r20029 - gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C - Changed "Portfoloio View" to "Commodity View". A "portfolio" is a

John Ralls jralls at code.gnucash.org
Tue Jan 4 13:24:40 EST 2011


Author: jralls
Date: 2011-01-04 13:24:40 -0500 (Tue, 04 Jan 2011)
New Revision: 20029
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/20029

Modified:
   gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml
Log:
Changed "Portfoloio View" to "Commodity View". A "portfolio" is a 
collection of investments, not a single investment. The register view in 
question applies to a single investment, and is used for all 
non-monetary commodities.



Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml	2011-01-04 06:47:00 UTC (rev 20028)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_invest.xml	2011-01-04 18:24:40 UTC (rev 20029)
@@ -771,10 +771,9 @@
 
       <para>Open the account register window for this AMZN stock account
       (double click on it). Here you see the <emphasis
-      role="strong">Portfolio</emphasis> view. This gives you an overview of
-      your stock portfolio including the number of shares bought and sold.
-      Obviously, we have not bought or sold any stocks yet, so the Portfolio
-      view should not contain any transactions.</para>
+      role="strong">Commodity</emphasis> view. This gives you an overview of
+      the transactions in this commodity including the number of units (shares for a stock or mutual fund) bought or sold, the net price per unit, and the total amount.
+      Obviously, we have not bought or sold any shares of AMZN yet, so the register should not contain any transactions.</para>
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
 
@@ -791,7 +790,7 @@
       100), and Price (eg: $20). You do not need to fill in the
       <guilabel>Buy</guilabel> column, as it will be calculated for you. This example 
       assumed there was no commission on this transaction to simplify the example. Your
-      AMZN Portfolio view should now appear like this:</para>
+      AMZN Commodity view should now appear like this:</para>
 
       <screenshot id="invest-setup-portfolio1">
         <mediaobject>
@@ -836,7 +835,7 @@
       <quote>Expense:Commission</quote> and fill in Buy ($100).
       The third line will be to transfer from <emphasis>Assets:Bank ABC:Saving</emphasis>,
       $5100 to balance the transaction.
-      Your IBM Portfolio view should now appear like this:</para>
+      Your IBM Commodity view should now appear like this:</para>
 
       <screenshot id="invest-setup-portfolio2">
         <mediaobject>



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