[GNC] Default View: Tip

[Christopher Lam]

The full list of free-text fields available to use are:

per-Transaction: Num, Description
per-Split: Action, Memo

The book property 'Use Split Action Field For Number' will internally swap
Num & Action IIUC.

The main purpose was originally likely to mimic Quicken behaviour. Quicken
(DOS) is available to explore at https://archive.org/details/msdos_Quicken_7

The secondary purpose is to have enough text fields to store data from OFX
imports. See OFX 1.6 spec at https://www.ofx.net/downloads.html - OFX1.6
has <CHECKNUM> <NAME> <MEMO> etc.

On Thu, 11 Jun 2020, 12:30 pm Stan Brown, <the_stan_brown at fastmail.fm>
wrote:

> Can I suggest some indication of why one might want to use the Notes
> field? Until this thread I didn't even know it existed. (And I'm still
> on 2.6.19 also. I figure I'll upgrade directly to 4.0.)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com
> https://OakRoadSystems.com
>
> On 2020-06-10 21:05, David Carlson wrote:
> > Here is my suggestion.  If someone wants to improve the syntax, go ahead.
> >
> > To change the register view to show the Notes field in each transaction
> > select 'View' in the menu bar and check 'Double Line'.
> >
> >
> > David CArlson
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:16 PM David Carlson <
> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a way to review the current tips database?  I should warn you
> >> that I  am still using release 2.6.19.
> >>
> >> David Carlson
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 8:35 PM Frank H. Ellenberger <
> >> frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Can somebody provide a tip before the string freeze this weekend?
> >>> Frank
> >>>
> >>> Am 11.06.20 um 01:02 schrieb David Carlson:
> >>>> Frank, you caught me flat-footed, as I have had tips turned off for
> >>> years.
> >>>> I will need to turn it back on and watch a few of them to see how
> other
> >>>> tips look.  It may take a few days...
> >>>>
> >>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 4:33 PM Frank H. Ellenberger <
> >>>> frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> That is easy done. Your proposal?
> >>>>> Frank
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Am 10.06.20 um 22:00 schrieb David Carlson:
> >>>>>> Maybe there could also be a comment in the program tips section.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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