Some General questions about GC

[Richard Geddes]

I took a class using the EOPL text about 2 years ago so I'm a little
rusty. 

Using Dr Scheme... do you recommend a particular language or is the
Standard r5RS ok?

Looks like there are some functions that are defined in other files...
is there a 'main' file that calls/includes invoice.scm?

Can the scheme code run by itself or does it need the main GC to run?

Derek Atkins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Quoting Richard Geddes <rich.geddes at verizon.net>:
>
>> I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 and I found the following scheme files in a
>> gnucash related directory:
>>
>> ----/usr/share/gnucash/scm
>> $0> ls
> [snip]
>
>> would one of these be the file to modify for tweaking printable invoice
>> output?
>
> Nope.
>
> For the "Printable Invoice" you want invoice.scm, which would be
> /usr/share/gnucash/guile-modules/gnucash/report/invoice.scm
>
>> I also noticed there a subdirectory called gnumeric.  Does GC have hooks
>> for gnumeric?  Maybe I can use gnumeric instead of oocalc.
>
> No, not really.  Honestly, I'm not sure what that is.  It has
> "gnumeric-utilities.scm" and "table-utils.scm", but I'm afraid
> I have no idea what they're for.  But no, gnucash doesn't have
> gnumeric hooks.
>
>> Thanks
>> Richard
>
> -derek
>
>> Derek Atkins wrote:
>>> Quoting Richard Geddes <rich.geddes at verizon.net>:
>>>
>>>> I've been using GC for my personal finances, and now I'm  setting up a
>>>> business account to manage a small business.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Can I set both business and personal accounts in the same file, so
>>>> that I can make transfers to/from my personal account from/to my
>>>> business account... like when the business pays me(as if I'm an
>>>> employee) .
>>>
>>> You shouldn't do that.  They are different entities and should
>>> have separate files.
>>>
>>>> 2. Can I modify the font and spacing of the invoices?  I'd like too
>>>> make
>>>> the description field wider and the font smaller...  I'm providing
>>>> services, and clients want some detail.
>>>
>>> You mean the printable ones?  Yes, but only by editing the scheme
>>> code that generates them.  The display format isn't really templated
>>> well.
>>>
>>>> 3. I provide services and keep a daily log of activities for my
>>>> billing,
>>>> which right now is in oocalc.  The daily log gets into some detail for
>>>> myself and the client as a combined report/billing document.  Can I
>>>> somehow integrate the daily log with the billing capability of GC?
>>>
>>> Unfortunately not really.
>>>
>>>> 3. Can I modify the invoices so that there is a return receipt that
>>>> can
>>>> be torn off (assuming perforated paper)so the client can keep a
>>>> copy for
>>>> his records and send the return receipt with his/her payment?
>>>
>>> Sure, but it would require hacking the scheme script that implements
>>> the invoice.
>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Richard
>>>
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>>>
>>> -derek
>>
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