GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 775592
Improve Guide Chapter on Multiple Currencies
Last modified: 2018-06-29 23:52:27 UTC
Section 11.4 of the Guide outlines in a very rudimentary way how to handle multi-currency situations. The language is quite informal, and there are areas that need improvement. Specifically: * Discussion of the importance of currency choice for accounts is buried at the very bottom of the section. * Discussion and guidance is scant for situations where the user has ongoing need for multi-currency support (e.g. a user who regularly uses both GBP and EUR in their file). * Description of Gnucash's built-in currency exchange features is missing. * Examples of colloquialisms: "You find the boat, and since it's a bargain..." "(After all, the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have finished and the price has returned to Earth)" I recommend a moderate rewrite.
Having now worked through the complete chapter, I have modified the bug title accordingly. Work on documenting trading accounts will continue under Bug 635386
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