One of the biggest challenges in creating an accounting/billing application (in my opinion at least) is designing and developing a flexible mechanism for building custom invoices. Quite a bit can be done with a HTML/CSS-based generator, but that introduces a dependence on web knowledge.
If any other developers are interested in discussing a standardized file format for invoices and a dedicated invoice design application, please let me know. I could contribute to the project, but my schedule dictates that I would require assistance. The file format would need to encapsulate the needs of most accounting/billing applications, but the overlap should be significant.
Building something that does invoice design well and is accessible for most users would allow accounting applications to focus on accounting and I suspect would benefit end users greatly.
Again, if anyone is interested, please let me know. This would need to be a joint effort by developers who may normally be in competition, but I thought it would be worth suggesting anyway.
If any other developers are interested in discussing a standardized file format for invoices and a dedicated invoice design application, please let me know. I could contribute to the project, but my schedule dictates that I would require assistance. The file format would need to encapsulate the needs of most accounting/billing applications, but the overlap should be significant.
Building something that does invoice design well and is accessible for most users would allow accounting applications to focus on accounting and I suspect would benefit end users greatly.
Again, if anyone is interested, please let me know. This would need to be a joint effort by developers who may normally be in competition, but I thought it would be worth suggesting anyway.