2015-10-17 GnuCash IRC logs

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07:54:43 <Caterpillar> Hi
07:55:31 <Caterpillar> What about using GNUCash in a NewsAgent / Newspapers shop?
07:55:48 <Caterpillar> does it support barcode readers?
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08:09:38 <Artefact2> hi there. recently installed perl-finance-quote (on ArchLinux), yet gnucash keeps saying "unknown error" when I try to get quotes. is there any way to get more info on this error?
08:12:23 <Artefact2> https://i.imgur.com/5vcVRLf.png is my setup
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08:50:03 <MechtiIde> Artefact2, how do you try to get it?
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09:01:42 <Artefact2> MechtiIde: "get quotes" button in the price editor UI
09:06:40 <MechtiIde> where do you want to get it from?
09:09:04 <Artefact2> did you see my image link?
09:09:29 <MechtiIde> ok
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09:12:25 <Artefact2> gnucash --add-price-quotes doesn't throw an error, but doesn't seem to do anything either
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09:14:09 <MechtiIde> it didn't work for me too
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09:15:56 <Artefact2> alright then. i'll probably report the issue
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14:12:29 <warlord> Caterpillar: No, it does not directly support barcode readers. BUt I'm not sure how you would imagine it *would* use that..??
14:27:52 <ThomasKeller> in my "account view" window, I have section "Equity"
14:27:57 <ThomasKeller> Opening Balances
14:27:57 <ThomasKeller> Opening Balance 1000 SFr
14:27:57 <ThomasKeller> Opening Balance 500 USD
14:28:17 <ThomasKeller> these are the opening balances which I had on my accounts when I set up those accounts
14:28:47 <ThomasKeller> now, why does it show opening balances in the overview ?
14:29:18 <ThomasKeller> I understand transactions have to be balanced, so the money had to come from somewhere
14:29:37 <ThomasKeller> but will this "Equity" stay there forever ?
14:29:54 <ThomasKeller> it carries no useful information at all
14:31:16 <ThomasKeller> this is static information which will never change
14:31:26 <ThomasKeller> I don't want to look at it all the time
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20:32:17 <jralls> ThomasKeller: Every transaction in accounting is "static information that will never change". Your opening balances are no different.
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