Change of version gives change of currency symbol

[James Wilde]

Thanks, Axel.  So I'll just wait patiently for the bugfix, and use 2.4.7
in the meantime.  It was not a very serious glitch which happened
yesterday, and I quickly recovered from it.

Mvh

James

On 2014-08-13 18:41, Axel Essbaum wrote:
>
> On 13 Aug, 2014, at 17:46, James Wilde <james.wilde at sunde-wilde.com
> <mailto: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
> <mailto:axel at essbaum.com>> wrote:
>
>>
>> On 31 Jul, 2014, at 20:57, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us
>> <mailto:jralls at ceridwen.us>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Jul 31, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Axel Essbaum <axel at essbaum.com
>>> <mailto:axel at essbaum.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 31 Jul, 2014, at 16:33, John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us
>>>> <mailto: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
>
> ===
>
> --
> Axel Essbaum
> axel at essbaum.com <mailto:axel at essbaum.com>
>
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