QIF doc pages

[Charles Day]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Ian Lewis <ianmlewis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yah, but you might want to test #6 anyway since you are technically never
> guaranteed to be able to read from the gconf database. Techically programs
> should work with their default values even if gconf decides to fail on every
> lookup.
>

How can I make the gconf lookup fail so I can test #6? Right now it is
always succeeding, even if I blow away my .gconf directory.  -Charles


> 2008/2/26, Charles Day <cedayiv at gmail.com>:
>
> > On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Quoting Charles Day <cedayiv at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at mit.edu>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Yeah, I thought they should be shown by default..  Are you sure
> > > >> that you're picking up the default schema settings?
> > > >>
> > >
> > > >
> > > > The option to turn on/off QIF doc pages doesn't seem to be part of
> > > the
> > > > default schema settings. I guess I should put together one of those
> > > > "schemas" directories for the QIF importer, right?  Alternatively,
> > > we could
> > > > just change the sense of the setting to "Hide documentation" rather
> > > than
> > > > "Show documentation" so that doc pages are on by default, even if
> > > you blow
> > > > away your .gconf settings.
> > >
> >
> > I've gone the schema route, and although I know nothing about gconf or
> > automake except what I skimmed today, by some miracle it seems to have
> > worked. Here's what I did, so tell me if this sounds right:
> > 1. Created a new "schemas" directory under qif-import (I copied the one
> > in import-generic)
> > 2. Rename "apps_gnucash_import_generic_matcher.schemas.in" to
> > "apps_gnucash_import_qif.schemas.in" and adjust its content.
> > 3. Edit Makefile.am in the new schemas directory and replace
> > "apps_gnucash_import_generic_matcher.schemas.in" with
> > "apps_gnucash_import_qif.schemas.in"
> > 4. Edit Makefile.am in the qif-import directory and add "schemas" as a
> > subdirectory (SUBDIRS).
> > 5. Edit configure.in and add a line for
> > "src/import-export/qif-import/schemas/Makefile"
> > 6. Add error checking to druid-qif-import.c so that doc pages are turned
> > on by default if the gconf lookup fails.
> > 7. Build and test gnucash from scratch.
> >
> > Does the above sound like everything I need to do? It seems to work -
> > and not by getting defaulted from #6.
> >
> > I notice that the Makefile.in files got rebuilt at some point... but
> > "svn status" doesn't reflect that. Is SVN ignoring Makefile.indifferences on purpose? Would I need to include the new
> > Makefile.in in the new schemas directory as part of my "svn commit"?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Charles
> >
> >
> > >  >
> > > > Any opinion?
> > >
> > > That would work...
> > >
> > > > -Charles
> > >
> > > -derek
> > >
> > > >
> > > >> -derek
> > > >>
> > > >> "Ian Lewis" <ianmlewis at gmail.com> writes:
> > > >>
> > > >> > Charles,
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Oh shoot. I was under the impression that they were shown by
> > > default. I
> > > >> > definitely agree with this. There is no point if they are not
> > > shown by
> > > >> > default. On a side note, perhaps we should have a check box in
> > > the druid
> > > >> > that allows users to turn them off from the druid itself (like on
> > > the
> > > >> apply
> > > >> > page)? The check box is in the preferences and I might not have
> > > known
> > > >> about
> > > >> > it if I hadn't done development on the QIF druid.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > As far as how to do it, I would imagine you would have to do
> > > something
> > > >> along
> > > >> > the lines of editing a default schema somewhere in the source
> > > tree but I
> > > >> > couldn't tell you for sure as the code isn't in front of me atm.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Ian
> > > >> >
> > > >> > 2008/2/23, Charles Day <cedayiv at gmail.com>:
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> The QIF importer druid has "doc pages" that benefit new users by
> > > >> >> explaining
> > > >> >> the import process a step at a time, as the user makes his way
> > > through
> > > >> the
> > > >> >> druid. I think that new users would really benefit if these
> > > pages were
> > > >> >> shown
> > > >> >> by default (I certainly would have). However, GnuCash currently
> > > hides
> > > >> >> these
> > > >> >> pages by default.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Do you agree that these pages should be shown by default, and if
> > > so,
> > > >> how
> > > >> >> do
> > > >> >> I make this happen? The setting is controlled via gconf, so
> > > would I
> > > >> have
> > > >> >> to
> > > >> >> add one of those gconf schemas perhaps?
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> Cheers,
> > > >> >> Charles
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> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> --
> > > >>       Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > > >>       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >        Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > >       Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board  (SIPB)
> > >       URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/    PP-ASEL-IA     N1NWH
> > >       warlord at MIT.EDU                        PGP key available
> > >
> > >
> >
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