r20084 - gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C - guide: Remove superfluous sections from Multiple Currencies chapter

[Yawar Amin]

Author: yawaramin
Date: 2011-01-12 22:49:16 -0500 (Wed, 12 Jan 2011)
New Revision: 20084
Trac: http://svn.gnucash.org/trac/changeset/20084

Modified:
   gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_currency.xml
Log:
guide: Remove superfluous sections from Multiple Currencies chapter

Remove sections on international preferences and currency support, and
absorb them into earlier introduction and account setup sections.

Modified: gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_currency.xml
===================================================================
--- gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_currency.xml	2011-01-13 02:47:29 UTC (rev 20083)
+++ gnucash-docs/trunk/guide/C/ch_currency.xml	2011-01-13 03:49:16 UTC (rev 20084)
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
   <sect1 id="currency_concepts1">
     <title>Basic Concepts</title>
 
-    <para><application>&app;</application> supports the use of multiple currencies in different
-    accounts. For example, you can have a bank account setup in Euros, and
+    <para><application>&app;</application> supports over a hundred currencies, from the Andorran Franc
+    to the Zimbabwe Dollar. For example, you can have a bank account setup in Euros, and
     another using Hong Kong Dollars.</para>
 
-    <para>Some of the issues which arise when using multiple currencies is how
+    <para>Some of the issues which arise when using multiple currencies are, how
     do you transfer funds between accounts with different currencies? How do
     you calculate the overall value when you have mixed currency accounts? How
     do reports deal with mixed currencies?</para>
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@
     You should set this parameter correctly, as it will save you much time when building
     your account structure.</para>
 
+    <para>Similarly, <application>&app;</application> offers an option to
+    set your preferred currency for displaying reports (like the balance
+    sheet and income statement). The option is called <guilabel>Default
+    Report Currency</guilabel>, and is in the <guilabel>Reports</guilabel>
+    tab of the <guilabel>GnuCash Preferences</guilabel> screen.
+    You&rsquo;ll want to set both options when you start using
+    <application>&app;</application> because if (for example) your accounts
+    are all in Canadian Dollars but the generated reports are all in US
+    Dollars, the reports will just say that there is <quote>no
+    data/transactions (or only zeroes) for the selected time
+    period</quote>.</para>
+
     <para>When you create a new account, you have the option to define the
     commodity. For currency accounts, you can specify any one of the hundreds
     of currencies supported by <application>&app;</application> by simply selecting it from the
@@ -125,46 +137,6 @@
     down</guibutton> and select <quote>Total(USD)</quote>.</para>
   </sect1>
 
-  <sect1 id="currency_support1">
-    <title><application>&app;</application> Currency Support</title>
-
-    <para><application>&app;</application> supports over a hundred currencies, from the Andorran Franc
-    to the Zimbabwe Dollar. You will also find supports for some lesser
-    popular currencies like the US Dollar, Canadian Dollar, European Euro, and
-    British Pound.</para>
-  </sect1>
-
-  <sect1 id="currency_prefs1">
-    <title>Setting International Preferences</title>
-
-    <para><application>&app;</application> allows you to specify the following international related
-    preferences</para>
-
-    <itemizedlist>
-      <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Default Currency</guilabel> for accounts in the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> tab 
-        under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
-        (<menuchoice><guimenu>Gnucash</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> on Mac OS X)</para>
-      </listitem>
-
-      <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Default Report Currency</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Reports</guilabel> tab 
-        under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
-        (<menuchoice><guimenu>Gnucash</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> on Mac OS X)</para>
-      </listitem>
-
-      <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Time Format</guilabel> and <guilabel>Date Format</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Date/Time</guilabel> tab 
-        under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
-        (<menuchoice><guimenu>Gnucash</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice> on Mac OS X)</para>
-      </listitem>
-
-    </itemizedlist>
-
-    <para>For a full explanation of the International preferences available,
-    see the <application>&app;</application> Help Manual.</para>
-  </sect1>
-
   <sect1 id="currency_howto1">
     <title>Recording/Updating Currency Exchange (How-To)</title>