[GNC] v4.2 exchange rates' decimal places

[Christopher Lam]

Please file bug in Bugzilla and some screenshots.

On Sat, 17 Oct 2020, 12:39 pm Phil Diacono, <satphil at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi team,
>
> I have a multi-currency setup so when I run reports (Balance Sheet,
> Profit and Loss, Trial Balance) I click on options -> commodities -> and
> tick "Show Foreign Currencies" and "Show Exchange Rates".
>
> Back in v3 of gnucash, these would display with 2 decimal places (the
> same number of decimal places as Edit -> Preferences -> Numbers ->
> Decimal Places).
>
> Now in v4.2 of gnucash, these Exchange Rates display with 4 decimal
> places with the last two places zero so the number displayed is still
> effectively rounded to 2 decimal places. But the Price Database from
> where these exchange rates are extracted holds them to 6 decimal places
> and it does seem as though the currency conversions in the report line
> items do honour the 6 decimal places exchange rates.
>
> So you could argue:
>
> -1- listing an exchange rate of $1.6300 instead of the rate actually
> used of 1.627650 is misleading
>
> or
>
> -2- wouldn't it be helpful to have a separate setting for number of
> decimal places to display exchange rates (defaulting to 4 as seems to be
> hinted at in the change from v3 to v4 of gnucash).
>
> [I know those big City types who boast of making their living on the
> fifth decimal place would probably appreciate it].
>
> Anyway, what do you think?
>
> Regards
>
> Phil
>
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