Bug 687290

[David Carlson]

On 11/5/2012 11:03 PM, David T. wrote:
> Thanks for the input. My comment on the bug reinforces your ideas
> presented here. Although I would put the chapter on Transactions
> first, simply because understanding that is fundamental to all the
> rest. Budgets and Multiple Currencies would go after, since they are
> optional for many users.
>
> Restructuring as you suggest would, I believe, require a more
> substantial framework. I would want that framework to be more clearly
> delineated in the overall document structure, so that readers would
> see that the chapters are definitely using the equation as their
> overarching structure. I'm not sure how that would most effectively be
> achieved. Would we create new top-level chapters, and embed the
> existing chapters in these new chapters? That might be the best.
>
> Perhaps we would end up with a chapter structure like this:
>
> 1. Overview
> 2. The Basics
> 2.1 Accounts
> 2.2 Transactions
> 3. Asset Accounts
> 3.1 Checking Accounts
> 3.2 Investments
> 3.3 Other Assets
> 4. Liability Accounts
> 4.1 Credit Cards
> 4.2 Loans
> 4.3 Other Liabilities [to parallel 3.3]
> 5. Equity Accounts
> [mumble]
> 6. Income Accounts
> 6.1 [mumble]
> 6.2 Capital Gains
> 6.3 Other Income Accounts
> 7. Expense Accounts
> [mumble]
> 8. Multiple Currencies
> 9. Budgets
> 10. Business Features
> 10.1 A/R
> 10.2 A/P
> 10.3 Payroll
> 11. Extending Gnucash
> 11.1 Custom Reports
> 11.2 Python Extensions
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* David Carlson <carlson.dl at sbcglobal.net>
> *To:* gnucash-devel at gnucash.org
> *Sent:* Sunday, November 4, 2012 10:12 AM
> *Subject:* Re: Bug 687290
>
> On 10/31/2012 4:40 PM, David T. wrote:
> > I have just put an initial draft chapter for the Tutorial on
> Bugzilla in the referenced bug, to cover expense accounts.
> >
> > I welcome suggestions for correction!
> >
> > David
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> I have added a couple of comments to bug 697290.
>
> These are my thoughts.  I think that expenses do deserve an entire
> chapter.  However, I would structure existing chapters five through
> nine, sixteen and expenses to fit into the framework suggested  by
> chapter two's reference to the five basic account types.  This would
> mean that chapters on asset account topics (Checkbook, Investments and
> Other Assets) be grouped together, liability account topics (Credit
> Cards and Loans) together, Income (Capital Gains) as a unit and Expenses
> as a unit.  Transactions, Budgets and Multiple Currencies apply to all
> account types, and should be after the account type sections.
>
> Business topics should be separate as they are now.
>
> David C
>
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>
I like your new proposal.  Does anyone else want to give input?

David C
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