Some General questions about GC

[Richard Geddes]

I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 and I found the following scheme files in a
gnucash related directory:

----/usr/share/gnucash/scm
$0> ls
build-config.scm         config-var.scm           gnc-numeric.scm     
html-scatter.scm      options.scm            substring-search.scm
business-options.scm     date-utilities.scm       gnumeric            
html-style-info.scm   options-utilities.scm  txf-de_DE.scm
business-prefs.scm       doc.scm                  hooks.scm           
html-style-sheet.scm  prefs.scm              txf-help-de_DE.scm
c-interface.scm          engine-interface.scm     html-acct-table.scm 
html-table.scm        qif-import             txf-help.scm
command-line.scm         engine-utilities.scm     html-barchart.scm   
html-text.scm         report.scm             txf.scm
commodity-table.scm      fin.scm                  html-document.scm   
html-utilities.scm    report-utilities.scm   xml-generator.scm
commodity-utilities.scm  gnc-menu-extensions.scm  html-piechart.scm   
main-window.scm       simple-obj.scm

----/usr/share/gnucash/scm
$0>


would one of these be the file to modify for tweaking printable invoice
output?

I also noticed there a subdirectory called gnumeric.  Does GC have hooks
for gnumeric?  Maybe I can use gnumeric instead of oocalc.

Thanks
Richard

Derek Atkins wrote:
> Quoting Richard Geddes <rich.geddes at verizon.net>:
>
>> I've been using GC for my personal finances, and now I'm  setting up a
>> business account to manage a small business.
>>
>> 1. Can I set both business and personal accounts in the same file, so
>> that I can make transfers to/from my personal account from/to my
>> business account... like when the business pays me(as if I'm an
>> employee) .
>
> You shouldn't do that.  They are different entities and should
> have separate files.
>
>> 2. Can I modify the font and spacing of the invoices?  I'd like too make
>> the description field wider and the font smaller...  I'm providing
>> services, and clients want some detail.
>
> You mean the printable ones?  Yes, but only by editing the scheme
> code that generates them.  The display format isn't really templated
> well.
>
>> 3. I provide services and keep a daily log of activities for my billing,
>> which right now is in oocalc.  The daily log gets into some detail for
>> myself and the client as a combined report/billing document.  Can I
>> somehow integrate the daily log with the billing capability of GC?
>
> Unfortunately not really.
>
>> 3. Can I modify the invoices so that there is a return receipt that can
>> be torn off (assuming perforated paper)so the client can keep a copy for
>> his records and send the return receipt with his/her payment?
>
> Sure, but it would require hacking the scheme script that implements
> the invoice.
>
>> Thanks
>> Richard
>
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> -derek