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Banana 9.0.5 - 191112
Released December 16, 2019
This release delivers several useful new features, improvements as well as fixing a number of problems, that were detected in the previous version.
We advise all users who want to keep using Banana Accounting 9 to install this version (free update).
- Compatibility
Version 9.0.5 is no longer compatible with Windows 7 and with Mac OSX 10.10.
The most recent version compatible with Windows 7 and with Mac OSX 10.10 is version 9.0.3. - General:
- The Cash book has been renamed to Cash Manager.
- The Simple table application is now free.
- The Cash Manager wit VAT application is now free.
- The 'Save all' command saves all files.
- The display of rows in bold print has been corrected.
- Russian translations have been updated.
- Accounting:
- In multi-currency accounting in the Items table, the countervalue in basic currency has been inserted.
- Invoicing:
- The autocompletion of the line, payment invoice number, does not overwrite the description if already present.
- The total invoice comparison with the total customer balance has been corrected.
- The term 'More templates' has been renamed to 'More Layouts'.
- Fixed Assets register:
- The printing of the dates has been corrected.
- Address book:
- Google's contact synchronization has been corrected.
- Extensions
- BananaApps have been renamed to Extensions.
- The Apps menu has been renamed to Extensions.
- When importing payments, the customer number is recognized and completed.
- Scripts (new feature for developers):
- The Extensions - Property window has been improved with the insertion of blocks.
- Mac:
- The formatting of the numbers with thousands considers additional cases.
- Date formatting works even with incorrect system settings.
- Linux
- The formatting of the numbers with thousands considers additional cases.
- The installation from SnapCraft correctly sees the printers installed on the system.
- Several minor changes and other corrections.
- Based on Qt 5.12.6.
Banana 9.0.4 - 190404
Released on 4th of April 2019
This release delivers several useful new features, improvements as well as fixing a number of problems, that were detected in the previous version.
All users are advised to upgrade to this version.
- Compatibility
Banana Accounting 9.0.4 is no longer compatible with Windows 7.
The last version compatible with Windows 7 is 9.0.3 - General:
- The license-free version is now called FreeVersion (instead of Starter Edition).
The Cash Book and the Time Sheet are now completely free of charge. - The New File dialogue has been redesigned and improved.
- A button has been added in the help menu that will lead you straight to the relevant help page of the table you are using.
- The readability of the texts has been improved via dark coloured backgrounds .
- The row height in the tables is calculated correctly and remains stable for the the whole length the software is being used.
- The text in the column headings is adjusted relative to the settings of the zoom function.
- The list of recent files is updated correctly.
- Negative numbers are not displayed in red if "Show negative numbers in red" is disabled.
- If a column is moved to the end of the list via the Columns setup ... dialogue, the software does not lock.
- When a default language is selected in the Program options ... command, languages are now adjusted correctly in the dialogues.
- The size of the dialogues on high resolution Windows systems screens, has been corrected.
- The license-free version is now called FreeVersion (instead of Starter Edition).
- Accounting:
- You can now also select to carry forward balances in Segments in the Create new year ... command. .
- Items table
- When an item is added to the Items table, the line will be automatically completed.
- The Quantity column is updated correctly.
- The items in the Items table are carried forward when creating a new year.
- The parameters for groups of the Chart of Accounts is saved correctly for the Income/Expense accounting in the Enhanced Balance sheet.
- Formulas containing the '-' sign in the amount columns are calculated correctly.
- In multi-currency accounting, the F6 function on the description field no longer overwrites the amount of the current row if an amount has already been entered in the current row.
- The description of the categories is now correct for recurring entries.
- The rename function works correctly on cost centres even when the "Use separator '-' " option is enabled.
- The rename function for the currency symbol also updates the budget table entries.
- Entries of the transactions table are no longer sorted when creating a PDF file, if the corresponding option is not activated.
- When adding the budget table, budget entries for the cost centres are correctly generated.
- When you change the amounts in the budget table, "Budget difference" amount is updated immediately.
- #Checkbalance now also checks the sign of the amount.
- Graphics Section:
- The graphics section has been moved to after the info section.
- Name of months are now translated.
- Charts are scaled correctly when the main window is rescaled.
- Colours of the graphs have been adapted for dark screens.
- Importing/Exporting data:
- When transactions are imported from a 'Depreciable assets register', it is now possible to regroup by account.
- You can import multiple transaction files simultaneously.
- It is now possible to import compressed zip as well as tgz files into the accounting.
- When compressed zip or tgz files are imported, all files contained in the archive that are recognized as account statements or transaction lists are imported.
- Import of csv files containing both the ',' (comma) and ';' (semicolon), has been fixed.
- Html, Excel or CSV export of the Expiry table works correctly and does no longer result in an empty table.
- The Export rows ... command adds the table title to the name of the exported file.
- Invoices:
- Reminders can now be printed for Income & Expense accounting.
- Invoices that are printed over multiple pages, display the page header correctly.
- Correct due date on paid invoices.
- Closing text is added for invoices, reminders and extracts.
- Improved auto-completion when recording an invoice.
- Printing of a large number of invoices has been speeded up.
- 'total_vat_rate_zero' element in the json of the invoices has been added, which contains the totals of the VAT codes with a VAT percentage of 0%.
- Amortization table:
- Smartfill improved.
- "End date" and "Market Value" added.
- Error reported if there are two identical item codes.
- When entering a new code it automatically updates the sum code.
- Importing into accounting allows for grouping by account.
- Timesheet
- New "Create new year" command added.
- New "Check-In Check-Out" command added, to facilitate entering start and end times.
- If there are multiple lines on the same day, only one line will now be coloured.
- Address Book:
- Command to reorganize contacts added.
- When Google contacts tare updated, the original sequence of emails and phone numbers is maintained and the primary attribute for emails is added.
- Scripts (new function for developers):
- BananaApps inserted in the Documents table are now visible in the Apps menu.
- 'Manage Apps" dialogue has been improved.
- When modifying the settings of a script, undoing of changes is now possible.
- A new Settings dialogue makes it easier to change BananaApps settings.
- New methods added:
- JsDocContBaseObject::accountIsCustomer() e JsDocContBaseObject::accountIsSupplier().
- Banana.document.attachment for attaching a file to a document.
In print preview, a corresponding symbol will appear to indicate the presence of attachments, while in the pdf printing the attachment will be inserted in the pdf file. - Banana.Xml to create and read Xml files.
- Banana.Report.preview (title, reports, stylesheets) to print two or more documents simultaneously. In print preview the documents will appear as one single document.
- Banana.UI.openPropertyEditor facilitates the creation of dialogues for changing BananaApps settings.
- LocalFile::write uses the list of secure extensions from the program options.
- You can now use images in the SVG format .
- The Banana.document.currentBalance method will return the correct balance for the selections of several groups where the first group is absent from the accounts table (ex.: selection Gr=40|41|42 executed in an accounting where the group 40 does not exist).
- Documentation updated and completed.
- Mac:
- Texts are displayed correctly and no longer in bold.
- Copy (cmd+c)and Paste (cmd+v) commands now work properly and are always available.
- The software is now compatible in dark mode.
- Linux
- Installation via Snap
- Several minor changes and other corrections.
- Based on Qt 5.12.2
Banana 9.0.3 - 180327
Released on 27th of March 2018
Banana Accounting 9.0.3 is the last version supporting Windows 7.
Modifications:
- The Budget function is available in the cash register, free of charge, with the Benefit license (up to 1'000 lines of registration).
- Time sheet apps.
- Monthly reports with printout of notes and other improvements.
- Possibility to show the full day in File properties (for calculation of holidays).
- Minor improvements in the Amortisation apps.
- An error of displaying in the listing of "Recent Files "has been corrected.
- Words are split into several lines in the column header if the column width is not sufficient to display the description fully.
- The description of the accounts (and categories) is now displayed In the stored lines.
- Printing of the Logo has also been carried out in the PDF Dossier function and Enhanced Budget functions.
- The use of bTTF fonts has been disabled by default in Chinese language systems.
- Use of Qt libraries version 5.9.4 (Linux Qt 5.9.3).
- Corrections
- Unlocking password protected recordings now works correctly.
- The formatting of the cover in the enhanced budget has been corrected.
- In the PDF file, the last account card displayed no longer appears twice in the account cards.
- The calculation of the +/- Budget percentages of the groups has been corrected In the enhanced balance sheet.
- The function updates initial balances correctly, reports the amount, even when the same character is used as the separator for the thousands and decimals.
- When inserting a cost centre into a multi-currency accounting file, error message 'CC not in registration currency' no longer appears incorrectly.
- In Windows, when a file is opened by double click when the window is minimised, it is now restored and brought to the foreground.
- An error has been corrected in the scripts, where sometimes the position of the last error to occur was displayed incorrectly.
- The currency for detailed records n the multi-currency accounting , is now correctly set.
- Importation of ISO 20022 camt.054 files for specified banks has been corrected.
- Importations from files of depreciable assets type by account and counterpart has been corrected.
- Impossibility to print with certain printers under Windows, has been fixed.
- The error in which the first key pressed was lost in the Chinese language has been fixed.
- Several other minor changes and improvements.
Banana 9.0.2 - 180118
Released on 18th of January 2018
- Updated the search and replace dialogue
- Time sheet application has been improved.
- Account card of Income and Expense accounting with counter-account.
- New Benefit license mode.
- Improved the dialogue "New File".
- Invoice added field "Begin information".
- Address new command Downloads Google contacts and replace existing.
- Improved graphs presentation.
- Templates for new files are downloaded faster.
- Banana Apps are updated at startup.
- Bug fixing, now following functions work as expected:
- Auto-complete with the option "include previous year".
- Printing enhanced balance sheet, using subdivision by segment.
- Accounting report, period date in the headers.
- Open invoices by customer with account number same as group.
- Window -> New Window.
- Several other changes and minor improvements.
Banana 9.0.1 - 171219
Released on 19th of December 2017
- First release