Re: Documentation Project

2011-09-24 Thread quentinsf
Craig - that's great - thanks for taking this on. It's very good to see the 3.0 docs taking shape. A couple of sections I think would be very useful for those just getting started might be something like: 1. What you need to understand, or need tell your accountant, to explain the differences

Getting started with Vim

2011-09-24 Thread quentinsf
Hello all - As a relatively new user of both Ledger and Vim, I wanted to find out how to streamline data entry using the vim plugins. I didn't find a good beginner's guide, so I started one: https://github.com/jwiegley/ledger/wiki/Getting-started-with-Vim If there are any vim users out

Re: Documentation Project

2011-09-24 Thread quentinsf
Craig - Producing sophisticated reports isn't in my repertoire either yet... I too am just learning, but perhaps others out there can help: there must be people doing this. A Google search for 'Sample PL' or 'Sample balance sheet' shows the kind of thing that non-geeks would probably like to

Re: Documentation Project

2011-09-24 Thread Craig Earls
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 07:48, quentinsf quen...@pobox.com wrote: What are the nicest output methods for Ledger that don't depend on a fixed-width font?   :-) I think that is actually outside of ledgers domain. If you want pretty reports you will have to use ledger to calculate results and use

Re: Documentation Project

2011-09-24 Thread Simon Michael
On 9/24/11 6:53 AM, Craig Earls wrote: Those are great suggestions. I have already fixed the outdated reference to the old list. Can anyone tell me if the IRC channel is still alive? If you have some examples of how to produce said PL and Yikes! #ledger is generally the most alive part.

[DOCS] equity vs. assets

2011-09-24 Thread Craig Earls
This is a basic question that I want to sort out for the documentation. I am writing a section on suggested account structure. In my (admittedly naive) personal journal I use Assets, Expenses, Liabilities, and Income at the top level. My 401K/IRA/Brokerage Accounts are all tracked under the

Re: [DOCS] equity vs. assets

2011-09-24 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Craig Earls ender...@gmail.com [2011-09-24 09:37]: This is a basic question that I want to sort out for the documentation. I am writing a section on suggested account structure. In my (admittedly naive) personal journal I use Assets, Expenses, Liabilities, and Income at the top level. My

Re: [DOCS] equity vs. assets

2011-09-24 Thread Craig Earls
On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:01, Martin Michlmayr t...@cyrius.com wrote: Yes.  Assets are the actual things you have (a house, shares, etc). Equity is what actually belongs to you.  Just because you have a $200k house (assets) doesn't mean you owe it - you might also have a $200k loan (i.e.

Re: [DOCS] equity vs. assets

2011-09-24 Thread David Gilman
Imagine if I gave you a cash loan. That cash (once in your hands) is an asset: the money is green as any other cash and you can use it for whatever you want. However, let's be honest: you have to pay this cash back. You really need a way to distinguish this cash from the cash you have that you

Re: Documentation Project

2011-09-24 Thread John Wiegley
Craig Earls enderw88-re5jqeeqqe8avxtiumw...@public.gmane.org writes: Can anyone tell me if the IRC channel is still alive? You bet, about 30 of us are there most of the time. John

Re: Documentation Project

2011-09-24 Thread Craig Earls
Thanks. On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 11:31, John Wiegley jwieg...@gmail.com wrote: Craig Earls enderw88-re5jqeeqqe8avxtiumw...@public.gmane.org writes: Can anyone tell me if the IRC channel is still alive? You bet, about 30 of us are there most of the time. John -- Craig, Corona De Tucson,