Change of version gives change of currency symbol

[Axel Essbaum]

On 13 Aug, 2014, at 17:46, James Wilde <james.wilde at sunde-wilde.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I am running GC on a Mac with OSX 10.9.4.  I had version 2.4.7 which
>>> worked well but gave me a glitch yesterday evening, and I decided to
>>> see if there is a newer version.  There is - 2.6.3, which I have
>>> downloaded.
>>> 
>>> Version 2.4.7 showed values in the Account Table as SEK 00.00.
>>> Version 2.6.3 shows them as kr00.00 notwithstanding that all the
>>> options I have found show SEK as the selected symbol.  I can load the
>>> same file in 2.4.7 and 2.6.3 and I regularly get the same result.
>>> Since that is the case, it would seem that the problem lies in the
>>> program and associated files comprising 2.6.3.
>>> 
>>> I’d very much appreciate it if someone can tell me how to change the
>>> currency code in 2.6.3.
>> 
>> Umm.. Wouldn't 'kr' be the correct currency symbol for the Swedish Kroner?
>> 
>> I don't understand the issue.
> 
> Well, the new standard is the ISO code but that’s not all.  The SEK version gives a space between the code and the sum.  The kr does not.  And even if it has to be kr, I would prefer Kr.
> 
> But the real point is that in the preferences for 2.6.3 it states SEK twice, but still comes with kr, and the 2.4.7 version still gives me SEK 00.00 so I’m using that.
> 
> BTW if GC takes its guidelines from the environment, how come it expects a point instead of a comma as the decimal separator?


Hi James,

I posted a similar question not too long ago and ended up filing a bug report.

Here is my dialog with John Ralls:


===  My original question  ===

I am running GnuCash on a Mac under OSX 10.8.5.

I am running two versions concurrently - 2.4.11 and 2.6.3.  In both I have my currency set to "CHF (Swiss Franc)".

In 2.4.11 an amount is displayed as CHF 23,473.45 in the Totals column in the Accounts window.

In 2.6.3 the same amount is displayed as Sfr. 23.473,45 (note the transposition of . and ,)

How can I change the format in 2.6.3 to match that of 2.4.11?  I can live with the SFr. but the . , swap is very confusing.


===  Result  ===

On Jul 31, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Axel Essbaum <axel at essbaum.com> wrote:

> 
> On 31 Jul, 2014, at 20:57, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Jul 31, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Axel Essbaum <axel at essbaum.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 31 Jul, 2014, at 16:33, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> So 2.4.11 is honoring your customized currency format and 2.6.3 isn't. That's what I needed to know.
>>> 
>>> So... is there something I can do?
>> 
>> Yes. Please file a bug so that I don't forget!
>> 
> 
> Bug filed.

Thanks.

For those following along, it's https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734069

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Axel Essbaum
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