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documentation cleanup; merge from qof sources

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Linas Vepstas
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* exist. This flag is used to implement the 'SaveAs' GUI, where
* the user requests to save data to a new backend.
*
* The load() routine should return at least an account tree,
* all currencies, pricedb, and any other data that needs to be
* loaded at start time. It does not have to return any
* The load() routine should load the minimal set of application data
* needed for the application to be operable at initial startup.
* It is assumed that the application will perform a 'run_query()'
* to obtain any additional data that it needs. For file-based
* backends, it is acceptable for the backend to return all data
* at load time; for SQL-based backends, it is acceptable for the
* backend to return no data.
*
* Thus, for example, for GnuCash, the postrges backend returns
* the account tree, all currencies, and the pricedb, as these
* are needed at startup. It does not have to return any
* transactions whatsoever, as these are obtained at a later stage
* when a user opens a register, resulting in a query being sent to
* the backend.