Any prognosis for when 2.4 is due?

[Phil Longstaff]

On Fri, 2010-01-01 at 09:28 +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> 在 2009-12-30三的 14:00 -0500，Phil Longstaff写道：
> > 2.4 will support SQL to an sqlite3 db file, or a local or remote mysql
> > or postgresql db.
> > As far as target date goes...  I hope to resolve webkit/windows within
> > the next 2 weeks
> 
> Besides these technical improvements (sorry I cannot tell if they are
> "improvments" or just "change", but from the reaction they seems like
> improvements), are there any improvements that novince user like me can
> see?
> 
> What I mean is, I used gnucash for a few years for my small business. I
> never have any complaint about how fast it deals with a transaction, or
> does it display HTML in a way nice enough. What I want to see as
> improvement are, small issues here and there. Name a few examples:
> 
>      I. Incomplete documents. Although this list is the most nice to
>         novinces like me, but statistic shows the chance people read
>         document is much higher than the chance they write to ask in a
>         mailing list. In fact I even know many accountant who are
>         incapable of writing a decent description of the software
>         problem they are facing, even though they are proved capable of
>         the tasks at their hands. Such user would not do anything (even
>         not to google) beyond reading manual. Things might be different
>         outside of China though.
>     II. Small user interface improvements. e.g. copying multi-line to
>         invoice item creates interesting and strange behavior. and like
>         I just asked yesterday, rename account pages is not in the right
>         click menu of account page names etc etc. I can think of a dozen
>         or two such small user interface issues. Just to name another
>         more, when I search by using Business -> Customer -> Find
>         invoices, I really want to find invoices, and am a bit worried
>         when I found bills too, can this be changed to user expectation?
>         Now I am used to this but worry other humble people like me
>         still gets confused.
>    III. To make it smarter to deal with humble user like me. e.g. limit
>         the type of accounts I can set Tax Table Account to, so that I
>         do not make stupid mistakes that can be easily prevented.
>     IV. Integration with more online or web based accounting system that
>         makes it easier to reconcile.
>      V. Can I want more? Then I would love a duplicated invoice finder
>         and an invoice reminder for coming invoices for the next thing
>         expect to come, e.g. I charge my customer on web service once a
>         year and want to be reminded to issue next year's invoice.
> 
> I am not sure if any of these things I want to have can become reality
> if we switch backend or engine etc, but think be bold and throw in some
> suggestions might help.
> 

I don't use gnucash for business, but do see the db and webkit as useful
for the changes I want to make.  Webkit supports javascript, so we can
make the reports much more interactive (e.g. budget report with
horizontal/vertical scrolling with account names/column labels fixed),
ability to expand/contract areas, ...

We would need a developer who wants to take on some of these other
changes for them to get into gnucash.

Phil