debit column

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-01 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I'm pretty sure there aren't any options for autofill; therefore, there won't be any entries in the FAQ for them. ⁣David T. ​ On Jul 1, 2023, 2:32 PM, at 2:32 PM, Jack Slater wrote: >Where do I find the FAQ on the options for this latest version of the >auto-suggest? > >On Fri, Jun 30, 2023

Re: [GNC] HELP! Invoice Stylesheet, how to? V4.8

2023-07-01 Thread Robert Heller
At Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:21:06 -0500 adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net wrote: > > Once you have an Invoice Report on screen, click the Options button and > the Layout tab. > > In the header, you can specify a place for a picture, and then further > down, you can specify the location for that image

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 5.3 autofill headaches

2023-07-01 Thread Jack Slater
Where do I find the FAQ on the options for this latest version of the auto-suggest? On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 9:52 PM john wrote: > David, > > OK, so not the marker transaction. I've got only 5 future transactions. > > The read line in Vincent's file is because he has read-only after N days > set

Re: [GNC] Maintain two accounts in same machine

2023-07-01 Thread Sergey Mende
You could try to `set HOME` environment variable in a batch file followed by gnucash invocation. According to https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/running.html a gtk app should inspect it on Windows as well. I can't verify this as I have no Windows, so please share your results. Sergey On Sun, Jun 25, 2023