[GNC-dev] [GNC] feature request, select all on reconcille

[Christopher Lam]

I believe it'll be gnc-window-reconcile-ui.xml in gnucash/ui but no idea
how to modify it either. Not a glade file.

On 20 May 2018 at 08:46, Dennis Powless <claven123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, yes it would seem glade is much, much easier.  However, I was not able
> to open window-reconcile.c in glade, am I missing something?  I thought
> that was a gtk output? I'll look over some of the gnucash pages,
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Development_Process for background to get up
> to speed.  Forgive me if I'm asking obvious questions, but i'll come along
> with some coaching (or directing to documentation).
>
> Are there any other specific prerequisites I need to learn?
>
> I'll have to sign up for GIT and learn about that too.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 4:05 PM, Geert Janssens <
> geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
> wrote:
>
> > Op zaterdag 19 mei 2018 21:17:56 CEST schreef Dennis Powless:
> > > I've looked over window-reconcile.c and see the section on the menus.
> > >
> > > Odd question, how do I actually learn how to do this.  I've read up on
> > gtk,
> > > glade and see in the code where the menu items are coded.
> > >
> > > Do I edit the actual file via gedit (geany) or do I use glade?  I'm
> sure
> > I
> > > can learn the language to edit the file, but is there another easier
> way,
> > > seems glade would be this?
> >
> > The easiest way to alter glade files is to use the glade tool indeed. The
> > downside of this tool it that its changes are fairly noisy which makes
> > diffs
> > hard to decipher. But that something we have to live with.
> >
> > >
> > > Do you think the 'select all' should be a menu item in a drop down (say
> > the
> > > reconcile top level menu?) or on the menu bar as a stand alone button?
> > >
> > I would prefer to add it to the reconcile top level menu.
> >
> > > Maybe point me in the correct location to discuss this?
> >
> > The proper channel to discuss this is the gnucash-devel mailing list. I
> > have
> > redirected my reply there. You can follow up on that list.
> >
> > > I know it's a
> > > steep learning curve, but I do have some experience with doing code,
> just
> > > not this language.
> > >
> > > I want to help out with this project and feel I can do some things to
> > help
> > > out once I figure some of it out.
> >
> > That's appreciated. We can always use some help.
> >
> > If you manage to get a working change, please create a git pull request
> on
> > the
> > maint branch. You may want to read our wiki pages on git and development
> > process for more background as well.
> >
> > Good luck and have fun!
> >
> > Geert
> >
> >
> >
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