2.6 behaviour with currency types

[Derek Atkins]

John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> writes:

> On Feb 1, 2014, at 7:07 AM, R. Victor Klassen <rvklassen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> In 2.4.x users in Canada with Locale set appropriately, had currency
>> in reports displayed as (e.g.) $32.43
>> 
>> In 2.6.x the display has changed to C$32.43
>> 
>> We do not normally include a modifier to indicate the nationality of
>> currency when the currency is our own.  In the same way, it is not
>> customary in the US to write currency as US$29.02.
>> 
>> Only where there is risk of confusion (such as Canadian and US on
>> the same report) would we include a modifier.  For that I’ve more
>> typically seen CAD than C, but that isn’t the point.
>> 
>> Is there a way of getting rid of the C (other than changing locale to US?).
>
> Not yet. This is https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=723145.

In the interim, can't you just edit the CAD currency and change the symbol?

> Regards,
> John Ralls

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-derek

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