[dot] KMyMoney 0.8 Released

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URL: http://dot.kde.org/1123941942/

From: Thomas Baumgart <ipwizard at users.sourceforge.net>
Dept: make-more-money-out-of-it
Date: Saturday13/Aug/2005, @09:05

KMyMoney 0.8 Released
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   The KMyMoney [http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/] development team is
proud to announce the availability of the newest stable release
[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/kmymoney2/kmymoney2-0.8.tar.bz2?download]
of KMyMoney, version 0.8. A lot of progress has been made since version
0.6 was released [http://dot.kde.org/1087562563/]. Existing features
have been improved and many new features have been added. The following
article gives you a short overview of them.

     Investments
 KMyMoney now has the capability to manage basic investments such as
stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, and has the ability to retrieve price
updates from the Internet.

     Reports
 Reports have finally been added (no charts yet though - that's next).
The reports are fully configurable and very powerful. Custom reports are
easily created and a link to any report can easily be placed on your
financial summary home page.

     Multiple Currencies
 Support for more then 170 different currencies has been added. You can
even assign different currencies to different accounts and add
transactions between those accounts.

     GnuCash File Converter
 A GnuCash [http://www.gnucash.org/] import file converter has been
added which makes it easier for those GnuCash users who have been
wanting to experiment with or use KMyMoney.

     OFX Import
 KMyMoney now has the ability to import OFX files. OFX (Open Financial
Exchange) is an open specification for the exchange of financial data
over the Internet, allowing anyone to exchange financial data regardless
of the platform or financial software they choose to use. OFX is
supported by thousands of financial institutions and is becoming the
preferred method of exchanging financial data in several countries.

     An Improved Look and Feel
 Probably the first thing that you will notice about KMyMoney 0.8
compared to 0.6 is the improved look and feel which includes a new
default icon set and other visual improvements. The new look gives
KMyMoney a much needed update and a lot friendlier feel. Colors are now
taken from your system settings which makes KMyMoney fit better with
your selected color scheme. Many of the dialogs and views have also been
improved both visually and functionally.

     Encryption of your Data File through GPG
 You can now protect your financial data by using GPG
[http://www.gnupg.org/] encryption from within KMyMoney. You are also
given the option to encrypt your file with a recovery key if you choose
to, in case you loose your keyring/passphrase.

     Calculator Widget when entering values
 Many people (accustomed to using one of the various commercial finance
managers), like entering values by using a 'calculator' widget. For
them, and anyone else who prefers to enter values this way, KMyMoney now
has one.

     Completion of Data Within Edit Fields
 When selecting an account, category or payee KMyMoney will take the
keys you entered so far and reduce the displayed values in the drop down
lists to contain only those entries that match. This will speed up
entering transactions a lot.

     Online Quotes for Stocks & Currencies
 Pull the latest price information for stocks and currency exchange
rates directly off the net from sources like Yahoo, Globe&Mail, MSN.CA
or Canadian Mutuals. You can even add your favorite source.

     Support for VAT
 KMyMoney now offers support for "Value Added Tax" for those who live in
countries that use a VAT system.

     Anonymous File Format to Assist Debugging
 When issues do arise that you are unable to figure out, KMyMoney now
has the ability to anonymize a copy of your data file that you can then
send to one of the developers who can try to discover and fix the issue.
This is a useful feature when you need it.

     Online Manual
 The KMyMoney user manual is now available online within KHelpCenter and
as a PDF [http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/kmymoney-user.pdf] file at
the KMyMoney website.
 [http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/]
     Plugin Structure
 KMyMoney now has a new plugin structure allowing developers to write
full-featured plugins to extend the functionality of KMyMoney. We invite
you to try it.

     And of course, lots and lots of bug fixes.