Email Invoices

[Derek Atkins]

linas at linas.org (Linas Vepstas) writes:

>> The subject line can be hard-coded into a preference.  The cover
>
> well, that woul'd rather suck, now wouldn't it? 

Honestly I think it would suffice for a large number of users, so, no
I don't think that would suck.  Besides, it's just a default.

>> letter, IMHO, can again be a short text as a preference..  "Here is
>> your invoice from <business name> as of <invoice date>".  The email
>> address is already stored in the customer information.
>
> We must be talking about two different things.  My Cover letters
> say things like, "Hi Joe, this is what I was telling you about over the
> phone, and the details are half way down, talk to you later, bye".
>
> You're talking about form letters, and for that, I suppose that's great.

We're clearly talking about different things -- I'm talking about...
TADA.... EMAILING INVOICES!  It's what this thread is about.  This
thread is NOT about "emailing random gnucash reports".  Just look at
the subject.

When I email an invoice to a client I usually don't put much of a
cover letter on.  Sometimes I'll put a "here's the invoice for this
month" in it.  It's not rocket science, and frankly if you read the
thread this is all that was being requested: emailing invoices to
customers.

> But *none* of my interesting gnucash reports are "invoices", 
> none have "customers" associated with them.  I usually just
> email snippets out of the register reports.  So solving the 
> problem narrowly for business invoices just leaves me cold;
> its a broader problem than that.

Then we're clearly talking about different things.  Yes, this leaves
you cold.  Eit.  Sorry.  This feature isn't for you.

Emailing invoices is a simple problem..  Emailing reports in general
is a HARD problem.  A number of people have asked for the simple
problem to be solved.  So, let's solve it (especially since it really
isn't that hard!).  If you want to solve the harder problem, great.
If not, that's fine with me, too.

> --linas

-derek

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