bugs + wishlist

[Derek Atkins]

Christian Stimming <stimming at tuhh.de> writes:

> You are referring to the balance numbers in the "account hierarchy"
> window, right? In that case we agree - yes, there is no on-the-fly
> currency conversion implemented in that view of your accounts. Instead,
> only one currency is shown and the others ignored. The on-the-fly
> currency conversion *is* implemented in the "Balance sheet" and "Account
> Summary" reports, though, including various different options about how
> to calculate the actual exchange rates. (Yes, there are indeed multiple
> ways to do this; it is definitly a non-trivial operation.) So the
> currently proposed workaround for your request is that you open one of
> these reports, set the options so that they show what you want, and
> leave this report window open forever.

Actually, if you enable the "total in report currency" column you CAN
get what you want, even in 1.8 and 2.0.

>>   I recommend removing this toolbar information in the
>> first place; a well-written Report is more useful.
>
> It is up to any user whether the toolbar should be shown or not. In
> fact, I haven't ever used it, probably for similar reasons as you, but
> for some other users it might be useful, so it's still there.

Indeed, you can turn off the toolbar in your Preferences.

-derek
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