gnucash-docs maint: Bug 744151 - Remove Top 10 Reasons and outdated What's New
Geert Janssens
gjanssens at code.gnucash.org
Fri Oct 9 09:02:01 EDT 2015
Updated via https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/6aed9719 (commit)
from https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/e8588cb7 (commit)
commit 6aed9719f71fa8f3ec84557bd71782dbb1bf8a15
Author: David T <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
Date: Thu Aug 27 19:23:07 2015 -0400
Bug 744151 - Remove Top 10 Reasons and outdated What's New
diff --git a/guide/C/ch_oview.xml b/guide/C/ch_oview.xml
index 99dc4b3..4654abd 100644
--- a/guide/C/ch_oview.xml
+++ b/guide/C/ch_oview.xml
@@ -295,10 +295,6 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
- <para><application>&app;</application> is available on
- Windows.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
<para>The <application>&app;</application> file format is
incompatible with versions earlier than 2.1.2. Specifically,
scheduled transactions are stored differently. Using version
@@ -327,50 +323,6 @@
for detailed lists of improvements made in this series.</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="oview-featuresnew2">
- <title>What’s New in v2.0</title>
-
- <para><itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><emphasis>Gnome 2.0 (Gtk2)</emphasis></para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> is now using the latest tool-kits from gtk, and
- follows the normal Gnome2 HIG standards.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><emphasis>UTF-8 support</emphasis></para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> now stores and reads each country’s special
- character sets by using UTF-8.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><emphasis>Budget</emphasis></para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> now comes with a budget feature that can help you
- keep your expenses under control.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><emphasis>Import of MT940 files</emphasis></para>
-
- <para>Data files with transactions in MT940 format (as can be
- downloaded from some banks) can now be imported into
- <application>&app;</application>.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para><emphasis>Bug fixes</emphasis></para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> is now more stable and secure than ever before due
- to the long testing phase before we reached 2.0, as well as using
- more stable and mature libraries (gtk2 for instance). Numerous
- corrections has been made in every part of <application>&app;</application>, and too many
- for us to highlight any special area.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist></para>
- </sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="oview-about1">
@@ -406,7 +358,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para><emphasis>Managing Business Finances</emphasis>.</para>
+ <para><emphasis>Managing Business Finances</emphasis></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></para>
@@ -535,120 +487,6 @@
topics.</para>
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="oview-reasons1">
- <title>Top Ten Reasons to Use <application>&app;</application></title>
-
- <para>We’ve already discussed some of the general advantages of using
- <application>&app;</application>. Here are some specific features offered by <application>&app;</application> that may not
- exist in other programs.</para>
-
- <orderedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Simple user interface</para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> is as easy to use as a checkbook register. It’s simpler
- than a paper register, because auto-completion and other entry
- shortcuts not only do work for you, but reduce data entry
- errors.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Easy import</para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> allows you to import data from on-line bank statements
- and software packages using <acronym>QIF</acronym> (<trademark
- class="registered">Quicken</trademark> Interchange Format), <acronym>OFX</acronym> and
- <acronym>HBCI</acronym> files. An easy-to-use <quote>assistant</quote> walks you through
- reviewing resulting changes and actually importing them into
- <application>&app;</application>.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Statement reconciliation</para>
-
- <para>Reconcile monthly statements quickly by entering the statement
- ending balance and checking off transactions. <application>&app;</application> helps you catch
- any discrepancies between your data and statements you receive.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Investment tracking</para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> offers a host of ways to track your investment
- portfolio. Special investment accounts simplify data entry, and
- on-line tools allow you to update prices of your holdings as the
- markets change. Reports complete the picture, allowing you to analyze
- your investment decisions.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Multiple currency support</para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> allows you to track multiple currencies. If you have
- bank accounts, investments or other financial data in different
- currencies, use <application>&app;</application> to monitor them.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Customized reports and graphs</para>
-
- <para>Reports and graphs give you valuable information for filing
- taxes, budgeting, or simply figuring out where your money goes.
- <application>&app;</application> offers a variety of easy-to-use reports and graphs to help
- analyze your financial position. It gives you the freedom to customize
- your own reports to suit your unique needs.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Double entry</para>
-
- <para>To provide complete records, <application>&app;</application> uses the double entry
- method of bookkeeping. Double entry simply means that money doesn’t
- just appear or disappear - an equal amount must come from one location
- and go to another location. By tracking the transaction in both
- locations, <application>&app;</application> will give you detailed reports from the perspective
- of either account.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Sources of help</para>
-
- <para>A <guilabel>Tip of the Day</guilabel> screen gives helpful tips to new users about
- <application>&app;</application> features. Within the program, a searchable Help menu guides
- you to information or connects to the <application>&app;</application> web page for further
- assistance. <application>&app;</application> also has strong, helpful developer and user
- communities who provide help through mailing lists as well as through
- the IRC channel.</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Shortcuts</para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> offers many shortcuts to help you enter data. Type the
- first few characters of a common entry and <application>&app;</application> will automatically
- fill in the rest! You can also use copy, paste and duplicate functions
- to save typing time. Keyboard shortcuts let you quickly choose a menu
- option or to enter numerical data. Many numeric entry fields can act
- as a calculator: enter "92.18+33.26" and watch <application>&app;</application> input the
- corresponding sum for you!</para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Open source</para>
-
- <para><application>&app;</application> doesn’t hide its methods. If you wonder how <application>&app;</application>
- computed a number, you can find it out. In addition, you can set
- preferences that tell <application>&app;</application> how much information to display to you.
- There is no <quote>secret code</quote> used in <application>&app;</application> - it continues
- to be an open-source program.</para>
- </listitem>
- </orderedlist>
-
- <para>These are only a few of the advantages you’ll discover when you
- start using <application>&app;</application> to track your financial information. Now get ready to
- enjoy the benefits of <application>&app;</application> for yourself!</para>
- </sect1>
-
<sect1 id="oview-install1">
<title>Installation</title>
Summary of changes:
guide/C/ch_oview.xml | 164 +--------------------------------------------------
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 163 deletions(-)
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