[GNC] Negative numbers

[ToddAndMargo]

On 2020-09-10 21:42, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote:
> 
>> On 9/9/20 1:05 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>>> Not that I'm aware of, but just tab or shift-tab to the other column.
>>> A negative credit is a positive debit and vice versa. If you try
>>> entering a negative, you'll see GnuCash moves it to the other column
>>> as a positive anyway.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Adrien
>>>
>>> On 9/9/20 12:31 PM, ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user wrote:
>>>> Fedora 32
>>>> gnucash-4.1-1.fc32.x86_64
>>>>
>>>> I have a number of program that accept negative numbers
>>>> with the minus sign at the end `123.45-` or inside
>>>> parenthesis `(123.56)`.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to tell GnuCash to do this also?  I
>>>> keep entering it the other way and having to go back
>>>> and put the minus sign in the front.
> 
> On 2020-09-09 13:18, Stephen M. Butler wrote:
>  > You may also enter an enhancement request in bugzilla.
>  >
> 
> Will do!
> 
> RFE: add ledger style negative number input
> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797939
> 
> RFE: please give the ability to add notes to simple ledger view
> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797940

Both were duplicates of four year or more old bugs.
Shades of Libre Office and Wine.  User input
is ignored unless you can pony up.  This is sad.
But it is the open source model.  Give the code away
for free and charge for maintenance