gnucash-docs maint: Credit does NOT decrease equity accounts

[Frank H. Ellenberger]

Updated	 via  https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/a561ae6c (commit)
	from  https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/08684228 (commit)



commit a561ae6cc51d46461dcc028205df2cd40a97ece6
Author: Frank H. Ellenberger <frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Aug 20 10:32:21 2014 +0200

    Credit does NOT decrease equity accounts
    
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debits_and_credits#Aspects_of_transactions
    
    Improve explanation

diff --git a/guide/C/ch_basics.xml b/guide/C/ch_basics.xml
index d9e3a43..fc614d5 100644
--- a/guide/C/ch_basics.xml
+++ b/guide/C/ch_basics.xml
@@ -184,8 +184,10 @@
         <para>Common use of the words <emphasis>debit</emphasis> and <emphasis>credit</emphasis> 
         does not match how accountants use these words. In common use, 
         <emphasis>credit</emphasis> generally has positive associations; in accounting,
-        <emphasis>credit</emphasis> is associated with decreases in asset,
-        expense and equity accounts.</para>
+        <emphasis>credit</emphasis> means <emphasis>affecting the right side of an account</emphasis>
+        and is associated with decreases in asset and expense,
+        but increases of income, liability and equity accounts.</para>
+        <para>For more details see <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debits_and_credits"></ulink>.</para>
       </warning>
 
     </sect2>



Summary of changes:
 guide/C/ch_basics.xml | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)