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93 lines
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X-Accountant
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xacc is a program to keep track of your finances. It is similar in
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concept to Quicken(TM). Although xacc still lacks the advanced
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features of quicken, it does have the basic functionality. Some
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of the features of xacc are:
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- Multiple Accounts
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- Each account keeps a running balance and
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a reconciled balance, so you can keep track
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of the checks that have clear your account.
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- A simple interface. If you can use the
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register in the back of your checkbook,
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you can use xacc.
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- QuickFill... if you begin typing a description
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in the description fields, and it matches an
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previous transaction, hitting <TAB> will copy
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the previous transaction. Handy if you have
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similar transactions on a regular basis.
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(such as depositing your paycheck every week :)
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To install:
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First check the makefile to ensure that all the paths are OK.
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Also, make sure that the Xbae-Matrix widget and Motif or
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Lesstif are installed. You can get Lesstif from
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http://www.lesstif.org. You can get The Xbae widget from
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ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/widgets/motif/ or any mirror. If
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you are using a version of Xbae 4.6.1, you will need to
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comment out "-DUSEQUICKFILL" in the Makefile.
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# make depend
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# make
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sorry, no "make install" yet.
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Status:
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As of version 0.9j:
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Bugs:
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-- tabbing between fields for mutual funds does not work correctly.
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-- should add "number of shares" to transfer popup when transferring
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from bank account to portfolio.
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Bare-bones Mutual Fund and Stock Portfolio handling
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is implemented.
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Working Features:
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-- transfers between bank account & fund work correctly
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-- save to disk, restore from disk.
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-- Type of transaction (Buy, Cap Gain, Dividend Reinvest, etc.) now
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supported for portfolio/mutual fund accounts. This field can be set
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and cleared, but is not currently used anywhere. It will become
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useful when reports and graphs are generated.
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An alpha version of import from Quicken files is also present,
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but it is very broken, and many/most quicken formats are not
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supported. It is not currently enabled in the code ... adventurous
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coders are encouraged to hack on this ...
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An beta-level double-entry system has been created.
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"Double-entry" is a form of accounting where all transactions
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show up in two accounts (for example, a transfer from
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a credit card(Diners Club) to a cash account(Entertainment Expense)
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will show up in both accounts. Modifying/deleting a transaction
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in one account window automatically modifies/deletes it in the
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other too.
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The system does not force the use of double-entry: in fact,
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double entries are made ONLY when the "transfer" menu item is
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used.
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A future extension to force the use of double-entry for an account
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is planned, as well as the ability to make transfers directly
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from the register(ledger) window. However, this function will
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be tricky, since it requires hacks on the Xbae widget used to
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display the register.
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Double-entries should be correctly saved-to-file & restored
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from file.
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The "reports" menu item is unimplemented and will result in a core dump.
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That's all folks!
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