[GNC] Net Worth Linechart report issue

Lipp F. flipp31a at gmail.com
Fri Jul 10 19:34:25 EDT 2020


I have tested it on gnucash 4.0 on Windows, as suggested, and I can confirm
Net Worth Linechart report working fine. Thank you guys.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 6:58 PM <gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org> wrote:

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>    3. Re:  Net Worth Linechart report issue (D.)
>    4. Re:  Alpha Vantage problems (Adriano Baldi)
>    5.  Multi Line Notes (Matt Miller)
>    6. Re:  Multi Line Notes (Derek Atkins)
>    7. Re:  Multi Line Notes (Adrien Monteleone)
>    8. Re:  Multi Line Notes (Adrien Monteleone)
>    9. Re:  Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (lj)
>   10. Re:  AqBanking OFX DirectConnect issues (Jim DeLaHunt)
>   11. Re:  Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?
>       (Adrien Monteleone)
>   12. Re:  Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?
>       (Adrien Monteleone)
>   13. Re:  Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box? (Jean Laroche)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:04:31 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Net Worth Linechart report issue
> Message-ID: <9fcbe9f2-24f5-1ac0-72ab-334194d816eb at lusfiber.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> Is there something keeping you from upgrading to 4.0?
>
> I don't have a Windows installation to test, but I can confirm that on
> Mac, using 4.0, a one-year/daily chart appears fine.
>
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/9/20 7:25 PM, Lipp F. wrote:
> >   GnuCash 3.10 on Windows.
> >
> > The  Net Worth Linechart report is not properly positioned on the canvas.
> >
> > - when displayed in GnuCash about 15% of the canvas is not used on the
> > right side part of the canvas and the left side of the chart is missing.
> > - when exported and opened in a browser the opposite happens, the left
> side
> > is missing and 15% right side not utilized.
> >
> > This is only happening for high resolution charts - one year / daily as
> an
> > example.  Low resolution charts,  one year / monthly as an example, seem
> to
> > be working fine.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:04:31 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Net Worth Linechart report issue
> Message-ID: <9fcbe9f2-24f5-1ac0-72ab-334194d816eb at lusfiber.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> Is there something keeping you from upgrading to 4.0?
>
> I don't have a Windows installation to test, but I can confirm that on
> Mac, using 4.0, a one-year/daily chart appears fine.
>
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/9/20 7:25 PM, Lipp F. wrote:
> >   GnuCash 3.10 on Windows.
> >
> > The  Net Worth Linechart report is not properly positioned on the canvas.
> >
> > - when displayed in GnuCash about 15% of the canvas is not used on the
> > right side part of the canvas and the left side of the chart is missing.
> > - when exported and opened in a browser the opposite happens, the left
> side
> > is missing and 15% right side not utilized.
> >
> > This is only happening for high resolution charts - one year / daily as
> an
> > example.  Low resolution charts,  one year / monthly as an example, seem
> to
> > be working fine.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:26:16 -0400
> From: "D." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
> To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Net Worth Linechart report issue
> Message-ID: <bdb9bb69-48fb-401d-880d-37bfe32c5147 at yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Attempting a five year and a ten year daily net worth linechart on Windows
> 10 and GC 4.0 yield no display issues either in app or in browser (Chrome
> and Edge tested).
>
> David
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> Sent: Fri Jul 10 12:04:31 EDT 2020
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Net Worth Linechart report issue
>
> Is there something keeping you from upgrading to 4.0?
>
> I don't have a Windows installation to test, but I can confirm that on
> Mac, using 4.0, a one-year/daily chart appears fine.
>
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/9/20 7:25 PM, Lipp F. wrote:
> >   GnuCash 3.10 on Windows.
> >
> > The  Net Worth Linechart report is not properly positioned on the canvas.
> >
> > - when displayed in GnuCash about 15% of the canvas is not used on the
> > right side part of the canvas and the left side of the chart is missing.
> > - when exported and opened in a browser the opposite happens, the left
> side
> > is missing and 15% right side not utilized.
> >
> > This is only happening for high resolution charts - one year / daily as
> an
> > example.  Low resolution charts,  one year / monthly as an example, seem
> to
> > be working fine.
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:54:34 +0200
> From: Adriano Baldi <adriano.baldi at gmail.com>
> To: Chris Good <goodchris96 at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Alpha Vantage problems
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>
> Hi, to all
>
> I have bad news!
>
> It looks like Alphavantage has been distributing data without the
> exchange's license all along. A few days ago, TSX data stop working on
> Alphavantage.
> That explains why data keeps disappearing on Alpha vantage in recent weeks
> including real-time US market, LSE, Europe exchanges and now TSX.
>
> Check this links:
> https://www.elitetrader.com/etalpha-vantage-dead
> <
> https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/is-alpha-vantage-dead.347236/#post-5150781
> >
> https://preview.redd.it/ucr35j
> <
> https://preview.redd.it/ucr35jx3sr951.png?width=1194&format=png&auto=webp&s=ec28ce816b00a6740ec14a5219a196f85b497aef
> >
>
> Best regards
>
>     Adriano Baldi
>
> Il giorno mer 8 lug 2020 alle ore 10:15 Chris Good <goodchris96 at gmail.com>
> ha scritto:
>
> > Hi Bob,
> >
> > Good to know. Can you give an example of a stock and the symbol you used
> > that used to work please?
> >
> > Regards, Chris Good
> >
> > Message: 9
> > Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 13:06:11 +0100
> > From: Robert Dean <bob at bobandgilldean.me.uk>
> > To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Alpha Vantage problems
> > Message-ID:
> >         <afcd4f75-c374-2131-7771-38817ef86cb0 at bobandgilldean.me.uk>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have also lost access to Alphavantage stocks on LSE. It last worked on
> > 24 June, but failed on the 25th. I have checked both my stocks with
> > gnc-fq-dump and neither work, so I have changed to Yahoo-json.
> >
> > I'm using Gnucash 3.10 on Fedora 32.
> >
> > Regards
> > Bob Dean
> >
> > On 07/07/2020 12:01, Chris Good wrote:
> > > Hi Adrian, how are you getting quotes from excel? Have you got your
> > > alphavantage API key specified in GnuCash preferences?
> > >
> > > I suggest the next stage would be to test each of the stocks you want
> > > to use Alphavantage for, with gnc-fq-dump.
> > >
> > > Regards, Chris Good
> > >
> > > On Tue., 7 Jul. 2020, 7:39 pm Adrian Holbrook,
> > > <adrian.holbrook at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Thanks Chris, I think my installation of Finance;;Quote is working
> > >> fine as I get quotes from other sources such as Morningstar and Yahoo
> > >> JSON without any problem. I think it must be an Alphavantage problem
> > >> and the next stage is to try and get quotes using excel and see if
> > >> that works.  In the short term I have changed my source to Yahoo JSON
> > >> and that is working. I would just like to be able to get Alphavantage
> > >> working as well so that if one fails I have a backup source.
> > >>
> > >> Regards
> > >>
> > >> Adrian
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 9:10 AM Chris Good <goodchris96 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Message: 3
> > >>> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2020 07:58:33 +0100
> > >>> From: Adrian Holbrook <adrian.holbrook at gmail.com>
> > >>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> > >>> Subject: [GNC] Alpha Vantage problems
> > >>> Message-ID:
> > >>>          <CALZ=gTfie0bn2Nbgbvkvw8Wn6O3oS+nxisihEtB2BvU+mZHm=
> > >>> A at mail.gmail.com>
> > >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
> > >>>
> > >>> I have been using Alphvantage for about a year now to get quotes
> > >>> without any problems - I had to add in the 15 second delay that was
> > >>> suggested to stop it failing - but since then it has been 100%
> > >>> reliable. I normally download around 50 prices at a time about once
> > >>> a week. The last successful download was on June 12th and since then
> > >>> all attempts have failed.
> > >>>
> > >>> All my shares are on the LSE. I have not checked trying to get
> > >>> quotes from NYSE but that would be my next test.
> > >>> I am using Gnucash 4.0 and Finance::Quote 1.49
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards
> > >>>
> > >>> Adrian
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi Adrian,
> > >>>
> > >>> Please follow instructions at
> > >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Online_Quotes#Trouble_Shooting
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards, Chris Good
> >
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:54:36 -0700
> From: "Matt Miller" <matt.miller at fastmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: [GNC] Multi Line Notes
> Message-ID: <774f3c49-1537-4897-91bd-ac1599682048 at www.fastmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> After years of using gnucash-android as the authoritative copy of my
> books, I've now moved exclusively to the PC version, due to the lack of
> reconciling and budgeting in the Android version. One differencd is in the
> Notes field. In gnucash-android that field is presented as a multiline text
> field, and I often entered long notes formatted with newlines. In the PC
> version I can see this field by enabling double line mode in the register,
> but nothing after the first newline character displays until I give focus
> to that field. At that point I can then see the entire note, but the
> newlines are not properly displayed, either in the register or the reports.
>
> Is there a way to recover the multiline entry and display mode for these
> notes?
>
>
> --
>
>  Matt Miller
>  mailto:matt.miller at fastmail.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:08:52 -0400
> From: "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>
> To: "Matt Miller" <matt.miller at fastmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Multi Line Notes
> Message-ID:
>         <b47ff46ddcae6151e36ae51e9740ab8b.squirrel at mail2.ihtfp.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8
>
> HI,
>
> On Fri, July 10, 2020 5:54 pm, Matt Miller wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to recover the multiline entry and display mode for these
> > notes?
>
> There never was multi-line entry and display of these fields, so there is
> nothing to "recover".  Keep in mind that while "GnuCash for Android" uses
> the GnuCash name, it is not something developed or supported by the
> GnuCash team.
>
> Your best bet is to remove all newlines from those fields.  Or you can try
> to convert it to <br> and then maybe the report will insert a line-break.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies.
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>
> -derek
>
> --
>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:13:27 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Multi Line Notes
> Message-ID: <92f1b4ff-44af-dfe9-9887-90eba4656c33 at lusfiber.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> I can't speak to recovering existing data. (It might still be there on
> import, just not visible. You'd have to examine the file directly.)
>
> There isn't a multi-line entry possible that I'm aware of, but you have
> a couple of options. Neither of which may be optimum, but can be used in
> combination if that helps.
>
> #1 - use the Memo field for notes about a particular split. This may
> reduce the need for multi-line transaction-wide notes.
>
> #2 - create splits without assigning an amount or account for extra
> notes. (multiple 'note' splits may be required) This works similar to
> the pen and paper days. Just keep adding lines(splits) as needed for
> documentation.
>
> #3 - Create your notes in your favorite text editor. Attach them to the
> transaction, or even associate a folder of notes to a transaction.
> (You'd need someway to name the notes to tie them in properly in that case)
>
> I normally use these GnuCash fields as follows:
>
> Description - Payee
> Notes - purpose or event of transaction
> Memos - detail about a particular split or line-item from a receipt.
>
> The 'Action' field is also a free-form field that is available, and to
> some extent, so is the NUM field if you aren't using it (at least for
> all transactions) as a literal transaction number.
>
> So far, I've only attached scanned receipts to transactions (and
> bills/invoices accordingly) but I don't see why a text file couldn't be
> used, or even a location of text files.
>
> ------
> If none of the above really serve your use-case, perhaps file an RFE on
> Bugzilla. Though I suspect with the present register code, that feature
> would be quite difficult. It might have to wait for a re-write.
> (presently stalled)
>
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/10/20 4:54 PM, Matt Miller wrote:
> > After years of using gnucash-android as the authoritative copy of my
> books, I've now moved exclusively to the PC version, due to the lack of
> reconciling and budgeting in the Android version. One differencd is in the
> Notes field. In gnucash-android that field is presented as a multiline text
> field, and I often entered long notes formatted with newlines. In the PC
> version I can see this field by enabling double line mode in the register,
> but nothing after the first newline character displays until I give focus
> to that field. At that point I can then see the entire note, but the
> newlines are not properly displayed, either in the register or the reports.
> >
> > Is there a way to recover the multiline entry and display mode for these
> notes?
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >   Matt Miller
> >   mailto:matt.miller at fastmail.com
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> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:13:27 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Multi Line Notes
> Message-ID: <92f1b4ff-44af-dfe9-9887-90eba4656c33 at lusfiber.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> I can't speak to recovering existing data. (It might still be there on
> import, just not visible. You'd have to examine the file directly.)
>
> There isn't a multi-line entry possible that I'm aware of, but you have
> a couple of options. Neither of which may be optimum, but can be used in
> combination if that helps.
>
> #1 - use the Memo field for notes about a particular split. This may
> reduce the need for multi-line transaction-wide notes.
>
> #2 - create splits without assigning an amount or account for extra
> notes. (multiple 'note' splits may be required) This works similar to
> the pen and paper days. Just keep adding lines(splits) as needed for
> documentation.
>
> #3 - Create your notes in your favorite text editor. Attach them to the
> transaction, or even associate a folder of notes to a transaction.
> (You'd need someway to name the notes to tie them in properly in that case)
>
> I normally use these GnuCash fields as follows:
>
> Description - Payee
> Notes - purpose or event of transaction
> Memos - detail about a particular split or line-item from a receipt.
>
> The 'Action' field is also a free-form field that is available, and to
> some extent, so is the NUM field if you aren't using it (at least for
> all transactions) as a literal transaction number.
>
> So far, I've only attached scanned receipts to transactions (and
> bills/invoices accordingly) but I don't see why a text file couldn't be
> used, or even a location of text files.
>
> ------
> If none of the above really serve your use-case, perhaps file an RFE on
> Bugzilla. Though I suspect with the present register code, that feature
> would be quite difficult. It might have to wait for a re-write.
> (presently stalled)
>
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/10/20 4:54 PM, Matt Miller wrote:
> > After years of using gnucash-android as the authoritative copy of my
> books, I've now moved exclusively to the PC version, due to the lack of
> reconciling and budgeting in the Android version. One differencd is in the
> Notes field. In gnucash-android that field is presented as a multiline text
> field, and I often entered long notes formatted with newlines. In the PC
> version I can see this field by enabling double line mode in the register,
> but nothing after the first newline character displays until I give focus
> to that field. At that point I can then see the entire note, but the
> newlines are not properly displayed, either in the register or the reports.
> >
> > Is there a way to recover the multiline entry and display mode for these
> notes?
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >   Matt Miller
> >   mailto:matt.miller at fastmail.com
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> Message: 9
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 18:16:00 -0400
> From: lj <lj618 at pobox.com>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?
> Message-ID: <reapbc$upn$1 at ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> I figured it out. Duh.
>
> There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest
> Payment".
> In addition to letting you enter an interest payment, clicking that button
> sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an interest payment when you
> reconcile.
>
> On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest
> Payments
> for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it was a button.)
> That cancels the dialog, and also clears the per-account flag so GnuCash
> will
> no longer prompt for interest payment when you reconcile.
>
> And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest
> transfer?
> It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is never used.
> It's
> supposed to be the default for accounts without the auto-interest-payment
> flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the
> function xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value
> argument.
>
> >> On 7/8/2020 2:54 PM, lj wrote:
> >>> Using GnuCash-3.10 on Linux, self-compiled (soon to upgrade to 3.11)
> >>>
> >>> For just one of my accounts, the following odd thing started happening
> this
> >>> month. I open the register and click Reconcile.? The expected
> Reconcile
> >>> Information dialog box opens, but on top of that I get an Interest
> Payment
> >>> box. Why would this pop up over Reconcile? Why only for one account?
> It
> >>> started this month. What did I do to cause this?
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:26:13 -0700
> From: Jim DeLaHunt <list+gnucash at jdlh.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] AqBanking OFX DirectConnect issues
> Message-ID: <1b22f856-1cf7-67ef-da47-86e047c6d94c at jdlh.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
> On 2020-07-09 20:54, Dan Howell wrote:
>
> > ?when importing OFX files manually (i.e.
> > through File > Import), where the <NAME> string is put in the Description
> > field, and the <MEMO> is put in the Notes field, although with added
> cruft
> > like, "OFX ext. info: |Trans type:Generic debit|Memo:" which is a bit
> > annoying to me as well?.
>
> The cruft annoys me also.
>
> Bug 797678 - OFX importer should supplement, not replace, existing Notes
> (and Description and Memo) fields
> <https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797678> asks to improve that
> situation. Consider giving it a read, and adding your opinion to that
> discussion.
>
> Best regards,
>  ???? ?Jim DeLaHunt, Vancouver, Canada
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:35:29 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?
> Message-ID: <81815641-c461-7f71-9c32-cf2859f0b88f at lusfiber.net>
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> For consistency, that very wide button should probably either be changed
> to a checkbox, then moved or copied to the Account Edit page as a
> per-account preference. (it could remain in the dialog for
> discoverability I suppose, which is what I mean by 'copied') One could
> change it in either place, but ideally, it should be in one place.
>
> I'm not sure a global preference (especially one that is ignored) is
> necessary if each account can be set separately.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/10/20 5:16 PM, lj wrote:
> > I figured it out. Duh.
> >
> > There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest
> > Payment". In addition to letting you enter an interest payment, clicking
> > that button sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an interest
> > payment when you reconcile.
> >
> > On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest
> > Payments for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it was
> > a button.) That cancels the dialog, and also clears the per-account flag
> > so GnuCash will no longer prompt for interest payment when you reconcile.
> >
> > And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest
> > transfer? It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is
> > never used. It's supposed to be the default for accounts without the
> > auto-interest-payment flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in
> > libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the function
> > xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value argument.
>
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:35:29 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?
> Message-ID: <81815641-c461-7f71-9c32-cf2859f0b88f at lusfiber.net>
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> For consistency, that very wide button should probably either be changed
> to a checkbox, then moved or copied to the Account Edit page as a
> per-account preference. (it could remain in the dialog for
> discoverability I suppose, which is what I mean by 'copied') One could
> change it in either place, but ideally, it should be in one place.
>
> I'm not sure a global preference (especially one that is ignored) is
> necessary if each account can be set separately.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 7/10/20 5:16 PM, lj wrote:
> > I figured it out. Duh.
> >
> > There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest
> > Payment". In addition to letting you enter an interest payment, clicking
> > that button sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an interest
> > payment when you reconcile.
> >
> > On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest
> > Payments for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it was
> > a button.) That cancels the dialog, and also clears the per-account flag
> > so GnuCash will no longer prompt for interest payment when you reconcile.
> >
> > And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest
> > transfer? It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is
> > never used. It's supposed to be the default for accounts without the
> > auto-interest-payment flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in
> > libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the function
> > xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value argument.
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 13
> Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:52:56 -0700
> From: Jean Laroche <ripngo at gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?
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> If you open a bug about it, I can try to fix that (move things to the
> right place etc). At the very least, the global option should be either
> fixed, or removed.
> Jean
>
> On 7/10/20 3:35 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> > For consistency, that very wide button should probably either be changed
> > to a checkbox, then moved or copied to the Account Edit page as a
> > per-account preference. (it could remain in the dialog for
> > discoverability I suppose, which is what I mean by 'copied') One could
> > change it in either place, but ideally, it should be in one place.
> >
> > I'm not sure a global preference (especially one that is ignored) is
> > necessary if each account can be set separately.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Adrien
> >
> > On 7/10/20 5:16 PM, lj wrote:
> >> I figured it out. Duh.
> >>
> >> There is a button on the Reconcile dialog that says "Enter Interest
> >> Payment". In addition to letting you enter an interest payment,
> >> clicking that button sets a per-account flag to always prompt for an
> >> interest payment when you reconcile.
> >>
> >> On the Interest Payment dialog, there is a button "No Auto Interest
> >> Payments for this Account". (It's very wide, and I didn't realize it
> >> was a button.) That cancels the dialog, and also clears the
> >> per-account flag so GnuCash will no longer prompt for interest payment
> >> when you reconcile.
> >>
> >> And the global preference Register, Reconciling, Automatic interest
> >> transfer? It does NOTHING at all. It sets a preference flag which is
> >> never used. It's supposed to be the default for accounts without the
> >> auto-interest-payment flag, but it doesn't work. Note that in
> >> libgnucash/engine/Account.cpp, the function
> >> xaccAccountGetAutoInterestXfer() ignores its default_value argument.
> >
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