Migration to GnuCash 2.6 from 2.4 problem with display of currency

[Frank H. Ellenberger]

Hi,

Am 20.01.2014 11:45, schrieb Nana Kwadwo Owusu:
> 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).

A rectangle with 4 hexadecimal digits means, the symbol is not defined
in your currently used font. But I do not know, how to select fonts on
MacOS. For the reports it can be done in Edit->Stylesheets.

But thanks to Frédéric Perrin you can also edit the display symbol in
Tools->Security editor
 checkmark Show national currencies,
 open the CURRENCY tree
 search GHS and click edit
 replace Display Symbol with your desired text
 and confirm it by clicking OK

~Frank

> 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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