[GNC] Debit/Credit

[Michael or Penny Novack]

On 8/20/2025 8:27 AM, Gary Holtum wrote:
> Why does he need to know about credit or debit? Other cashbook programs
> make it easy for users without this complication.
>
If a person new to gnucash has no problem learning to use gnucash with 
the (supposedly) user friendly labels (but where the label for left 
column or right column change depending on type of account,) doesn't get 
confused by sign using sense positive and negative, or when adding and 
when subtracting, no need to learn in terms of debits and credits.

But IF having problems, a switch to the original debits and credits 
might help. Now those are the only senses, the left column is always 
debit and the right column always credit (no matter what kind of 
account) and addition the only operation. No minus signs (just balance 
appearing on the side unusual for an account of that kind).

Michael D Novack