Invoices, etc.

[Derek Atkins]

Boris Goldowsky <boris at alum.mit.edu> writes:

> Thanks for the responses.
> 
> On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 11:26  AM, Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> > Boris Goldowsky <boris at alum.mit.edu> writes:
> >
> >> I'm trying to make use of the new invoicing and accounts-payable
> >> features.  A few questions that don't seem to be covered in the help:
> >>
> >>   - Is there any way to put my name, company, address, etc at the top
> >> of each invoice?  As generated they are rather anonymous.
> >
> > File -> Properties -> Business
> 
> I eventually found that.  I'd suggest moving all of that information
> to Preferences, or at least putting a note somewhere in the
> preferences to direct people there, and a note in the business section
> of the documentation.

It was specifically NOT in Preferences, because Preferences are
GLOBAL, wheas this information is specifically tied to the Data File.

Adding a note to the business section of the documentation is a good
idea...  But that would presuppose we HAD documentation.  Care to
help write it? ;)

> It would also be great if the default for the "Thank you for your
> patronage" text was a Preference (so that it would persist across
> sessions rather than always defaulting to that on all new invoices).

Sure.  Care you submit the patch?  If not, file an RFE and someone
will eventually get to it.

> > However there appears to be a bug in GtkHTML in that it doesn't print
> > the name properly.
> 
> My name and address now shows up on the right in the on-screen
> invoice, on the left if I do an HTML export of the invoice, and not at
> all if I try to print or make a PDF.  Bizarre.

Known bug in GtkHTML.

> >>   - Having entered and edited the invoice a few times, now it will no
> >> longer show up in search (I get no results searching either on "Is
> >> Posted?  is   set true"   or "Is Posted?  is not   set true").  Known
> >> bug or am I more likely doing something wrong?
> >
> > Did you, perhaps, click off the "active" button?  Have you tried to
> > search for all invoices?
> 
> yes, that is what happened.  thanks.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the additional info on my questions!

No problem.

> Boris

-derek

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