slaesvuo/hledger
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Pull Requests Actions Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

docs: note default commodity symbol requirement to set display settings

Browse Source
This commit is contained in:
Simon Michael 2012-03-29 23:35:11 +00:00
parent 95916e1f60
commit 3b54449317
1 changed files with 8 additions and 7 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

15
MANUAL.md
View File

@ -191,18 +191,19 @@ which. Eg, write `$1,000.00` or `$1.000,00`.
Based on how you format amounts, hledger will infer canonical display Based on how you format amounts, hledger will infer canonical display
settings for each commodity, and use them consistently when displaying settings for each commodity, and use them consistently when displaying
amounts in that commodity. These settings include: amounts in that commodity. Display settings include:
- the position and spacing of the currency/commodity symbol - the position and spacing of the currency/commodity symbol
- the digit group separator character and digit group sizes, if any - the digit group separator character and digit group sizes, if any
- the decimal point character - the decimal point character
- the number of decimal places - the number of decimal places
The canonical display settings are generally those used in the first The canonical settings are those of the first amount seen in the
amount seen, and the number of decimal places is the highest used in all commodity, with the decimal places adjusted upward to the highest
amounts, in the given commmodity. precision seen in the commodity.
[Default commodity directives](#default-commodity) can also influence the
canonical display settings. [Default commodity](#default-commodity) directives also influence the
commodity display settings (note: only if they have a commodity symbol).
### Simple dates ### Simple dates
@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ be used for any subsequent amounts which have no commodity symbol.
If such an amount is the first seen in that commodity, the canonical If such an amount is the first seen in that commodity, the canonical
[commodity display settings](#commodity-display-settings) will also be [commodity display settings](#commodity-display-settings) will also be
taken from the directive. taken from the directive (note: only if it includes a commodity symbol).
### Prices ### Prices