Problem with generating reports

[Michael T. Garrison Stuber]

I confess I have no idea how to do this in Scheme or whether the API even 
supports it, but would it be possible for the "No transactions" message to 
include a button.  Imagine:

No transactions were found that match the given time interval and
account selection.

+-----------------------------------------+
|Click here to change your report criteria|
+-----------------------------------------+

I realize that "Click Here" is considered really bad form on web pages, but 
if we're going for usability for the average user it might be appropriate. 
Another possibility would be to simply change the text:

No transactions were found that match the given time interval and
account selection.  To change the report criteria click the options button.

This would be less work, but it would require the user to go hunting for a 
button, rather than just being able to click on one.


--On Saturday, January 05, 2002 12:25:07 PM -0600 Linas Vepstas 
<linas@linas.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 03:03:27PM -0800, Dave Peticolas was heard to
> remark:
>> On Fri, 2002-01-04 at 14:56, Robert E. Harvey, M.D. wrote:
>> > I'm running into a wall trying to print a transaction report on any of
> ...
>
>> > I'm never given the opportunity to define the time interval and
>> > account.  Where is the tool that enables me to define these parameters?
>>
>> Click on the 'Options' button to change reporting options,
>> including selecting the accounts you want to use.
>
> Maybe we should find some way of making this 'more obvious'?  I can
> say that even when I run a report, I stop and scratch my head and think
> "gee, how do I change the report ... oh yeah, click on the button bar,
> lesse, which button is it ... I think its 'options' not sure ...".
> For such an important feature, it doesn't pop out at you ....
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
> --linas
>
>
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