First draft of overview chapter

[Bengt Thuree]

Still waiting for more "Whats new in 2.0" stuff... :)

A small diff of the txt versions, and I have included the txt version
for 2.0


> $ diff /tmp/ch_oview_1.8.txt /tmp/ch_oview_2.0.txt
> 13c13
> <     What's New in v1.8
> ---
> >     What's New in v2.0
> 45,51c45,50
> < GnuCash has been designed from the ground up to be easy to use. Within a matter
> < of minutes you will be able to enter your personal finance information and
> < generate color graphs that represent your financial status. If you can use the
> < register in the back of your checkbook - you can use GnuCash! Type directly
> < into the register, tab between fields, and use quick-fill to automatically
> < complete transactions. The interface is customizable from within the
> < application itself.
> ---
> > Within a matter of minutes you will be able to enter your personal finance
> > information and generate color graphs that represent your financial status. If
> > you can use the register in the back of your checkbook - you can use GnuCash!
> > Type directly into the register, tab between fields, and use quick-fill to
> > automatically complete transactions. The interface is customizable from within
> > the application itself.
> 62,64c61,63
> <     especially useful, as one of the following export methods is supported by
> <     most banks. You will spend less time entering data and more time analyzing
> <     results.
> ---
> >     especially useful, as most banks and credit card companies support one of
> >     the following import methods. You will spend less time entering data and
> >     more time analyzing results.
> 84,87c83,86
> <   ● Scheduled Transactions: GnuCash can automatically create and enter, or
> <     remind you of scheduled or recurring transactions. When you are reminded of
> <     scheduled transactions, you can enter or postpone them. Recurring
> <     transactions can be configured to stop after a certain period.
> ---
> >   ● Scheduled Transactions: GnuCash now has the ability to automatically create
> >     and enter transactions, or remind you when these transactions are due,
> >     giving you the choice of entering, postponing or removing the automated
> >     transaction.
> 97c96
> <     systems (and platforms) for GnuCash v1.8.x is: GNU/Linux (x86, Sparc, PPC),
> ---
> >     systems (and platforms) for GnuCash v2.0.x is: GNU/Linux (x86, Sparc, PPC),
> 148,149d146
> <   ● Payroll: GnuCash can track company payroll.
> <
> 159,162c156,159
> <   ● Double Entry: When enabled, every transaction must debit one account and
> <     credit others by an equal amount. This ensures the "books balance" - that
> <     the difference between income and expense exactly equals the sum of all
> <     bank, cash, stock and other assets.
> ---
> >   ● Double Entry: Every transaction must debit one account and credit others by
> >     an equal amount. This ensures the "books balance" - that the difference
> >     between income and expense exactly equals the sum of all bank, cash, stock
> >     and other assets.
> 180c177,182
> < What's New in v1.8
> ---
> > What's New in v2.0
> >
> >   ● Gnome 2.0 (Gtk2)
> >
> >     GnuCash is now using the latest toolkits from gtk, and follows the normal
> >     Gnome2 HIG standards.
> 182c184
> <   ● Scheduled Transactions
> ---
> >   ● UTF-8 support
> 184,186c186,187
> <     GnuCash now has the ability to automatically create and enter transactions,
> <     remind you when these transactions are due, giving you the choice of
> <     entering, postponing or removing the automated transaction.
> ---
> >     GnuCash now stores and reads each country's special character sets by using
> >     UTF-8.
> 188c189
> <   ● Mortgage and Loan Repayment Druid
> ---
> >   ● Budget
> 190c191,192
> <     Used to setup a variable payment loan scheduled transaction.
> ---
> >     GnuCash now comes with a budget feature that can help you keep your
> >     expenses under control.
> 192c194
> <   ● Small Business Accounting Features
> ---
> >   ● Import of MT940 files
> 194,195c196,197
> <     GnuCash can now track Customers and Vendors, Invoicing and Bill Payment,
> <     and can use different Tax and Billing Terms in a small business.
> ---
> >     Data files with transactions in MT940 format (as can be downloaded from
> >     some banks) can now be imported into GnuCash.
> 197,199c199
> <   ● Open Financial Exchange (OFX): GnuCash is the first free software
> <     application to support the Open Financial Exchange protocol. Many financial
> <     institutions are beginning to support this format.
> ---
> >   ● Bug fixes
> 201,204c201,204
> <   ● Home Banking Computer Interface (HBCI): GnuCash is the first free software
> <     application to support the German Home Banking Computer Interface protocol.
> <     The protocol includes statement download, initiates bank transfers, and
> <     makes direct debits possible.
> ---
> >     GnuCash 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 GnuCash, and too many for us to highlight any special area.
> 362,364c362,364
> <     number, you can easily find it out. In addition, you can set preferences
> <     that tell GnuCash how much information to display to you. There is no
> <     “secret code” used in GnuCash - it continues to be an open-source program.
> ---
> >     number, you can find it out. In addition, you can set preferences that tell
> >     GnuCash how much information to display to you. There is no “secret code”
> >     used in GnuCash - it continues to be an open-source program.
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