Some General questions about GC

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

Quoting Richard Geddes <rich.geddes at verizon.net>:

> I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 and I found the following scheme files in a
> gnucash related directory:
>
> ----/usr/share/gnucash/scm
> $0> ls
[snip]

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

Nope.

For the "Printable Invoice" you want invoice.scm, which would be
/usr/share/gnucash/guile-modules/gnucash/report/invoice.scm

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

No, not really.  Honestly, I'm not sure what that is.  It has
"gnumeric-utilities.scm" and "table-utils.scm", but I'm afraid
I have no idea what they're for.  But no, gnucash doesn't have
gnumeric hooks.

> Thanks
> Richard

-derek

> 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
>



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