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diff --git a/doc/ledger-mode.texi b/doc/ledger-mode.texi index 3e87d090..c8af96cb 100644 --- a/doc/ledger-mode.texi +++ b/doc/ledger-mode.texi @@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ reports and much more... * The Ledger Buffer:: * The Reconcile Buffer:: * The Report Buffer:: +* Scheduling Transactions:: * Customizing Ledger-mode:: * Generating Ledger Regression Tests:: * Embedding Example results in Ledger Documentation:: @@ -118,10 +119,10 @@ initialization file (@file{~/.emacs}, @file{~/.emacs.d/init.el}, or @file{~/.Aquamacs/Preferences.el}). @lisp -(add-to-list ’load-path - (expand-file-name "/path/to/ledger/source/lisp/")) -(load "ldg-new") -(add-to-list ’auto-mode-alist ’("\\.ledger$" . ledger-mode)) +(add-to-list 'load-path + (expand-file-name "/path/to/ledger/source/lisp/")) +(load "ledger-mode") +(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.ledger$" . ledger-mode)) @end lisp This sets up Emacs to automatically recognize files that end with @@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ the ledger buffer are left in that state when the account is switched. If for some reason during reconciliation your target amount changes, type @kbd{t} and enter the new target value. -@node The Report Buffer, Customizing Ledger-mode, The Reconcile Buffer, Top +@node The Report Buffer, Scheduling Transactions, The Reconcile Buffer, Top @chapter The Report Buffer @menu @@ -738,7 +739,34 @@ recent transactions at the top, type @kbd{R} in the @file{*Ledger Report*} buffer and it will reverse the order of the transactions and maintain the proper mathematical sense. -@node Customizing Ledger-mode, Generating Ledger Regression Tests, The Report Buffer, Top +@node Scheduling Transactions, Customizing Ledger-mode, The Report Buffer, Top +@chapter Scheduling Transactions + +The Ledger program provide for automating transactions but these +transaction aren't ``real'', they only exist inside a ledger session and +are not reflected in the actual data file. Many transactions are very +repetitive, but may vary slightly in the date they occur on, or the +amount. Some transactions are weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually. +Ledger mode provides a way to schedule upcoming transaction with a +flexible scheduler that allows you to specify the transactions in a +separate ledger file and calculate the upcoming occurences of those +transactions. You can then copy the transactions into your live data +file. + +@menu +* Specifying Upcoming Transactions:: +@end menu + +@node Specifying Upcoming Transactions +@section Specifying Upcoming Transactions + +The format for specifying transactions is identical to Ledger's file +format with the exception of the date field. The data field is modified +by surrounding it with brackets and using wild cards to specity free +months or years. + + +@node Customizing Ledger-mode, Generating Ledger Regression Tests, Scheduling Transactions, Top @chapter Customizing Ledger-mode @menu |