Multi-currency

[Derek Atkins]

Mike,

Mike Alexander <mta at umich.edu> writes:

> --On September 23, 2009 9:12:09 AM -0400 Derek Atkins
> <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
>> I think your recent changes make this patch more appropriate for
>> inclusion:  It's off by default, you use a new 'trading account'
>> account type instead of (IMHO incorrectly using Income), ...
>
> I'm glad you think the recent changes are an improvement.  I always
> thought a new account type was the right idea, but didn't do it
> originally because adding an account type isn't trivial, although it
> turned out to be not as hard as I thought it would be.
>
> I thought of something last night that might improve things even
> more. There really isn't any need for the global "use trading
> accounts" option.  I've always thought this was a bad idea and that
> the option should be associated with the GnuCash file instead of being
> global. Now that trading accounts are a different account type this is
> trivial. I should change things so that trading splits are created if
> and only if the current file has at least one trading account.  Then
> if you want to use these in a new (or existing) file simply create the
> top level "Trading" place holder account.  This could be a new option
> on the templates for new files.  Then the global option (which I never
> really liked) could be removed.

It might be a little more overhead to do this, but I think it's
more.. clever... to do it this way.

> I'm leaving for Sicily tomorrow for a week or so, but I'll try to make
> this change when I get back if people think this is a good idea.  If
> so, it might be better to hold off for that before merging this,
> although I suppose it doesn't matter too much since the change would
> be upwards compatible.  I should have EMail access while I'm gone, but
> I may not have much time to follow this discussion.

Have a safe and pleasant trip!

>        Mike

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-derek

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