Question on modifing User Guide

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Tue Apr 11 08:46:19 EDT 2006


Chris Lyttle <chris at wilddev.net> writes:

>> 1) There appears to be inconsistencies in screen names and enter forms
>> using "commodity" and "security".  Working through creating new security
>> account (Guide 8.4.2) brings up a screen (New Account) to select
>> commodity, then a screen labeled "Select Security", then a screen "New
>> Commodity".
>>
> This should probably be submitted as a bug to be fixed before release 
> with more appropriate names.

Note that these kinds of bugs should be filed /SOON/ because as
soon as we hit string freeze (in the next week or three) there
are no string changes at all until well after 2.0 is released.

>> Should these terms be combined "Commodity/Security", defined, or
>> ignored?  Do you really track Commodities as "Corn, Wheat, ...)?
>>
>> 2) What is the proper term for the "mark" next to the account name that
>> signifies that there are sub-accounts present?
>>
>>
> I usually just refer to this as a '+' or plus symbol in the docs.

Except it's a triangle, now -- or at least it's themable.

> Chris

-derek

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