gnucash-docs maint: Bug 744151 - Remove Top 10 Reasons and outdated What's New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    Bug 744151 - Remove Top 10 Reasons and outdated What's New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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