Re: Default dates on transaction entry screens - ex 1.2.0-rc5 problem with cash receipt

["Chris Travers" <..hidden..>]

First, 1.2.0-rc5 has a serious sales tax handling issue.  Please
upgrade to a properly released version at your earliest convenience.
We will not support it.  Period.

On 4/12/07, David Tangye <..hidden..> wrote:
> I would like to have all transaction dates default to a user selectable
> preference of either:
>  - current date, or
>  - last transaction date entered in the session
> The user could swap the default at any time in the user preferences.
> This would be very handy for much of the data entry I do, which is when
> I am entering/catching up on the books for the previous week/month/etc.
> In this case current date is ALWAYS wrong. For those who are recording
> transactions as they happen, current date is best.

This poses  a few issues.  I don't think it is practical in the short
term.  You are welcome to submit a patch if you want, however.

We have received some other cool patches heading for the 1.2.x branch. :-)

> The more you set up user preferences to handle this sort of thing, the
> more powerful and useful the system will become to the greatest range of
> users.
>
> There is no reason why each transaction type, eg invoice, sales order,
> purchase order, etc could not have its own preference setting.
> Furthermore, perhaps each preference could be set/changed from its
> relevant transaction entry screen.
There is a saying, "Less is More."  I think that each setting we add
needs to have a case behind it.  The last thing we want is a program
that is as configurable as, say, Oracle.  But hey, if you want to pay
me to help you navigate the configuration options, who am I to argue,
but it shouldn't be a requirement.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers