2022-08-21 GnuCash IRC logs
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01:01:27 <chris> CDB-PHONE: if you have WIN11 with WSL2 it may be easier to learn some basic builds for easier beta testing. see https://github.com/christopherlam/gnucash-on-nix
01:02:44 <chris> all the hacking will then be within the Nix-on-WSL2-on-Win11 so it's rather harmless
01:08:47 <CDB-PHONE> don't have win 11
01:11:13 <chris> ok. i'll see about the stock-amt & stock-val sign changes when i have a spare couple hours. it may be that removing negation is the right approach; or completely fix negation so that all numbers must be positive (except for capgains)
01:36:15 <CDB-PHONE> brokers that I've seen show shorts as negative units
01:36:31 <CDB-PHONE> and the transaction amount is negative
01:40:37 <CDB-PHONE> and or in the opposite debit credit column
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02:54:24 <chris> CDB-PHONE: you mean, if you're already shorting -10units, and short some more, then: amt<0 val<0. cash>0 of course.
02:55:14 <chris> CDB-PHONE: now you're -20. you cover buy 10: amt>0, val>0, cash<0, fees=?? capgains=??
02:55:21 <chris> CDB-PHONE: confusing isn't it.
02:57:16 <chris> IMO much more consistent to make all numbers >0 except for capgains
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04:39:45 <chris> here's a fun reports bug: if start_accounting_period > end_accounting_period, some reports will crash.
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08:18:10 <CDB-PHONE> [02:54] (@chris) CDB-PHONE: you mean, if you're already shorting -10units, and short some more, then: amt<0 val<0. cash>0 of course.
08:18:46 <CDB-PHONE> yes. and this should also be the case when opening a new short, no reason that should be different
08:18:52 <CDB-PHONE> [02:57] (@chris) IMO much more consistent to make all numbers >0 except for capgains
08:18:56 <CDB-PHONE> this is also an option
08:19:39 <CDB-PHONE> [02:55] (@chris) CDB-PHONE: now you're -20. you cover buy 10: amt>0, val>0, cash<0, fees=?? capgains=??
08:19:46 <CDB-PHONE> fee is debit expense
08:20:30 <CDB-PHONE> cap gain is the Delta between value and cash, so can be +/- depending if you made or lost money
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11:09:14 <chris_> CDB-PHONE I'll aim to have all UI elements being positive (or zero for fees) (or neg for capgains). I think it's safest.
11:09:37 * chris_ doesn't want to consider negative fees i.e.rebates
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11:44:52 <CDB-PHONE> heh
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16:02:00 <Robert847> Hello. Today I am trying to import a security purchase transaction with the CSV transaction importer in release 4.8. I was able to use the Export function to export one transaction into a test file. Then I tried to import it back and I got as far as selecting columns as if it was a single account line import and save those settings, but it did not seem to be getting the second line to transfer cash from the brokerage account.
16:02:00 <Robert847> er, if I select the Multi split box the importer seem to hang without letting me assign accounts. Is this an untested feature?
16:11:00 <Robert847> Wait a minute! I got ahead of myself. It worked.
16:12:19 <Robert847> I needed to switch to Add and then select the brokerage account to accept the transfer. Thanks for indulging me
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