Migration to GnuCash 2.6 from 2.4 problem with display of currency

[Adam Spacey]

Hi,

I noticed this aswell when upgrading from 2.4 to 2.6. My default currency
is British pounds (GBP) and I also use Thai Baht and Euros. In 2.4, GNUcash
displays £ for GBP, THB for baht and EUR for euros, which I'm quite happy
with. There were some other more quirky, visual aspects of the 2.6 user
interface (colours, fonts, font sizes, etc) which made the whole program
seem unfamiliar, so I re-installed 2.4.14 instead and everything looked
familiar again. Also, 2.6 seemed to run more slowly taking a long time to
load each file (I manage three seperate account files and often switch
between each of them).

Is it possible to have the extra features of 2.6 with the looks and speed
of 2.4?

Adam


On 20 January 2014 17:45, Nana Kwadwo Owusu <kwadwo.owusu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thx Mike,
>
> Maybe that is the reason. Unfortunately on my screen I do not get the ₵
> symbol but rather something else namely a rectangle with the numbers 2, 0,
> 0, and 5 inscribed in it(please see attachment). I am using the MacOS
> version of GnuCash on a Macbook Air with OS X version 10.9.1 (Mavericks).
>
> It is true that the ₵ or “cent” symbol was and, in some quarters,
> continues to be used as a symbol for our currency the Cedi. However about 7
> years ago we had a re-denomination of our currency, and in banking
> circles(local and international standards) the old cedi symbol is GHC, and
> the new ghana cedi is designated as GHS, both using normal English
> Alphabet. In fact that is what is stated in the pull-down menu for
> currencies in GnuCash 2.4 and 2.6, so I do not understand why this funny
> rectangular icon with the numbers 2,0,0,5 inscribed on it should appear
> instead of a normal Capital S.
>
>
> On 19 Jan 2014, at 23:55, Mike Alexander <mta at umich.edu> wrote:
>
> > --On January 19, 2014 4:43:38 PM +0000 Nana Kwadwo Owusu <
> kwadwo.owusu at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi, in 2.4 my default currency is GHS (Ghana Cedi). This afternoon I
> >> downloaded the new 2.6 version (MAC OS). I started the new programme,
> >> everything seems ok, but now the GHS does not show - rather GH
> >> followed by an icon I do not recognise.
> >>
> >> Pls help because it makes reading difficult. I have attached a screen
> >> capture.
> >
> > This will be because of the change "Frédéric Perrin has contributed a
> change to display currency symbols whenever they are known and
> unambiguous."  According to Wikipedia the currency symbol for Ghana is GH₵
> or sometimes GH¢.  Is that what you are seeing (assuming it comes through
> EMail correctly)?  It's what I see in GnuCash when I create an account in
> the GHS currency.  Is Wikipedia (and GnuCash) wrong about the currency
> symbol for Ghana?
> >
> >            Mike
> >
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