[Kmymoney] too many currencies same symbol as $

[Michael Berger]

Thanks Thomas,
I thought there would be an explanation.

Cheers
Michael Berger


On 01/04/2014 07:16 PM, Thomas Baumgart wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Saturday 04 January 2014 18:53:16 Michael Berger wrote:
>
>> Hi Andy,
>> I am using myself quite a number of different currencies.
>>
>> KMM knows both, a Symbol and an ID as well for each of its currencies,
>> and despite the fact that a number of currencies use the same $ Symbol,
>> each currency is clearly distinguished.
>>
>> My Asset and Liabilities Summary shows the ID for some (e.g. IDR, SFr)
>> and the Symbol for others (e.g. EUR, $).
>> Yet, I must admit I have not even noticed this two-lane practice until
>> this moment.
> If you take a look at Tools/Currencies you see that distinction right away.
> Not for all, the symbol is known or available. So we stick with a copy of the
> ISO 4217 code. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217 for more details.
>
> Entering a $ in the search field shows the problem.  Double-Clicking on the
> symbol column opens the editor to change it. To save it, simply click on
> another item. This way, you can get rid of the $ sign by simply entering the
> ID again.
>
> I agree, it's a somewhat hidden feature and I think even undocumented.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> @Jack: do you have your notepad ready - here's another spot to be written
> about.
>
>
>
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