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[Geert Janssens]

Op maandag 6 februari 2012 10:50:58 schreef Derek Atkins:
> Geert Janssens <janssens-geert at telenet.be> writes:
> > Op maandag 6 februari 2012 10:16:16 schreef Derek Atkins:
> >> Geert Janssens <janssens-geert at telenet.be> writes:
> >> > Op maandag 6 februari 2012 08:36:18 schreef Alain Cageda:
> >> >> Great! Working perfectly now. Even better than I expected (this
> >> >> includes the date format wigth dots rather than slash and the
> >> >> decimal
> >> >> *point* rather than a comma). Thanks a lot!!
> >> > 
> >> > I'm glad this worked out for you. Just one small note: if you
> >> > install a new version of GnuCash in the future, you will likely
> >> > have to make this change again. The environment file is
> >> > overwritten during updates.
> >> > 
> >> > That's one minor inconvenience with the current settings system in
> >> > GnuCash.
> >> 
> >> I think we should create a $HOME/.gnucash/environment file that
> >> overrides settings in the system/environment file.  This way a user
> >> can
> >> override the env w/o sysadmin privs, and it wont get overwritten on
> >> update.
> > 
> > I am aware of this and agree. It didn't happen yet because
> > a. I don't have much time now.
> > b. Phill was playing with the idea to redo the whole settings system. I
> > think this change can be part of that as well.
> > c. I don't consider this a priority right now.
> 
> agreed on all parts.  I should probably just file a Bz report so we
> don't forget.
> 
Yes, please do.

Geert