[GNC] Print Accounts

[Brook Milligan]

> On Feb 2, 2025, at 09:07, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Feb 02, 2025 at 08:50:18AM -0700, Brook Milligan via gnucash-user wrote:
>> 
>>> On Feb 2, 2025, at 01:43, jbonnett--- via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> If you just want a list of the accounts with some detail, you can use the
>>> Export option on the File menu. There are a few choices, but you can export
>>> your accounts to a CSV file, save that and then open it in a spreadsheet
>>> program like Excel and do what you want from there. This is just a text file
>>> so you could also open it in another editor too. Depends on what you want.
>> 
>> This is certainly true. However, there are instances when I have found
>> it useful to convey the hierarchical nature of the accounts to others who
>> need to understand the system. The flat list in a csv file is not so helpful
>> there. Instead, a report like what is visible in the accounts tab would
>> be helpful.
>> 
>> Is the only way to get a hierarchical representation to use some external, probably bespoke, code?
>> 
> Would PrintScreen provide what you want?

I think that works only if the entire account hierarchy fits on a single screen.  Mine doesn’t.

Perhaps I’m wrong?

Cheers,
Brook