Fast receipt entry into gnuCash

[Bob Brush]

Some of the barcode standards allow special characters to be embedded, so you might could make a workflow table with barcodes to step through, auto fill should make short work of repetitive entries.

It does look like the program might need a bit of working over as I don't see shortcuts to open a certain register and enter a new transaction, but it might be there and hidden..

If you are using Linux the following programs might help, I had to unpost and repost 300 bills one time.. 

xvkbd
xkbevd
xdotool
xautomation
wmctrl


> On Jun 22, 2015, at 4:14 PM, dave <dboland9 at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 
> Ok, I admit I'm a little lazy, and that I have three months of receipts to
> enter.  But hey, who has not been there?  I was thinking, it would be great
> if there was a really fast way to enter recipts into gnuCash (this is a very
> boring task).  Then it hit me - QR codes.  Here is how my idea would work:
> 
> 1. You go to the store an purchase something.  You get a receipt, and the
> receipt has a QR code at the bottom that contains the store name and
> location, the date of purchase, the amount, and mayment method.
> 
> 2. Accumulate a few weeks of receipts (like most of us do).
> 
> 3. Start gnuCash, then grap a QR code reader of some sort.  Scan the code,
> and gnuCash pops up a screen to enter the account(s), hit Eneter, next receipt.
> 
> Cool - right?
> 
> Of course we would need the cooperation of our friends from Intuit,
> retailers, and perhaps some sort of standards org.  Oh, and the gnuCash
> developers/community.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Dave,
> 
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