Suggestion for the help manual

[Geert Janssens]

On vrijdag 27 mei 2011, David Carlson wrote:
> On 5/26/2011 4:45 AM, Geert Janssens wrote:
> > On woensdag 25 mei 2011, David Carlson wrote:
> >> Section 7.6 of the help manual should be expanded to indicate that if a
> >> security exists but has no price, it will not be shown in the price list
> >> until at least one price has been added.  Then it will be possible to
> >> highlight an existing price and click the Add button and find the dialog
> >> box that opens will be pre-filled with the data from the highlighted
> >> transaction.  This speeds up the process of adding new prices and clears
> >> up the question of why some securities may not be visible in the price
> >> editor list (they do not have any prices yet).
> >> 
> >> David Carlson
> > 
> > David,
> > 
> > Thanks for the suggestion. Better yet would be if you could send a
> > proposal text ready to include. And ideal would be if you could check
> > out the documentation source, make the changes in there right away and
> > send in a patch [1].
> > 
> > None is mandatory obviously, but this can be a good opportunity to feel
> > the joy of actively contributing GnuCash.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Geert
> > 
> > [1] http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Documentation_Update_Instructions
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> Sounds like a dare to me!  I am a little busy right now but in a couple
> of weeks I could give it a try.  If someone else beats me to it I be
> able to live with my disappointment.
> 
:) That would be great, thanks !

Geert

> David