From eefa015836d87b9944da2e51373aff643841d69b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Georg J.P. Link" Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 12:55:16 -0600 Subject: explain round brackets in section on funds Section "Working with multiple funds and accounts" introduces square brackets and explains them but does not explain round brackets in the following example. This commit adds the explanation what the round brackets do. --- doc/ledger3.texi | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/ledger3.texi') diff --git a/doc/ledger3.texi b/doc/ledger3.texi index ae3dce08..63946d25 100644 --- a/doc/ledger3.texi +++ b/doc/ledger3.texi @@ -1384,10 +1384,11 @@ account: (Funds:School) $-100.00 @end smallexample -When reports are generated, by default they'll appear in terms of the -funds. In this case, you will likely want to mask out your -@samp{Assets} account, because otherwise the balance won't make much -sense: +The use of round brackets creates a virtual posting without ensuring +a balance to zero. When reports are generated, by default they'll +appear in terms of the funds. In this case, you will likely want to +mask out your @samp{Assets} account, because otherwise the balance +won't make much sense: @smallexample @c command:396F24E $ ledger --no-total bal not ^Assets -- cgit v1.2.3