GnuCash for Android with double entry accounting

Ngewi Fet ngewif at gmail.com
Tue Jan 8 03:23:30 EST 2013


Any thoughts?


On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 7:46 PM, Ngewi Fet <ngewif at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I have been working on supporting double entry accounting on GnuCash for
> Android for some time now.
>
> I would be grateful if you can beta test the new functionality and send me
> your thoughts on my interpretation and implementation of double entry
> accounting.
>
> The app is properly signed and should install cleanly over any installed
> versions from the Play store. (see attachment)
> *
> *WARNING*: Make sure to back up your data before installing the app. If
> you have critical data, do not install the beta version.*
>
> For those who compile the GnuCash app themselves, there is a new branch on
> GitHub <https://github.com/codinguser/GnucashMobile> named
>  "feature/double_entry" from which the beta version has been built. You can
> check it out and compile yourself.
>
> *In order to activate double entry accounting, go to Settings ->
> Transactions -> Activate Double Entry*
>
> When creating a new transaction, the option to select a double account
> will be given. The feature is off by default because I feel the majority of
> users who install the app will not need it, and those who do can find it.
>
> OFX exports have also been modified to include double entry account
> information. Let me know how the import of the OFX to GnuCash for desktop
> works for you.
>
> There are also many other small features which have been tweaked, but the
> focus is on double entry accounting for now.
>
> Looking forward to your feedback. Thanks.
>
> Cheers,
> Ngewi
>


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