Big thanks, Windows version, multi-currency symbol bug ?

Wm wm_o_o_o at yahoo.co.uk
Fri Mar 2 12:28:23 EST 2018


On 01/03/2018 18:02, Y B wrote:
> 
> Having problems posting: someone included paypc.com on the spam assassin list.
> we are innocent !
> 
> Hello !
> 
> Following the suggestion of Fred Perrin to set Tools>Security Editor>Show
> National Currencies, I'm posting here.  Thanks also to Mike Alexander for his
> pioneering work !!!  The issue is the flag to display currencies.
> 
> The Linux version appears to work and explicitly show $HKG, $CAN, $US and the
> other 10 or so "dollar" currencies.  Hooray !
> 
> I tried the same in Windows 2.6.19 git rev c1b5e6c+ on 2017-12-17 and explicit
> currency display does not seem to work.
> 
> Needless to say in a globalised economy this is not small matter.
> 
> I would also suggest that a flag be allowed to explicitly set date format rather
> than inherit from the OS.  I find the American date format utterly confusing and
> highly conducive to creating errors.
> 
> Thanks !!!!  to everyone for GUCash.
> 
> You cannot image how relieved I am to be able to get away from the ad-bloated,
> captive Quicken and their refusal to allow import of QIF except via their $10 a
> month behind closed doors deal with the major banks who mostly seem to only give
> about 60 days of transactions if you are lucky.  I'd buy you all a beer and send
> it down the wire if I could.

I think I have already replied to this on the user list.

If you really want to see the symbols in your own odd way you change them in
Tools / Security editor

You don't get a different answer on the devel list if the answer on the 
user list was correct.

-- 
Wm



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