Index: C/ch_currency.xml
===================================================================
--- C/ch_currency.xml	(revisione 19706)
+++ C/ch_currency.xml	(copia locale)
@@ -130,25 +130,24 @@
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>
-        <para>Default currency you want the newly created registers to
-        have</para>
+        <para><guilabel>Default Currency</guilabel> for accounts in the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> tab 
+        under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>Default currency for the reports</para>
+        <para><guilabel>Default Report Currency</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Reports</guilabel> tab 
+        under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
       </listitem>
 
       <listitem>
-        <para>Date and Time formats</para>
+        <para><guilabel>Time Format</guilabel> and <guilabel>Date Format</guilabel> in the <guilabel>Date/Time</guilabel> tab 
+        under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
       </listitem>
 
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Euro support</para>
-      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
 
-    <para>For a full explanation of the International Preferences available,
-    see <xref linkend="basics-prefs1" /></para>
+    <para>For a full explanation of the International preferences available,
+    see the <application>&app;</application> manual</para>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="currency_howto1">
Index: C/ch_basics.xml
===================================================================
--- C/ch_basics.xml	(revisione 19706)
+++ C/ch_basics.xml	(copia locale)
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 <!--
       (Do not remove this comment block.)
   Version: 2.0.0
-  Last modified: January 12th 2007
+  Last modified: October 25th 2010
+       modified: January 12th 2007
        modified: July 9th 2006
   Maintainers: 
+               Cristian Marchi <cri.penta@gmail.com> 
                Chris Lyttle <chris@wilddev.net>
   Author:
   		Jon Lapham <lapham@extracta.com.br>
@@ -468,10 +470,8 @@
         however. <application>&app;</application> account registers default to common column headings
         such as deposit and withdrawal - if you are more comfortable with
         those headings, use them. If you prefer the credit and debit headings,
-        you can change the column headings to use accounting labels in the <interface>General</interface>
-        tab under <interface>Preferences</interface>.
-        (see <xref linkend="basics-prefs1"></xref> for more detail on setting 
-        preferences).</para>
+        you can change the column headings to use accounting labels in the <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel>
+        tab under <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
       </note> <!-- </sidebar> -->
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
@@ -826,1122 +826,6 @@
     </sect2>
   </sect1>
 
-  <sect1 id="basics-prefs1">
-    <title>Setting Preferences</title>
-
-    <para>The <interface>&app; Preferences</interface> window allows you to customize your <application>&app;</application> 
-    session by setting several options. From the <application>&app;</application> menu
-    select <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. 
-    The <interface>&app; Preferences</interface> window will open. 
-    Using the tabs on the left make your desired changes.</para>
-    <tip>
-      <para>Pausing the cursor for a couple of seconds over options in these windows
-      will display a tooltip with in-depth information on the choice.</para>
-    </tip>
-    <note>
-      <para>The changes you made will be applied directly.</para>
-    </note>  
-    <para>To close the <interface>&app; Preferences</interface> window press the
-    <guibutton>Close</guibutton> button.</para>
-
-    <para>The <interface>&app; Preferences</interface> window contains the following
-    tabs.</para>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Accounting Period</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-accounting-period"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Account</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-accounts"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Business</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-biz"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Date/Time</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-date-time"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>General</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="basics-general2"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>On-line Banking</guilabel> - <xref 
-          linkend="prefs-online"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Printing</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-printing"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Register</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-reg"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Register Default</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-reg-def"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Reports</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-reports"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Scheduled Transactions</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-sched"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Windows</guilabel> - <xref
-          linkend="prefs-window"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-      </itemizedlist>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-accounting-period">
-      <title>Accounting Period</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Accounting Period</guilabel>, you will see the
-      default settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Accounting-Period">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_AccountingPeriod.png" format="PNG"
-                       srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Accounting Period</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences - Accounting
-            Period</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Summarybar content</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Include grand total</guilabel> - If checked, show in the Summarybar a grand total of all
-              accounts converted to the default currency.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Include non-currency totals</guilabel> - if this
-              option is selected, <application>&app;</application> will include in the Summarybar a total 
-              for non-currency items (for instance number of shares).</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-          <listitem>
-            <para><guilabel>Start Date</guilabel> - This item sets the accounting period's start date.</para>
-             <itemizedlist>
-              <listitem>
-               <para><guilabel>Relative</guilabel> - Use the specified relative starting date for profit/loss
-                calculations.  Also use this date for net assets calculations.  Relative defines
-                start by today or start of current/previous year, quarter, month.</para>
-              </listitem>
-
-              <listitem>
-               <para><guilabel>Absolute</guilabel> - Use the specified absolute starting date for profit/loss
-                calculations.  Also use this date for net assets calculations.</para>
-              </listitem>
-             </itemizedlist>
-
-          </listitem>
-
-          <listitem>
-            <para><guilabel>End Date</guilabel> - This item sets the accounting period's end date.</para>
-             <itemizedlist>
-              <listitem>
-               <para><guilabel>Relative</guilabel> - Use the specified relative ending date for profit/loss
-                calculations.  Also use this date for net assets calculations.</para>
-              </listitem>
-
-              <listitem>
-               <para><guilabel>Absolute</guilabel> - Use the specified absolute ending date for profit/loss
-                calculations.  Also use this date for net assets calculations.</para>
-              </listitem>
-             </itemizedlist>
-
-          </listitem>
-
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-accounts">
-      <title>Accounts</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Accounts">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_Accounts.png" format="PNG"
-                       srccredit="Cristian Marchin" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-          
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Accounts</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Accounts</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Separator Character</guilabel> - The account
-          separator is the character that separates a parent account from its
-          sub-account, for example Utilities:Electric. The default is a
-          <keycap>:(Colon)</keycap>, but you can also select
-          <keycap>/(Slash)</keycap>,
-          <keycap>\(Backslash)</keycap>, <keycap>-(Dash)</keycap>
-          or <keycap>.(Period)</keycap>, or any single non alphanumeric
-          unicode. Parent accounts and sub-accounts are discussed in 
-          <xref linkend="accts-types1"></xref></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Reverse Balanced accounts</guilabel> - This option
-          lets you determine whether account balances will display as positive
-          or negative numbers: 
-            <itemizedlist>
-              <listitem>
-                <para><guilabel>Income &amp; Expense</guilabel> assigns a
-                positive credit balance to income account balances and a
-                negative debit balance to expense account balances. See
-                <xref linkend="chapter_accts"></xref> for more information 
-                on these account types.</para>
-              </listitem>
-
-              <listitem>
-                <para><guilabel>Credit Accounts</guilabel> (default) displays
-                a positive balance for account types that would normally carry
-                a credit balance (income, credit, liability, equity). See
-                <xref linkend="chapter_accts"></xref> for more information on 
-                these account types.</para>
-              </listitem>
-
-              <listitem>
-                <para><guilabel>None</guilabel> shows all credit balances as
-                negative and all debit balances as positive. (See the
-                <link linkend="acc-terminology">accounting
-                Terminology note</link> in this chapter for more information on
-                debits and credits.)</para>
-              </listitem>
-            </itemizedlist></para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Labels</guilabel> - Select this option if you want
-          column headings in the register to refer to <interface>debits</interface> and 
-          <interface>credits</interface> instead of the default informal headings such
-          as <interface>withdrawal</interface>
-          and <interface>deposit</interface>. (See the
-          <link linkend="acc-terminology">accounting
-          Terminology note</link> in this chapter for more information on
-          debits and credits.)</para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Default Currency</guilabel> - This item determines
-          which currency will be selected by default when creating new
-          accounts.</para>
-
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Locale</guilabel> - Use the system locale currency for 
-              all newly created accounts.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Choose</guilabel> - specify the
-              currency to use, independent of your system
-              settings.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-biz">
-      <title>Business</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Business</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Business">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_Business.png" format="PNG"
-                       srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Business</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Business</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Invoices</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Open in new window</guilabel> - If checked, each
-              invoice will be opened in its own top level window. If clear, the
-              invoice will be opened in the current window.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Accumulate splits on post</guilabel> - Whether
-              multiple entries in an invoice which transfer to the same account
-              should be accumulated into a single split by default.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Number of rows</guilabel> - Default number of
-              register rows to display in invoices.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Tax Included</guilabel> - Whether tax are
-              included by default in entries on invoices. This setting is
-              inherited by new customers and vendors.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Bills</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Notify when due</guilabel> - Lets you set whether
-              you want to be notified at <application>&app;</application> startup 
-              of when a bill is soon to be due.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Days in advance</guilabel> - How many days in the
-              future to warn about bills coming due.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Tax Included</guilabel> - Whether tax are
-              included by default in entries on bills. This setting is inherited
-              by new customers and vendors.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-date-time">
-      <title>Date/Time</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Date/Time</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_DateTime">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_DateTime.png" format="PNG"
-                       srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Date/Time</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Date/Time</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Time Format</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Use 24-hour clock</guilabel> - Lets you specify if you
-              want to use 24 or 12 hours time format. That is if 23:00 should be
-              represented as 11PM or 23.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Date Format</guilabel> - This option controls the
-          appearance of the date (you could see a preview of the date beside any of the choices).
-          The available choices are:</para>
-            <itemizedlist>
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Locale</guilabel> - Use the date format specified by the system locale.</para>
-             </listitem>
-
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>US</guilabel> - Use the date format common in the United States.</para>
-             </listitem>
-
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>UK</guilabel> - Use the date format common in the United Kingdom.</para>
-             </listitem>
-
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Europe</guilabel> - Use the date format common in continental Europe.</para>
-             </listitem>
-
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>ISO</guilabel> - Use the date format specified by the ISO-8601 standard.</para>
-             </listitem>
-            </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="basics-general2">
-      <title>General</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>General</guilabel>, you will see the default settings
-      shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_General">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_General.png" format="PNG"
-                       srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - General</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            General</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>General</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Display "tip of the Day" screen</guilabel> - This option displays or hides the 
-              <interface>Tip of the Day</interface> screen when <application>&app;</application> is started.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Show splash screen</guilabel> - With this option you
-              can enable or disable the visualization of the startup screen while
-              <application>&app;</application> is starting up.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Perform account list setup on new file</guilabel> -
-              This option turns off the display of the <interface>New Account
-              Hierarchy Setup</interface> assistant when the entry <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
-              <guimenuitem>New File</guimenuitem></menuchoice> is selected from the 
-              <application>&app;</application> menu.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Numbers</guilabel></para>
-            <itemizedlist>
-              <listitem>
-                <para><guilabel>Display negative amounts in red</guilabel> - If you
-                turn off this option, <application>&app;</application> will display negative numbers in
-                black.</para>
-              </listitem>
-
-              <listitem>
-                <para><guilabel>Automatic Decimal Point</guilabel> - This option
-                will automatically insert a decimal point into numbers you type
-                in.</para>
-              </listitem>
-
-              <listitem>
-                <para><guilabel>Decimal Places</guilabel> - This field allows you
-                to set the number of decimal places to be used.</para>
-              </listitem>
-            </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem> 
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Files</guilabel></para>
-               <note>
-                <para>The following options are only relevant for files saved in xml format.</para>
-              </note>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Compress files</guilabel> - This option determines
-              whether the <application>&app;</application> data file will be compressed or not.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Show auto-save confirmation question</guilabel> -
-              If this option is enabled, <application>&app;</application> will show you a confirmation screen
-              each time the auto-save process is started.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Auto-save time interval</guilabel> -
-              This field sets the number of minutes between each automatic saving of the file.
-              Set to 0 to disable the auto-save feature.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Retain log files</guilabel> - In this section you could set
-              your preferences about the log files using the provided radio buttons.</para> 
-              <itemizedlist>
-                <listitem>
-                  <para><guilabel>Never</guilabel> - Disable the creation of log files.</para>
-                </listitem>
-
-                <listitem>
-                  <para><guilabel>For:</guilabel> - Enter a specific number of days for which keep the files.</para>
-                </listitem>
-
-                <listitem>
-                  <para><guilabel>Forever</guilabel> - Disable the auto deletion of log files; retains the log file forever.</para>
-                </listitem>
-              </itemizedlist>
-               
-              <note>   
-                <para>See <xref linkend="basics-backuplog2" />
-                to gain more information about log files.</para>
-              </note>  
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Search</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>New search limit</guilabel> - Defaults to "new
-              search" if fewer than this number of items is returned.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem> 
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-online">
-      <title>Online Banking</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_OnlineBanking">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_OnlineBanking.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Online Banking</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences - Online
-            Banking</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>QIF Import</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Show documentation</guilabel> - The first time you
-              use the QIF importer you may
-              notice that the importer has detailed instructions on how to import
-              a file. Once you have become familiar with using the importer, you
-              might want to turn off this option. Turning off the option gives you
-              less detail in the importer screens.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Generic Importer</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Use Bayesian matching</guilabel> - Use Bayesian
-               algorithms to match new transactions with existing accounts.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Match display threshold</guilabel> - The minimal
-              score a potential match must have to be displayed in the match
-              list.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Auto-add threshold</guilabel> - A transaction whose
-              best match's score is in the red zone (above display threshold, but
-              below or equal to Auto-add threshold) will be added by
-              default.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Auto-clear threshold</guilabel> - A transaction
-              whose best match's score is in the green zone (above or equal to
-              Auto-clear threshold) will be cleared by default.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Commercial ATM fees threshold</guilabel> -
-              In some places commercial ATMs (not
-              belonging to a financial institution) are installed in places like convenience
-              store.  These ATM add its fee directly to the amount instead of showing up as a
-              separate transaction or in your monthly banking fees.  For example, you withdraw
-              $100, and you are charged $101.50 plus Interac fees.  If you manually entered
-              that $100, the amounts won't match.  You should set this to whatever is the
-              maximum such fee in your area (in units of your local currency), so the
-              transaction will be recognized as a match by 
-              <application>&app;</application>.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Online Banking</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Remember PIN</guilabel> - Enable this option if you
-              want <application>&app;</application> to remember the PIN you
-              enter for online banking authentication.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Verbose debug messages</guilabel> - Enable this option if you
-              want <application>&app;</application> to show more information about the online
-              banking operations.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>            
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-printing">
-      <title>Printing</title>
-      <para>
-      In this tab you could set some options that affects the printing on paper of checks.
-      </para>
-      
-      <para>In <guilabel>Printing</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Printing">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_Printing.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Printing</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Printing</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Print date format</guilabel> - Enable this option
-          if you want to print on the check, below the actual date, its format in 8 point type.
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Print blocking chars</guilabel> - Enable this option to print
-          a series of three asterisks before and after each text field in the check.</para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Default font:</guilabel> - Click the button on the left to open
-          a <interface>Pick a Font</interface> screen in which you can customize the font
-          that will be used to print checks.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-reg">
-      <title>Register</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Register</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Register">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_Register.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Register</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Register</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Actions</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>'Enter' moves to blank transaction</guilabel> - If
-              selected, move the cursor to the blank transaction at the end of the register
-              after the user presses the <keycap>Enter</keycap> key. Otherwise the cursor will be moved
-              down one row.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Auto-raise lists</guilabel> - If selected, all lists
-              will automatically be expanded when input focus is in the list
-              field.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Tab order includes Transfer on Memorised Transaction</guilabel> - 
-              If selected, when the transaction is auto filled, pressing the 
-              <keycap>Tab</keycap> key in the register the cursor's jump 
-              will include the <guilabel>Transfer</guilabel> field.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Reconciling</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Check cleared transactions</guilabel> - If selected,
-              automatically check off cleared transactions when
-              reconciling.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Automatic interest transfer</guilabel> - If
-              selected, prior to reconciling an account which charges or pays
-              interest, prompt the user to enter a transaction for the interest
-              charge or payment. Currently only enabled for Bank, Credit, Mutual,
-              Asset, Receivable, Payable, and Liability accounts.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Automatic credit card payments</guilabel> - If
-              selected, after reconciling a credit card statement, prompt the user
-              to enter a credit card payment.</para>
-            </listitem>
-            
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Always reconcile to today</guilabel> - If
-              selected, always open the reconcile screen with today's date for
-              statement date, regardless of previous reconciliation.</para>
-             </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Graphics</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-          
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Use system theme colors</guilabel> - If selected, 
-              the system color theme will be applied to register windows. Otherwise
-              the original <application>&app;</application> register color will be used.</para>
-            </listitem>
-            
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Double mode colors alternate with
-              transactions</guilabel> - If selected, configures the register
-              window to alternate between the primary and secondary colors with
-              each transaction, instead of each row.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Draw horizontal lines between rows</guilabel> - If
-              selected, <application>&app;</application> will draw a horizontal line between each
-              row.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Draw vertical lines between columns</guilabel> - If
-              selected, <application>&app;</application> will draw a vertical line between the cells in
-              each row.</para>
-             </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-reg-def">
-      <title>Register Defaults</title>
-
-      <para>The <guilabel>Register Defaults</guilabel> preferences item
-      affects the behavior of the transaction register windows. More
-      information about the transaction register can be found in 
-      <xref linkend="txns-registers1"></xref> of this guide.</para>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Register</guilabel>, you will see the default
-      settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_RegisterDefaults">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_RegisterDefaults.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Register Defaults</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences - Register
-            Defaults</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Default Style</guilabel></para>
-          <para>Here you can choose from 3
-          different styles for register windows:
-            <itemizedlist>
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Basic ledger</guilabel> - Show all transactions on one line. (Two in double line
-               mode.)</para>
-             </listitem>
-
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Auto-split ledger</guilabel> - Automatically expand the current transaction to show
-               all splits.  All other transactions are shown on one line. (Two in double line
-               mode.)</para>
-             </listitem>
-
-             <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Transaction journal</guilabel> - All transactions are expanded to show all splits.
-              </para>
-             </listitem>
-            </itemizedlist>
-            </para>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Other Defaults</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Register opens in a new window</guilabel> - If
-              selected, Register will be in a separate window instead of in a
-              tab.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Double Line Mode</guilabel> - If selected, show two
-              lines of information for each transaction instead of one.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Only display leaf account names</guilabel> - If selected, only the name of the leaf
-              accounts will be displayed in the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> selection popup.
-              The default behavoir is to display the full account name including the path in the account tree.</para>
-              <warning>
-                <para>
-                Enabling this option implies that you use unique leaf account names.
-                </para>
-              </warning>
-            </listitem>
-            
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Number of transactions</guilabel> - How many
-              transactions to show in a register. Set to 0 to show all transactions.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Number of rows</guilabel> - How many rows to display
-              when the register is created.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-reports">
-      <title>Reports</title>
-      <para>The <guilabel>Reports</guilabel> preferences item affects the
-      behavior of the reports window.</para>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Reports</guilabel>, you will see the default settings
-      shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Reports">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_Reports.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Reports</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Reports</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Default Report Currency</guilabel> - This item
-          determines which currency will be used by default when creating
-          reports. You can choose:</para>
-           <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Locale</guilabel> - Use the system locale currency for all 
-             newly created reports.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Choose</guilabel> - Use the specified currency for all 
-             newly created reports.</para>
-            </listitem>
-           </itemizedlist>          
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Location</guilabel></para>
-            <itemizedlist>
-             <listitem>
-               <para><guilabel>Report opens in a new window</guilabel> - if you select this option, the
-               reports will open up in a new window, instead of in a tab.</para>
-             </listitem>
-           </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-    
-    <sect2 id="prefs-sched">
-      <title>Scheduled Transactions</title>
-      <para>The <guilabel>Scheduled Transactions</guilabel> preferences item
-      affects the behavior of <application>&app;</application> for scheduling transactions. More
-      information about scheduled transactions can be found in 
-      <xref linkend="txns-sxn1"></xref> of this guide.</para>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Scheduled Transactions</guilabel>, you will see the
-      default settings shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_ScheduledTransactions">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_ScheduledTransactions.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Scheduled Transactions</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences - Scheduled
-            Transactions</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Since Last Run Dialog</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Run when data file opened</guilabel> - If selected,
-              the <interface>Since-Last-Run</interface> window will appear on <application>&app;</application> start-up (or
-              rather when <application>&app;</application> opens the file).
-              </para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Transaction Editor Defaults</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Auto-Create new transactions</guilabel> - If
-              selected, new scheduled transactions will automatically be entered
-              into the register. If the auto-create option is enabled, you could also check
-              <guilabel>Notify before transactions are created</guilabel> so that you will be
-              able to confirm creating the transactions.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Create in advance, days</guilabel> - The default
-              number of days in advance to create the registered scheduled
-              transactions.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Remind in advance, days</guilabel> - The default
-              number of days in advance to remind on new scheduled
-              transactions.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-
-    <sect2 id="prefs-window">
-      <title>Windows</title>
-
-      <para>In <guilabel>Windows</guilabel>, you will see the default settings
-      shown here:</para>
-
-      <screenshot id="Prefer_Windows">
-        <mediaobject>
-          <imageobject>
-            <imagedata fileref="figures/basics_Preferences_Windows.png"
-                       format="PNG" srccredit="Cristian Marchi" ></imagedata>
-          </imageobject>
-
-          <textobject>
-            <phrase><application>&app;</application> Preferences - Windows</phrase>
-          </textobject>
-
-          <caption>
-            <para>This image shows the <guilabel>Preferences -
-            Windows</guilabel> tab</para>
-          </caption>
-        </mediaobject>
-      </screenshot>
-
-      <itemizedlist>
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Window Geometry</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Save window size and position</guilabel> - If
-              selected, next time <application>&app;</application> starts will re-use the windows size
-              and position configured in the last run.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Toolbar style</guilabel></para>
-          <para>You can choose from five different styles for the toolbar:</para>
-           <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Use system default</guilabel> (default) - Use the system setting 
-             for displaying toolbar items.
-             </para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Text below icons</guilabel> - Display toolbar items with the text label below the icon.
-              Labels are shown for all items.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Text beside icons</guilabel> - Display toolbar items with the text label
-              beside the icon.  Labels are only shown for the most important items.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Icons only</guilabel> - Display toolbar items as icons only.</para>
-            </listitem>
-
-            <listitem>
-             <para><guilabel>Text only</guilabel> - Display toolbar items as text only.</para>
-            </listitem>
-           </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-        
-        <listitem>
-        <para><guilabel>Tabs</guilabel></para>
-          <itemizedlist>
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Show close button on notebook tabs</guilabel> - Adds
-              a small close icon on each tab, to make it easier to close the
-              various tabs.</para>
-            </listitem>
-            
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Bring the most recent tab to the front</guilabel> - If
-              selected, the newly created tab will be shown over the other tabs.</para>
-            </listitem>
-            
-            <listitem>
-              <para><guilabel>Width:</guilabel> - The width of tab label 
-              expressed in characters.</para>
-            </listitem>
-          </itemizedlist>
-        </listitem>
-        
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Tab Position</guilabel></para>
-          <para>Position the tabs at the
-          <guilabel>Top</guilabel> (default), <guilabel>Bottom</guilabel>,
-          <guilabel>Left</guilabel> or <guilabel>Right</guilabel>.</para>
-        </listitem>
-        
-        <listitem>
-          <para><guilabel>Summary Bar Position</guilabel></para>
-          <para>Position the Summary Bar at the
-          <guilabel>Top</guilabel> or at the <guilabel>Bottom</guilabel> (default) of
-          the <application>&app;</application> main window.</para>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-    </sect2>
-  </sect1>
-
   <sect1 id="basics-help1">
     <title>Getting Help</title>
 
@@ -2077,8 +961,9 @@
     <note>
         <para>As it is very important to save your data frequently to avoid loosing them for whatever reason,
         <application>&app;</application> is able to automatically save the opened file every a certain amount of time.
-        This interval can be set in the <link linkend="basics-general2">General</link> tab under 
-        <interface>Preferences</interface>. Keep in mind that this option is relevant only if you are saving in xml format.
+        This interval can be set in the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab under 
+        <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. 
+        Keep in mind that this option is relevant only if you are saving in xml format.
         If you are working with a database the <guibutton>Save</guibutton> button and the <guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem>
         menu entry will be grayed out because changes are stored right away.</para>
     </note>
@@ -2086,21 +971,14 @@
     <para>To open an existing file, select <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu>
     <guimenuitem>Open</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the menu and choose your file from the list.</para>
 
-    <sect2 id="basics-file-ext2">
-      <title>The <filename>.gnucash</filename> Extension</title>
-
-      <para><application>&app;</application> stores its data with the
-      extension <filename>.gnucash</filename>.</para>
-
-      <para>The <filename>.gnucash</filename> extension was chosen as the
-      default during development of the 2.3 unstable series of
-      <application>&app;</application>. For already existing files, the
-      extension will never be changed. So if you open an existing file
-      named <filename>Myoldfile</filename>, that name won't be changed if
-      the file is saved. You might use the <guimenuitem>Save
-      As...</guimenuitem> command and give the file a new name in order to
-      have it saved with the extension
-      <filename>.gnucash</filename>.</para>
+    <para><application>&app;</application> is storing its data with the extension <filename>.gnucash</filename>.</para>
+      <note>
+        <para>The <filename>.gnucash</filename> extension was introduced with version 2.4 of <application>&app;</application>.
+        For already existing files, the extension will never be changed. So if you open an existing file named 
+        <filename>Myoldfile</filename>, that name won't be changed if the file is saved. You might use the 
+        <guimenuitem>Save As...</guimenuitem> command and give the file a new name in order to have it saved with the 
+        extension <filename>.gnucash</filename>.</para>
+      </note>
     
     <para>If you name your <application>&app;</application> file to <filename>MyBudget</filename>, the actual file name
     will be <filename>MyBudget.gnucash</filename></para>
@@ -2109,7 +987,6 @@
         the file name. Per the above example, it is enough to only specify
         <filename>MyBudget</filename> as the filename.</para>
       </note>
-    </sect2>
   </sect1>
 
   <sect1 id="basics-import1">
@@ -2275,12 +1152,10 @@
       name.</para>
       
       <note>
-        <para>Remember from <xref linkend="basics-file-ext2"/> that the
-        default <application>&app;</application> file extension is
-        <filename>.gnucash</filename>. So if you upgrade from the 2.2
-        series to the 2.4 series, you may end up with both
-        <filename>.xac</filename> and <filename>.gnucash</filename> backup
-        files in your directory.</para>
+        <para>Starting from version 2.4 <application>&app;</application> does not create anymore
+        backup files with the extension <filename>.xac</filename> but with the extension 
+        <filename>.gnucash</filename>. So if you upgrade from <application>&app;</application> version 
+        2.2.x to 2.4 you may end up with both xac and gnucash backup files in your directory.</para>
       </note>
     </sect2>
 
@@ -2361,7 +1236,7 @@
       <note>
         <para><application>&app;</application> will automatically delete any <filename>.xac</filename>, <filename>.log</filename> 
         files that are older than 30 days. You can change this behavior in the <application>&app;</application>
-        preferences under the <link linkend="basics-general2">General</link> tab.</para>
+        preferences under the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab.</para>
       </note>
       
     </sect2>
