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14 <h1>Preferences dialog
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15 <p>The preferences dialog can be accessed from the main window menu, as Edit-Preferences. It lets you customize many aspects of the way HomeBank works. The following sections detail the settings that you can customize, and what they affect.
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17 <li><a href=
"#tab1">General
</a></li>
18 <li><a href=
"#tab2">Interface
</a></li>
19 <li><a href=
"#tab3">Transactions
</a></li>
20 <li><a href=
"#tab4">Display format
</a></li>
21 <li><a href=
"#tab5">Import/Export
</a></li>
22 <li><a href=
"#tab6">Report
</a></li>
23 <li><a href=
"#tab7">Euro minor
</a></li>
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26 <div class=
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27 <h2><a id=
"tab1" name=
"tab1"></a>General
</h2>
28 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs1.png"></p>
29 <h3>Program start
</h3>
30 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
32 <th>Show splash screen
</th>
33 <td>display a splash screen when HomeBank start
</td>
36 <th>Load last opened file
</th>
37 <td>load the last opened file when HomeBank start
</td>
40 <th>Post pending scheduled transactions
</th>
41 <td>append scheduled transaction to accounts when HomeBank start
</td>
44 <th>Update currencies on-line
</th>
45 <td>trigger a on-line update for currencies exchange rate start
</td>
49 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
52 <td>define on which day and month the fiscal year start
</td>
55 <h3>Main window reports
</h3>
56 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
59 <td>default range initial value for the main window reports
</td>
63 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
66 <td>default folder to load/save HomeBank files
</td>
68 </table><!-- separator -->
69 <div class=
"clear"></div>
70 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">↑ Back to Top
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72 <div class=
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73 <h2><a id=
"tab2" name=
"tab2"></a>Interface
</h2>
74 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs2.png"></p>
76 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
79 <td>define what language to use for the interface
</td>
83 <td>tool-bar style to be used
</td>
88 specify the list grid line option:
98 <h3>Amount colors
</h3>
99 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
101 <th>Uses custom colors
</th>
102 <td>specify if amounts should be displayed with colors below
</td>
106 <td>contains some Tango color preset to fast set the amount colors
</td>
110 <td>color used for expense
</td>
114 <td>color used for incomes
</td>
118 <td>color used for amount in warning (overdrawn)
</td>
120 </table><!-- separator -->
121 <div class=
"clear"></div>
122 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">↑ Back to Top
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124 <div class=
"rounded content">
125 <h2><a id=
"tab3" name=
"tab3"></a>Transactions
</h2>
126 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs3.png"></p>
127 <h3>Transaction window
</h3>
128 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
131 <td>Set the default range to be used for account window
</td>
134 <th>Show xx days in...
</th>
135 <td>set the number of days to force show future transaction
</td>
138 <th>Hide reconciled transactions
</th>
139 <td>set the filter for account window not to default show reconciled transactions
</td>
142 <th>Always show remind transactions
</th>
143 <td>set the remind transaction to always be display (ignore filters)
</td>
146 <h3>Multiple add
</h3>
147 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
149 <th>Keep the last date
</th>
150 <td>Set the date to be kept when you add several transaction successively
</td>
154 <p>Set the column to display and their order for the transaction list
</p><!-- separator -->
155 <div class=
"clear"></div>
156 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">↑ Back to Top
</a></p>
158 <div class=
"rounded content">
159 <h2><a id=
"tab4" name=
"tab4"></a>Display format
</h2>
160 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs4.png"></p>
161 <h3>Date options
</h3>
162 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
165 <td>A date sample is displayed
</td>
168 <th>Customize
> Format
</th>
169 <td>display format used for date
</td>
172 <h3>Measurement units
</h3>
173 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
175 <th>Use miles for meter
</th>
176 <td>use the mile labels and abbreviation for the vehicle cost
</td>
179 <th>Use gallons for fuel
</th>
180 <td>use the gallons labels and abbreviation for the vehicle cost
</td>
182 </table><!-- separator -->
183 <div class=
"clear"></div>
184 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">↑ Back to Top
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186 <div class=
"rounded content">
187 <h2><a id=
"tab5" name=
"tab5"></a>Import/Export
</h2>
188 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs5.png"></p>
189 <h3>Date options
</h3>
190 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
194 set the default date order for file import
203 <h3>OFX/QFX options
</h3>
204 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
208 define what to do for memo field during import:
<br>
211 <li>append to memo
</li>
212 <li>append to info
</li>
217 <h3>Files folder
</h3>
218 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
221 <td>default folder to load files to import
</td>
225 <td>default folder to save files to export
</td>
227 </table><!-- separator -->
228 <div class=
"clear"></div>
229 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">↑ Back to Top
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231 <div class=
"rounded content">
232 <h2><a id=
"tab6" name=
"tab6"></a>Report
</h2>
233 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs6.png"></p>
234 <h3>Initial filter
</h3>
235 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
238 <td>Set the default range to be used for account window
</td>
241 <h3>Charts options
</h3>
242 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
244 <th>Color scheme
</th>
246 Set the default color scheme to be applied for charts
259 <h3>Statistics options
</h3>
260 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
262 <th>Show by amount
</th>
263 <td>set the by amount toggle on the statistics window to default be checked
</td>
266 <th>Show rate column
</th>
267 <td>set the rate column to be displayed by default
</td>
270 <th>Show details
</th>
271 <td>set the detail toggle on the statistics window to default be checked
</td>
274 <h3>Budget options
</h3>
275 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
277 <th>Show details
</th>
278 <td>set the detail toggle on the budget window to default be checked
</td>
280 </table><!-- separator -->
281 <div class=
"clear"></div>
282 <p class=
"top"><a href=
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284 <div class=
"rounded content">
285 <h2><a id=
"tab7" name=
"tab7"></a>Euro minor
</h2>
286 <p><img class=
"gtkshot right" src=
"images/dlg-prefs7.png"></p>
288 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
291 <td>enable euro minor currency support in HomeBank.
<br>
292 see
<a href=
"misc-minor.html">minor currency
</a> for more details.
</td>
296 <p>A remind of the country is displayed
</p>
297 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
300 <td>preselect of parameters for this tab
</td>
303 <h3>Exchange rate
</h3>
304 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
307 <td>change rate (value of
1 euro in your old national currency)
</td>
311 <table class=
"widgetinfo">
314 <td>Symbol that prefix the amount
</td>
318 <td>define is the symbol is a prefix symbol
</td>
321 <th>Decimal char
</th>
322 <td>Character to be used as decimal separator
</td>
326 <td>Number of digits after decimal separator
</td>
329 <th>Grouping char
</th>
330 <td>Character to be used as grouping separator
</td>
333 <p class=
"top"><a href=
"#top">↑ Back to Top
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