PATCH: handle "0" amount (was Re: stock thoughts)

[Derek Atkins]

Jon Lapham <lapham at extracta.com.br> writes:

> No problem.  Running fine here.  I updated the investment docs with
> your previously impossible suggestions. :)  I'm not happy with my
> explanation in paragraph 2... if you have any suggestions.

Cool...  I dont have a suggestion..

> http://www.jandr.org/temp/gnucashdocs/invest_sell1.html
> 
> One thing I do not understand.  Take a look at the screenshot on the
> above web page (you may need to refresh your browser's cache).
> 
> There are 2 transactions listed as "Sell stock for profit" derived
> from the same split transaction.  No problem, I get that.  The first
> one (with the closed split in the screenshot) has a Tot Sell of
> 3000. Great, I see where that comes from.  But, what does the Tot Sell
> of 100 for the second part (top line of the opened split in the
> screenshot) of the split come from?

Hmm, good question...  I'll look into that.  I suspect this is an
artifact of the default split-price being "1", but I'll have to look
into it.

> Also, what does the "1" mean on the last line of the split?  In the
> "share price" column.

The "1" is the "default share price" for an empty split.  You'll
notice that you always get a '1' in the price column on the "blank
split".

-derek

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