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18 <h1>Preferences dialog
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20 <p>The preferences dialog can be accessed from the main window
21 menu, as Edit-Preferences. It lets you customize many aspects
22 of the way HomeBank works. The following sections detail the
23 settings that you can customize, and what they affect.
</p>
26 <li><a href=
"#tab1">General
</a>
27 <li><a href=
"#tab2">Interface
</a>
28 <li><a href=
"#tab3">Transactions
</a>
29 <li><a href=
"#tab4">Display format
</a>
30 <li><a href=
"#tab5">Import/Export
</a>
31 <li><a href=
"#tab6">Report
</a>
32 <li><a href=
"#tab7">Euro minor
</a>
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39 <h2><a name=
"tab1" id=
"tab1"></a>General
</h2>
41 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs1.png"></p>
43 <h3>Program start
</h3>
45 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
47 <th>Show splash screen
</th>
49 <td>display a splash screen when HomeBank start
</td>
53 <th>Load last opened file
</th>
55 <td>load the last opened file when HomeBank start
</td>
59 <th>Append scheduled transactions
</th>
61 <td>append scheduled transaction to accounts when HomeBank
66 <h3>Main window reports
</h3>
68 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
72 <td>default range initial value for the main window
79 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
83 <td>default folder to load/save HomeBank files
</td>
85 </table><!-- separator -->
86 <div class=
"clear"></div>
87 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">[top]
</a></p>
90 <div class=
"rounded content">
92 <h2><a name=
"tab2" id=
"tab2"></a>Interface
</h2>
94 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs2.png"></p>
98 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
102 <td>tool-bar style to be used
</td>
108 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
110 <th>Show rules hint
</th>
112 <td>specify if the alternate lines colors should be used for
113 tree-view/list-view
</td>
117 <h3>Amount colors
</h3>
119 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
121 <th>Uses custom colors
</th>
123 <td>specify if amounts should be displayed with colors
130 <td>contains some Tango color preset to fast set the amount
137 <td>color used for expense
</td>
143 <td>color used for incomes
</td>
149 <td>color used for amount in warning (overdrawn)
</td>
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154 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">[top]
</a></p>
157 <div class=
"rounded content">
159 <h2><a name=
"tab3" id=
"tab3"></a>Transactions
</h2>
161 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs3.png"></p>
163 <h3>Transaction window
</h3>
165 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
169 <td>Set the default range to be used for account window
</td>
173 <th>Hide reconciled transaction
</th>
175 <td>set the filter for account window not to default show
176 reconciled transactions
</td>
180 <h3>Multiple add
</h3>
182 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
184 <th>Keep the last date
</th>
186 <td>Set the date to be kept when you add several transaction
193 <p>Here you can show/hide columns to be displayed in transaction
194 list.
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196 <div class=
"clear"></div>
197 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">[top]
</a></p>
200 <div class=
"rounded content">
202 <h2><a name=
"tab4" id=
"tab4"></a>Display format
</h2>
204 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs4.png"></p>
206 <h3>Date options
</h3>
208 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
212 <td>display format used for date
</td>
218 <td>A date sample is displayed
</td>
222 <h3>Numbers options
</h3>
224 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
226 <th>Prefix symbol
</th>
228 <td>Symbol that prefix the amount
</td>
232 <th>Suffix symbol
</th>
234 <td>Symbol that suffix the amount
</td>
238 <th>Decimal char
</th>
240 <td>Character to be used as decimal separator
</td>
244 <th>Grouping char
</th>
246 <td>Character to be used as grouping separator
</td>
252 <td>Number of digits after decimal separator
</td>
258 <td>An amount sample is displayed
</td>
262 <h3>Measurement units
</h3>
264 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
266 <th>Use Imperial units
</th>
268 <td>Display vehicle cost result with imperial units (no
269 conversion, just label).
</td>
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273 <div class=
"clear"></div>
274 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">[top]
</a></p>
277 <div class=
"rounded content">
279 <h2><a name=
"tab5" id=
"tab5"></a>Import/Export
</h2>
281 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs5.png"></p>
283 <h3>Date options
</h3>
285 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
290 set the default date order for file import
303 <h3>OFX/QFX options
</h3>
305 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
309 <td>define what to do for memo field during import:
<br>
310 ignore, add to memo, add to info.
</td>
314 <h3>Files folder
</h3>
316 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
320 <td>default folder to load files to import
</td>
326 <td>default folder to save files to export
</td>
328 </table><!-- separator -->
330 <div class=
"clear"></div>
331 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">[top]
</a></p>
334 <div class=
"rounded content">
336 <h2><a name=
"tab6" id=
"tab6"></a>Report
</h2>
338 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs6.png"></p>
340 <h3>Initial filter
</h3>
342 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
346 <td>Set the default range to be used for account window
</td>
350 <h3>Chart options
</h3>
352 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
354 <th>Color scheme
</th>
357 Set the default color scheme to be applied for charts
364 <li>Google Analytics
</li>
372 <h3>Statistics options
</h3>
374 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
376 <th>Show by amount
</th>
378 <td>set the by amount toggle on the statistics window to
379 default be checked
</td>
383 <th>Show rate column
</th>
385 <td>set the rate column to be displayed by default
</td>
389 <th>Show details
</th>
391 <td>set the detail toggle on the statistics window to default
396 <h3>Budget options
</h3>
398 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
400 <th>Show details
</th>
402 <td>set the detail toggle on the budget window to default be
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"clear"></div>
408 <p class=
"top"><a href=
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</a></p>
411 <div class=
"rounded content">
413 <h2><a name=
"tab7" id=
"tab7"></a>Euro minor
</h2>
415 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs7.png"></p>
419 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
423 <td>enable euro minor currency support in HomeBank.
<br>
424 see
<a href=
"misc-minor.html">minor currency
</a> for more
431 <td>preselect of parameters for this tab
</td>
437 <td>remind of the filled country from
</td>
443 <td>change rate, value of
1 euro in your old country
448 <h3>Numbers format
</h3>
450 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
452 <th>Prefix symbol
</th>
454 <td>Symbol that prefix the amount
</td>
458 <th>Suffix symbol
</th>
460 <td>Symbol that suffix the amount
</td>
464 <th>Decimal char
</th>
466 <td>Character to be used as decimal separator
</td>
470 <th>Grouping char
</th>
472 <td>Character to be used as grouping separator
</td>
478 <td>Number of digits after decimal separator
</td>
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"top"><a href=
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