My comparison between GNUcash and Skrooge (if anyone is interested)

[Dustin Henning]

I didn't watch the video (because I'm more of a reading person), but I'm not
sure your pronunciation of GnuCash is wrong.  The reason I say this is I saw
the post that said something to the effect of "most people I know pronounce
it gu-noo", but I believe it is called GnuCash because it is based on the
Gnu public license, which I believe comes from the Gnu operating system
whose mascot is an animal called a gnu (see gnu.org).  That gnu is
pronounced new, not gu-new, and therefore, if you pronounced it new-cash, I
believe you were right (and sometimes, most people are wrong, see history).
	Dustin

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From: gnucash-user-bounces+the00dustin=gmx.net at gnucash.org
[mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+the00dustin=gmx.net at gnucash.org] On Behalf Of
Algeorge
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 17:10
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: My comparison between GNUcash and Skrooge (if anyone is
interested)

Hi I have amended description on video to read:
/ADDENDUM. I have been advised I had some errors in video review: 
1..my pronunciation of GNUcash is wrong. 
2..GNUcash REPORTS one user says: Most of the reports in GnuCash DO include
a filter for the dates. When you have the report open, click the "gear" icon
to see the report options. Most reports allow you to specify a date range.
ME: my version does not show the gear icon. 
3..GNUcash to make a custom report is much more complex than Skrooge which
has a wizard-like reporting. A report can be generated from a search as well
in Skrooge.
3..GNUcash does not accept standards keys. For example when you have a tab
open the usual way to close it would be Ctrl-F4, but you must use the close
button! This inconsistency is consistent through GNUcash and IMHO a bad
decision from the programmers as its very easy to implement a user friendly
interface, which would make a real difference to user experience.
Alistair./
Derek. The point of the video is to demonstrate what most new users would
expect from an accounting program <u>mainly with the user interface</u>.
Unfortunately sometimes programmers ideas can be fixated on how <u>they</u>
consider the user should work, not on how the user would find it easiest. 
This is an area of GNUcash and I have commented on several times lately and
in the past, and as an ex programmer myself I know just how easy it is to
change the user interface.

By adding a formula option in the splits similar to Skrooge as shown in
video, and tweaking the interface would make a big difference in user
experience IMHO.
Kind regards,
Alistair George.



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