reconcile dialog date

[Mark Johnson]

Derek Atkins wrote:

> Quoting don Paolo Benvenuto <paolobenve at gmail.com>:
>
>> Guys, I've just reported a request for a correction of the date
>> presented in the reconcile dialog:
>>
>> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=343527
>>
>> I think my proposal is logic: I propose to simply have in that dialog
>> the current date.
>>
>> Why does it put a date calculated according to the previous
>> reconciliations?
>
>
> Because it takes time for the Bank Statement to arrive via the mail, and
> the reconciliation is based on the Bank Statement.  My Bank Statement is
> dated e.g. May 31st, but I dont get it until June 7th.  When I reconcile,
> I want to reconcile as of May 31st, not on June 10th when I finally get
> around to processing the mail.
>
> -derek
>
Agreed.  It's more often correct now than under this proposal.

Mark