doc: Remove references to old limitations of boring parent ellision.

hledger-lib/Hledger/Reports/MultiBalanceReport.hs

@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ type ClippedAccountName = AccountName
 
 -- | Generate a multicolumn balance report for the matched accounts,
 -- showing the change of balance, accumulated balance, or historical balance
--- in each of the specified periods. Does not support tree-mode boring parent eliding.
+-- in each of the specified periods. If the normalbalance_ option is set, it
--- If the normalbalance_ option is set, it adjusts the sorting and sign of amounts
+-- adjusts the sorting and sign of amounts (see ReportOpts and
--- (see ReportOpts and CompoundBalanceCommand).
+-- CompoundBalanceCommand). hledger's most powerful and useful report, used
--- hledger's most powerful and useful report, used by the balance
+-- by the balance command (in multiperiod mode) and (via compoundBalanceReport)
--- command (in multiperiod mode) and (via multiBalanceReport') by the bs/cf/is commands.
+-- by the bs/cf/is commands.
 multiBalanceReport :: Day -> ReportOpts -> Journal -> MultiBalanceReport
 multiBalanceReport today ropts j =
     multiBalanceReportWith ropts q j (journalPriceOracle infer j)
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ postprocessReport ropts displaynames =
 
 
 -- | Generates a simple non-columnar BalanceReport, but using multiBalanceReport,
--- in order to support --historical. Does not support tree-mode boring parent eliding.
+-- in order to support --historical. If the normalbalance_ option is set, it
--- If the normalbalance_ option is set, it adjusts the sorting and sign of amounts
+-- adjusts the sorting and sign of amounts (see ReportOpts and
--- (see ReportOpts and CompoundBalanceCommand).
+-- CompoundBalanceCommand).
 balanceReportFromMultiBalanceReport :: ReportOpts -> Query -> Journal
     -> ([(AccountName, AccountName, Int, MixedAmount)], MixedAmount)
 balanceReportFromMultiBalanceReport ropts q j = (rows', total)

hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.md

@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@ Balance changes in 2008:
 (Average is rounded to the dollar here since all journal amounts are)
 ```
 
-A limitation of multicolumn balance reports: eliding of boring parent
-accounts in tree mode, as in the classic balance report, is not yet
-supported.
-
 The `--transpose` flag can be used to exchange the rows and columns of
 a multicolumn report.
      

hledger/Hledger/Cli/CompoundBalanceCommand.hs

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ compoundBalanceCommand CompoundBalanceCommandSpec{..} opts@CliOpts{reportopts_=r
       -- are used in single column mode, since in that situation we will be using
       -- balanceReportFromMultiBalanceReport which does not support eliding boring parents,
       -- and tree mode hides this.. or something.. XXX
+      -- This limitation on longer exists. Should this be changed?
       ropts' = ropts{
         balancetype_=balancetype,
         accountlistmode_=if not (flat_ ropts) && interval_==NoInterval && balancetype `elem` [CumulativeChange, HistoricalBalance] then ALTree else accountlistmode_,