external programs - still used?

[Jack]

Thomas,

Thanks for the explanation.  I know how to put the appropriate icon on  
the toolbar.  Is there any other way to launch the program?  I can see  
the possibility of creating a custom shortcut, but I don't see any menu  
entry for it.  I would expect every available action to able to be  
launched by
1) an icon on the toolbar
2) a configured shortcut
3) a menu item
and optionally by some icon/button or link on some view or  dialog.

If 3 is not currently available, I'll create a wishlist for it.

Thanks.

Jack

On 2019.03.30 02:28, Thomas Baumgart wrote:
> Jack,
> 
> On Samstag, 30. März 2019 01:31:54 CET Jack Ostroff wrote:
> 
> > On the Configure KMyMoney dialog, General section, General tab, the
> > last section is "External programs" with only one entry - for
> > "Calculator".  I have tried putting the path to various programs in
> > there - with no apparent effect.  Is this actually used at all?   
> After
> > setting this and bringing up the calculator to enter some amount, I
> > still get the default pop-up calculator.
> 
> It works a bit different: you can add an action to the toolbar which  
> will open this calculator. It is not meant to replace the built in  
> pop-up calculator. On the attached image you see the calculator  
> action in the toolbar and how it is configured. The entry of the  
> external program defines which program will be started when you press  
> the button. BTW, I use this action rather often to start calculations  
> that are not amout oriented.
> 
> Thomas
> 
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> Regards
> 
> Thomas Baumgart
> 
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