On Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:45:20 +0100
Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 05:54:31PM -0700, john wrote:
> > 
> >   
> > > On Apr 20, 2022, at 1:58 AM, Liz <ed...@billiau.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:02:16 +0100
> > > Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote:
> > >   
> > >> On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 09:20:56PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:  
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> 1. Is there any way to get GnuCash to save its file, by
> > >>>> default, with an appropriate suffix other than "gnucash?"    
> > >>> 
> > >>> Sure, tell it to do that.  It only adds ".gnucash" by default,
> > >>> but it won't override what you tell it.
> > >>>   
> > >> Where do you tell it that?
> > >>   
> > > 
> > > "Save As" in the menu should do it.  
> > 
> > Be careful to switch back to the "primary" file after doing that,
> > otherwise the primary will become the snapshot and new work will go
> > into the new file. 
> >   
> But that's the ultimate aim! :-
> 
> Instead of having the long, clumsy, "gnucash" suffix one wants
> something tidier like "gc".
> 
> Remember on Linux the whole filename is always displayed so all those
> "gnucash" suffixes get a bit wearing after a while.
> 
In my experience gnucash doesn't care what your data file is called,
with or without any suffix you care to use.  Personally I use none.
Once you have opened the file and gnucash knows of it, it will show up
in the recents list automatically.

-- 
Bert Riding       
rerid...@xmission.com   
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