From 7f1ab4485fed3f3e4c84c9922969de4a1b9b0dec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 22:47:34 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: announce: cleanups for next time [ci skip] --- doc/ANNOUNCE | 40 ++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/ANNOUNCE b/doc/ANNOUNCE index 74ea36fae..7d7b3789b 100644 --- a/doc/ANNOUNCE +++ b/doc/ANNOUNCE @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ +hledger (http://hledger.org) is a reliable, cross-platform program for +tracking money, time or other commodities, using double-entry +accounting and simple plain text file formats. It provides +command-line, curses and web interfaces, and aims to be a pleasant and +practical tool for personal, business or institutional use. + I'm pleased to announce hledger 1.9. The version jump signals some noteworthy changes still landing (normal-positive reports, budget reporting) which are a kind of preview of 2.0. The next major release, -on 2018/06/30, will be hledger 2.0. - -Thank you to release contributors: +on 2018/06/30, will be hledger 2.0. Thank you to release contributors: Eli Flanagan, Peter Simons, @@ -13,16 +17,8 @@ M Parker, Moritz Kiefer, Mykola Orliuk. -hledger (http://hledger.org) is a reliable, cross-platform program for -tracking money, time or other commodities, using double-entry -accounting and simple plain text file formats. It provides -command-line, curses and web interfaces, and aims to be a pleasant and -practical tool for personal, business or institutional use. - -What's new ? ------------- - -Some highlights: +Highlights: +----------- * the "financial statement" commands bs/bse/cf/is now show all normal balances as positive numbers, producing more conventional financial @@ -40,8 +36,8 @@ reports which are easier to share with others. (experimental) More at http://hledger.org/release-notes#hledger-1.9 . -Get started ------------ +Get started: +------------ See http://hledger.org/download for all install methods. Often, to get the latest release you will need to build it. @@ -79,16 +75,16 @@ $ hledger help # list built-in manuals $ hledger add # record some transactions $ hledger # list available commands -Now perhaps work through the tutorial at http://hledger.org/step-by-step.html +Now perhaps work through the tutorial at +https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki/hledger-basics-tutorial. +Or review the fine documents at http://hledger.org and +http://plaintextaccounting.org. Or say hello and ask questions in the +#hledger IRC channel on Freenode: http://irc.hledger.org. -Or review the fine documents, presentations etc. at http://hledger.org -and http://plaintextaccounting.org - -Or say hello and ask questions in the #hledger IRC channel on Freenode: -http://irc.hledger.org +Get involved: +------------- New users and contributors are always welcome! Give feedback, report bugs, send pull requests, write about it, etc. And if you have been finding hledger useful, consider becoming a sponsor or donor to help to sustain and accelerate our progress (see home page). -Our IRC channel is #hledger on Freenode (http://irc.hledger.org).