Printing report

[Wm]

On 12/04/2017 08:21, Geert Janssens wrote:
> On woensdag 12 april 2017 09:55:20 CEST Pedro Albuquerque wrote:
>> This is probably off topic and I haven't had the time to even try, but I
>> intend to do so when on vacations.
>>
> I'm certainly interested in the result of such an experiment.
> 
>> Gnucash uses XML for data keeping. Maybe we can use Jasper Reports to
>> enhance GnuCash capabilities.
> 
> Perhaps. I agree html is not necessarily the best option and I'm interested in 
> alternatives.
> 
> A few remarks and questions that pop up immediately:
> 
> 1. In the longer term we expect gnucash to exclusively use sql for data 
> storage, reducing the role of xml to an import/export format. I don't know if 
> Jasper Reports also works with sql.
> 
> 2. How easy or hard would it be for ordinary users to create totally new 
> reports ? In our current implementation basic knowledge of the scheme 
> programming language is required. This is a high barrier for most users and I 
> would want any alternative to make this easier.
> 
> 3. How deep can it integrat in gnucash ? For example current reports can have 
> links that allow users to jump to a register, an invoice, another report,...
> 
> 4. How well does it do graphs (dynamic sizing, interaction like displaying 
> details when hovering a part,...)
> 
> 5. What's needed for printing/exporting ?

If you search the list archives Gregory Gincley has / had some Jasper
reports that worked with GnuCash.  I tried them out and they worked but
weren't the sort of thing I kept up with.  I'd be very surprised if most
users would want the overhead.

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Wm