check printing DATE witout mm/dd/yyyy

[warlord at MIT.EDU]

Sure!  Send in the new format.  Is it a GtkPrint or GnomePrint format?

-derek

Quoting Terry <fastsnip-bcard at yahoo.com>:

>
> Done. That works beautifully.
>
> Have the check format file working for the VersaCheck Form 3001. The
> following is printed on the bottom of the check sheet:
>
> "VersaCheck Form 3001 Classic"
>
> The check sheet is totally blank when purchased. You need the VersaCheck
> s/w to print blank checks for use with gnucash. I received Versaheck
> free with a scanner years back and use it simply to print about 10 or 20
> blank check sheets at a time.
>
> Funny, for years I had to hand write all checks, then progressed to a
> typewriter (saved handwriting recognition errors), then learned to print
> wallet checks on the computer, then saved money by buying the VersaCheck
> blank sheets (a LOT cheaper than the wallet checks from the banks), then
> the banks went online and I got free online bill paying. Now I write
> maybe 3, max 4 checks a year. Still have about 100 blank VersaCheck
> sheets from the original 250 sheets. The s/w will probably no longer
> work with Windows updates before I run out of blank sheets. I still
> think I saved some money over buying those wallet checks from the banks.
>
> This form has 3 checks/page with a "stub" on the left side of the page
> and a transaction log on the bottom of the page. The check sizes are the
> same as the usual "wallet" checks.
>
> The page is the US letter size.
>
> I have the check format file setup to print "top", "middle", or "bottom"
> check. The stubs on the left side of the page are filled in also when
> the check is printed.
>
> If the gnucash developers want the format file, I can send the check
> format file, "VersaCheck.3001.chk" to somebody and it can be included
> with the gnucash distribution.
>
> Old computer died and I installed Kubuntu 7.10 on the new one. Used
> gnucash 1.8.x on old one and using gnucash 2.2.1 on the new one. Like
> the check printing feature a lot. Saves a few steps. I used to export a
> customized transaction report and then use an Awk clone I wrote to scan
> for check information and print the checks to the VersaCheck form.
> Printing directly from gnucash saves steps and time. Also, I don't have
> to re-finagle the Awk regular expressions every time I get a gnucash
> upgrade. That's one reason I stopped upgrading gnucash - too much
> trouble to finagle the regular expression because the export file
> formats always changed with an upgrade and it would take a few hours of
> experimenting to get the regular expressions right for the new format.
>
> As I get used to the "new" gnucash 2.2.1 and adjust to the differences
> to 1.8.x, I find I am liking 2.2.1 better and better.
>
> Thanks for great financial s/w
>
> Terry
>
> David Reiser wrote:
>> Edit->Preferences, Printing tab, make sure 'Print Date Format' is NOT
>> checked
>>
>> On Jan 13, 2008, at 8:17 PM, Terry wrote:
>>
>>> Adapting the Quicken letter size check printing for use with VersaCheck
>>> 3 check/page blanks.
>>>
>>> Running into a problem that the documentation is totally quiet on.
>>>
>>> When the date is printed, it also prints immediately underneath:
>>>
>>> mm/dd/yyyy
>>>
>>> I suppose this is to tell the person viewing the date, the date format.
>>>
>>> I would like to turn off this "feature" because:
>>>
>>>   1. No room on check for the extraneous text.
>>>   2. All of my checks are for US recipients only anyway, so the
>>>      "mm/dd/yyyy" specification is un-necessary.
>>>   3. Even if I write a check for a recipient in another country, the
>>>      check would have to be cashed within a short time and so the day
>>>      and month cannot be confused.
>>>
>>> I have read through the docs and there is no mention made of the "extra"
>>> text or of any way to turn it off.
>>>
>>> Can I turn off the extra text??
>>>
>>> If so, How?
>>>
>>> By the way, when I have the Quicken format adapted for the VersaCheck
>>> format, I'll send that to whoever of the gnucash developers would like
>>> to insert it into the "standard" formats repository for distribution
>>> with gnucash.
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>> David Reiser
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>>
>>
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