custom templates + special invoice terms

Zeev Pekar z.pekar at gmail.com
Tue Feb 14 05:56:08 EST 2012


> > 2) How do I switch to another language? Do I have to recompile GnuCash
> > myself?
> > 
> GnuCash uses the language settings of your system. So the easiest way to 
> switch to another language is to change your system's language settings. You 
> didn't specify which operating system you are using, depending on that it may 
> or may not be possible to do so. It you can't set the language in your system, 
> you could change the environment file in etc/gnucash (which can be in 
> different locations, depending on your operating system). This fill will be 
> overwritten with each GnuCash update though, so you will have to tweak it each 
> time again.
> 

I use Linux, but would like to know how to do it on Windows as well.
My /etc/gnucash/config is empty - what should go there to switch the
language to Russian let's say?


> > 3) We have here some special terms for invoices - 30+ and 60+.
> > 
> > 30+ means that once you hand over the invoice you have to wait until the
> > end of the current month and then one more month, e.g. if you create
> > invoice on 12 of January you should get your money on 1 March.
> > 
> > 60+ means that once you hand over the invoice you have to wait until the
> > end of the current month and then two more months, e.g. if you create
> > invoice on 22 of January you should get your money on 1 April.
> > 
> > The idea behind these terms is that one knows that only on 1 of each
> > months he has to pay and can relax the rest of the month.
> > 
> > Is there a way to implement this in GnuCash without touching source
> > code? If no, how high are the chances for this to implemented if I file
> > a feature request?
> > 
> The proximo option when you define billing terms does what you describe here. 
> Have you tried that ?
Not yet, but I have heard that it is impossible to do it for 60+ (30+ is
supposed to work).


> 
> Geert




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