Preferences dialog

The preferences dialog can be accessed from the main window menu, as Edit->Preferences. It lets you customize many aspects of the way HomeBank works. The following sections detail the settings that you can customize, and what they affect.

Go to: General, Interface, Columns, Display format, Euro options, Report options

:: General tab

Folders

Wallet default folder to load/save homebank files
Import default folder to load files to import
Export default folder to save files to export

Initial date filter

Range default range initial value to be used everywhere in Homebank

Start behaviour

Load last opened file load the last opened file when HomeBank start

:: Interface tab

General

Toolbar

toolbar style to be used

Amount colors

Expense

color used for expense

Income

color used for incomes

Warning

color used for amount in warning (overdrawn)

:: Columns tab

Transaction list

Here you can show/hide columns to be displayed in transaction list.

:: Display format tab

Date options

Date format

display format used for date

  A date sample is displayed

Numbers options

Prefix symbol Symbol that prefix the amount
Suffix symbol Symbol that suffix the amount
Decimal char Character to be used as decimal separator
Grouping char Character to be used as grouping separator
Frac digits Number of digits after decimal separator
  An amount sample is displayed

Measurement units

Use Imperial units

future: amiga not implemented yet.

:: Euro options tab

General

Enable

enable euro minor currency support in HomeBank.
see minor currency for more details.

Fill from

preselect of parameters for this tab
Country remind of the filled country from
Value change rate, value of 1 euro in your old country currency

Numbers format

Frac digits

number of digits for decimal numbers

Thousand separator separate thousands with a separator
Symbol old symbol of your country currency

:: Report options tab

Statistics options

Show by amount set the by amount toggle on the statistics window to default be checked
Show details set the detail toggle on the statistics window to default be checked

Budget options

Show details set the detail toggle on the budget window to default be checked