[GNC] How to get a report in a format which is easy to edit?

[Adrien Monteleone]

Yes, those PDFs are indeed reasonably editable. Even LibreOffice can 
pull it off.

Otherwise, your answer is to either edit the HTML (which is the native 
format of the reports once rendered) or put them in a spreadsheet which 
relieves you of the HTML and leaves you with rows and cells that are 
easily customizable, manipulable, and upon which you can perform 
functions since the cell contents aren't just 'images' but rather actual 
text and/or numbers some of which have known formats.

What exactly are you asking for otherwise? Magic?

What *exactly* (with maybe an example?) do you mean by "look nice?"

I'd hazard whatever you are attempting is easily achievable via moving 
to a spreadsheet app.

But let us back up one step.

You are now speaking not of editing per se, but of presentation. That's 
a different beast entirely.

And for that, GnuCash offers some features. Look into and investigate 
(play with) stylesheets for reports. You might be able to customize an 
existing one either using its preset features, or even use the 'custom 
css' stylesheet.

Otherwise, you can of course, delve in to writing your own, but now 
you're treading into that 'dreaded HTML' ground you erroneously think is 
so treacherous.

Regards,
Adrien

On 3/5/24 4:17 PM, Chris Green wrote:
> You are a glutton for punishment!!!  Who on earth would try to make a
> report 'look nice' (which is what I'm trying to do) using a
> spreadsheet!??
>