[Eric Hanchrow <offby1@blarg.net>] Re: date stuff in gnucash

[James LewisMoss]

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Just making sure all comments get back to the list.


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>>>>> "James" == James LewisMoss <dres@phoenixdsl.com> writes:

    James> True.  I'm not entirely happy about the naming, but it's
    James> the best I've come up with.

Don't say "relative date"; instead say something that *doesn't use the
word "date"*.  Like "timespan".

Instead of "abstract date" you might say "date pattern".
 
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