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.
- -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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| Show splash screen | - -display a splash screen when HomeBank start | -
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| Load last opened file | - -load the last opened file when HomeBank start | -
| Append scheduled transactions | - -append scheduled transaction to accounts when HomeBank - start | -
| Date range | - -default range initial value for the main window - reports | -
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| Default | - -default folder to load/save HomeBank files | -
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| Show splash screen | +display a splash screen when HomeBank start | +
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| Load last opened file | +load the last opened file when HomeBank start | +
| Post pending scheduled transactions | +append scheduled transaction to accounts when HomeBank start | +
| Update currencies on-line | +trigger a on-line update for currencies exchange rate start | +
| Date range | +default range initial value for the main window reports | +
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| Tool-bar | +tool-bar style to be used | +
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| Grid line | +
+ specify the list grid line option:
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| Uses custom colors | +specify if amounts should be displayed with colors below | +
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| Preset | +contains some Tango color preset to fast set the amount colors | +
| Expense | +color used for expense | +
| Income | +color used for incomes | +
| Warning | +color used for amount in warning (overdrawn) | +
| Tool-bar | - -tool-bar style to be used | -
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| Show rules hint | - -specify if the alternate lines colors should be used for - tree-view/list-view | -
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| Uses custom colors | - -specify if amounts should be displayed with colors - below | -
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| Preset | - -contains some Tango color preset to fast set the amount - colors | -
| Expense | - -color used for expense | -
| Income | - -color used for incomes | -
| Warning | - -color used for amount in warning (overdrawn) | -
| Date range | - -Set the default range to be used for account window | -
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| Hide reconciled transaction | - -set the filter for account window not to default show - reconciled transactions | -
| Keep the last date | - -Set the date to be kept when you add several transaction - successively | -
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Here you can show/hide columns to be displayed in transaction - list.
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| Language | +define what language to use for the interface | +
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| Date display | +A date sample is displayed | +
| Customize | +display format used to display (and not input) date | +
| Start on | +define on which day and month the fiscal year start | +
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| Use miles for metre | +use the mile labels and abbreviation for the vehicle cost | +
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| Use gallon for fuel | +use the gallon labels and abbreviation for the vehicle cost | +
| Date range | +Set the default range to be used for account window | +
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| Show xx days in... | +set the number of days to force show future transaction | +
| Hide reconciled transactions | +set the filter for account window not to default show reconciled transactions | +
| Always show remind transactions | +set the remind transaction to always be display (ignore filters) | +
| Keep the last date | +Set the date to be kept when you add several transaction successively | +
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| Active | +to collect and propose memo for autocomplete or not | +
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| xxx rolling days | +to define how many days into the past to grab memo for autocomplete, if for example 30 days, you will only see the last 30 days autocomplete memo | +
| Date format | - -display format used for date | -
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| - - | A date sample is displayed | -
| Prefix symbol | - -Symbol that prefix the amount | -
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| Suffix symbol | - -Symbol that suffix the amount | -
| Decimal char | - -Character to be used as decimal separator | -
| Grouping char | - -Character to be used as grouping separator | -
| Frac digits | - -Number of digits after decimal separator | -
| - - | An amount sample is displayed | -
| Use Imperial units | - -Display vehicle cost result with imperial units (no - conversion, just label). | -
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| Date order | - -
- set the default date order for file import
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| Memo field | - -define what to do for memo field during import: - ignore, add to memo, add to info. |
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| Import | - -default folder to load files to import | -
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| Export | - -default folder to save files to export | -
| Date order | +
+ set the default date order for file import
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| OFX Name | +
+ define what to do for name field during import: +
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| OFX Memo | +
+ define what to do for memo field during import: +
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| Import memos | +to import the M field from files | +
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| Swap memos with payees | +to swap M and P field from files | +
| Sentence case memo/payee | +will change the case for memo and payee (lowercase starting with a capital letter) | +
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| Date range | - -Set the default range to be used for account window | -
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| Color scheme | - -
- Set the default color scheme to be applied for charts
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| Show by amount | - -set the by amount toggle on the statistics window to - default be checked | -
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| Show rate column | - -set the rate column to be displayed by default | -
| Show details | - -set the detail toggle on the statistics window to default - be checked | -
| Show details | - -set the detail toggle on the budget window to default be - checked | -
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| Date range | +Set the default range to be used for account window | +
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| Color scheme | +
+ Set the default color scheme to be applied for charts
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| Show by amount | +set the by amount toggle on the statistics window to default be checked | +
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| Show rate column | +set the rate column to be displayed by default | +
| Show details | +set the detail toggle on the statistics window to default be checked | +
| Show details | +set the detail toggle on the budget window to default be checked | +
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| Enable automatic backups | +to activate backup of your xhb files | +
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| Number of backups to keep | +the number of backups to keep | +
| Frequency | +is once a day + which means a backup file will be created the first time you save your file during a day, so if you save it 3 times the same day, only the first save will be backuped, so that you can revert to the day before with ease. |
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| Enable | - -enable euro minor currency support in HomeBank. - see minor currency for more - details. |
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| Fill from | - -preselect of parameters for this tab | -
| Country | - -remind of the filled country from | -
| Value | - -change rate, value of 1 euro in your old country - currency | -
| Enable | +enable euro minor currency support in HomeBank. + see minor currency for more details. |
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A remind of the country is displayed
+| Fill from | +preselect of parameters for this tab | +
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| 1 XXX = | +change rate (value of 1 euro in your old national currency) | +
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| Symbol | +Symbol that prefix the amount | +
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| Is prefix | +define is the symbol is a prefix symbol | +
| Decimal char | +Character to be used as decimal separator | +
| Frac digits | +Number of digits after decimal separator | +
| Grouping char | +Character to be used as grouping separator | +
