Check printing

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Simon Roberts <thorpflyer at yahoo.com>:

> I want to print my own checks (cheques). Unfortunately, when I try
> this, the basic configuration of gnucash appears to be ready to "fill
> in" a check, rather than actually print the whole thing. I need to
> print the whole check, all the information: account number, bank
> address and details, route code, check number, the various lines, the
> text "Pay to the order of" and so forth. Basicly I buy totally blank
> check forms, and magnetic ink, and the rest is my own problem.
>
> Can I do this, and if it's not supported in the software, can I expect
> to make it happen somehow? (I'm a programmer, but I really don't have
> all that much time to invest in this, sadly).

No, gnucash does not do this currently.
You might be able to do it as a programmer.  Take a look at print-check.scm,
print-check.c, and print-check.glade (filenames might be different)...

I'll note that the whole check-printing infrastructure probably needs a
re-write...

> Cheers,
> Simon

-derek

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