Re: [GNC] Old-New user with an upgrade problem: GTK CSS issue

2020-08-26 Thread John Angelico
Thanks Frank and Geert. It took a bit of searching using find but eventually I found gtk.css files under my XFCE Themes at ../.themes/Prof-XFCE-2.1-Light-Panel/gtk-3.0/gtk.css ./.themes/Prof-XFCE-2.1-Light-Panel/xfce-notify-4.0/gtk.css I placed the copy which Geert suggested here:

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu distribution version using /opt

2020-08-26 Thread David Carlson
Thank You! On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 6:27 PM Frank H. Ellenberger < frank.h.ellenber...@gmail.com> wrote: > Am 26.08.20 um 16:09 schrieb David Carlson: > > Is https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html > > referenced in the GnuCash Linux build instructions? > > >

Re: [GNC] Surprised to like dark mode on Linux

2020-08-26 Thread Richard Ullger
On 26/08/2020 14:07, boldstripe wrote: The one color I have problems with is the text labeling an empty field's contents: typically, the labels Num, Action and Notes. The default I see now with Arc-Dark is light grey text on a light blue background, which is low contrast. Those are set with

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu distribution version using /opt

2020-08-26 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Am 26.08.20 um 16:09 schrieb David Carlson: > Is https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html > referenced in the GnuCash Linux build instructions? https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/index.php?title=Building_On_Linux=revision=16695=16438 Better? > On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 6:27 AM

Re: [GNC] New User - can't modify inoice notes.

2020-08-26 Thread David Carlson
Samantha, I am preparing to update in more than one operating system, and I found one critical step is to back up and restore all the settings that are not included in the data files. Unfortunately, GnuCash is going through a difficult period where the procedure is different for different

[GNC] Gnucash 4.1 for Mac - Advanced Portfolio Report error

2020-08-26 Thread kremens
Hello, I am experiencing error message below when trying to open Advanced Portfolio in Gnucash 4.1 for Mac. I do not experience any errors when opening Investment Portfolio report. Would you please help me out? I search bugzilla and mailing list without success. Thank you in advance. Stefan

Re: [GNC] New User - can't modify inoice notes.

2020-08-26 Thread Samantha Payn
I have modified and saved the invoice format to suit my requirements as a Saved Report. Unfortunately when I upgrade to the newest version of Gnucash it loses all my saved reports. How can I prevent this happening in future, please? Samantha > On 26 Aug 2020, at 21:17, Derek Atkins wrote: >

Re: [GNC] New User - can't modify inoice notes.

2020-08-26 Thread Derek Atkins
Hi, Please be sure to CC gnucash-user on all your replies using your mailer's reply-to-list or reply-all functionality so everyone can see your responses and continue to help... On Wed, August 26, 2020 4:02 pm, Lester Bennett wrote: > I had already done that. I modify the Notes then click apply

Re: [GNC] New User - can't modify inoice notes.

2020-08-26 Thread Derek Atkins
HI, On Wed, August 26, 2020 3:06 pm, Lester Bennett wrote: > I am new to Gnucash. I have just taken on the position of Treasurer of > my local Men's Shed and moved to computerised computing seeing as I have > an IT background. > Being a non-profit organisation we don't normally issue invoices but

Re: [GNC] Old-New user with an upgrade problem: GTK CSS issue

2020-08-26 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Hi, Am 26.08.20 um 19:19 schrieb Geert Janssens: > Hi John, > > That file is not created be default as it's not required for gnucash to run. > You can create it > yourself in a text editor - it's just a plain text file - or copy the example > file in place: >

[GNC] New User - can't modify inoice notes.

2020-08-26 Thread Lester Bennett
I am new to Gnucash. I have just taken on the position of Treasurer of my local Men's Shed and moved to computerised computing seeing as I have an IT background. Being a non-profit organisation we don't normally issue invoices but we did a job for a local company recently and they needed an

Re: [GNC] New user - anyone else using GnuCash for PCC (church) accounts? Advice?

2020-08-26 Thread Jim Ziobro
I handle "Restricted" assets as Equity accounts. Typically the "Board" designates the various classes of temporarily restricted, permanently restricted, and unrestricted assets. The changes in equity are at the order of the Board. For example the Board might designate funds restricted to some

Re: [GNC] Old-New user with an upgrade problem: GTK CSS issue

2020-08-26 Thread Geert Janssens
Hi John, That file is not created be default as it's not required for gnucash to run. You can create it yourself in a text editor - it's just a plain text file - or copy the example file in place: https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash/blob/maint/doc/gtk-3.0.css[1] Regards, Geert Op woensdag

Re: [GNC] New user - anyone else using GnuCash for PCC (church) accounts? Advice?

2020-08-26 Thread Nate Bargmann
I took over as treasurer for my church as of the first of the year and have been using GC. There are three payroll employees that I managed to set up for withholding tracking. It's kind of twisted but it works for me. There are some things I do in spreadsheets and GC is primarily my way of

Re: [GNC] New user - anyone else using GnuCash for PCC (church) accounts? Advice?

2020-08-26 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 8/26/2020 7:16 AM, Michael Hendry wrote: I used to run my own small Ltd. company so basic accounting methods, VAT, etc. are not beyond me either. What I want is more on the 'how to run a small PCC accounts with GnuCash' sort of thing. There are some quirks to PCC accounts (I think!):-

[GNC] Importing transactions in multi-currency accounting

2020-08-26 Thread andrepd via gnucash-user
I have current accounts in EUR, USD, and GBP. The way I track my expenses currently is: if the expense is exclusively in one of the currencies (e.g. UK bills in GBP), then the expense account is in GBP. Otherwise, it's in the "home" currency of EUR. This requires using exchange rates when, for

Re: [GNC] More Fun with Lots

2020-08-26 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Geoff, Thanks for the directions. I'll give them a try. One thing I'm having trouble with is that I don't see how to handle a sell that covers more than one lot. If I have a Sell for 200 shares, and I assign it to a 50 share lot, the manager notes that the lot has (150) shares available on

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu distribution version using /opt

2020-08-26 Thread Derek Zehr
N-n-no, I didn't see it. But I meant I didn't quite follow the instructions that were there. Derek On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 10:09 EDT, David Carlson wrote:  Is  https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html referenced in the GnuCash Linux build instructions? On Wed, Aug

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu distribution version using /opt

2020-08-26 Thread David Carlson
Is https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html referenced in the GnuCash Linux build instructions? On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 6:27 AM Derek Zehr wrote: > Yes I did it by mistake > > On Aug 26, 2020 2:32 AM, "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: > > > > Derek, > > > > Am 25.08.20 um

Re: [GNC] Surprised to like dark mode on Linux

2020-08-26 Thread boldstripe
Thank you Richard, I had a look at that. The one color I have problems with is the text labeling an empty field's contents: typically, the labels Num, Action and Notes. The default I see now with Arc-Dark is light grey text on a light blue background, which is low contrast. I don't see where I

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu distribution version using /opt

2020-08-26 Thread Derek Zehr
Yes I did it by mistake  On Aug 26, 2020 2:32 AM, "Frank H. Ellenberger" wrote: > > Derek,  > > Am 25.08.20 um 18:10 schrieb Derek Zehr: > > I built gnucash in /opt instead of /opt/gnucash. > > That way you are leaving the FHS:  > https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html  >

Re: [GNC] New user - anyone else using GnuCash for PCC (church) accounts? Advice?

2020-08-26 Thread Michael Hendry
On 26 Aug 2020, at 11:21, Chris Green wrote: > > I have just taken over as treasurer of a (very) small church Parochial > Church Council. The existing accounts are all wholly manual and I > want to move to some level of computerisation. > > I am a long time Linux user and was, before I

Re: [GNC] Difficulty with online price retrieval

2020-08-26 Thread Geoff
Woo hoo! I couldn't have resolved this without John's groundwork. Enjoy your day. Regards Geoff = On 26/08/2020 8:49 pm, Samantha Payn wrote: HURRAH! Thank you so much Geoff and John for your patience while I struggled with this. Geoff seems to have found the solution and I am

Re: [GNC] Difficulty with online price retrieval

2020-08-26 Thread Samantha Payn
HURRAH! Thank you so much Geoff and John for your patience while I struggled with this. Geoff seems to have found the solution and I am enormously grateful to him, and to John Ralls who supported me in the earlier phases of this mystery. I hope not to trouble you again for a

Re: [GNC] Difficulty with online price retrieval

2020-08-26 Thread Samantha Payn
Thanks very much for your quick response. I am totally out of my depth in the CMD window! On 26 August 2020 11:24 Geoff < [1]cleanoutmys...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi Samantha I see nothing wrong there - the SET command does not return any output. Please try the 3rd command - it

Re: [GNC] Difficulty with online price retrieval

2020-08-26 Thread Geoff
Hi Samantha I see nothing wrong there - the SET command does not return any output. Please try the 3rd command - it should show you your key: echo %ALPHAVANTAGE_API_KEY% Thanks Geoff = On 26/08/2020 8:10 pm, Samantha Payn wrote: Hi Geoff Thank you for this. For some reason I encounter

[GNC] New user - anyone else using GnuCash for PCC (church) accounts? Advice?

2020-08-26 Thread Chris Green
I have just taken over as treasurer of a (very) small church Parochial Church Council. The existing accounts are all wholly manual and I want to move to some level of computerisation. I am a long time Linux user and was, before I retired, a Software Engineer so the 'techie' side of things

Re: [GNC] non-currency liabilities

2020-08-26 Thread dann frazier
On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 2:41 PM doncram wrote: > > I said: > > I am not an expert about how personal financial accounting should > > be done, where that is different from business accounting... > Another said: "If you lack the "qualifications" to be a tax advisor, don't > say

Re: [GNC] non-currency liabilities

2020-08-26 Thread dann frazier
On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 10:26 AM dann frazier wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 11:36 AM John Ralls wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Aug 1, 2020, at 4:21 PM, dann frazier wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm trying to figure out the right way to represent a non-currency > > > debt in gnucash. That

[GNC] 4.1 update Advanced Portfolio Report error

2020-08-26 Thread Murugan
I have been using GNUCash for my personal accounting and recently upgraded from 4.0 to 4.1. After the upgrade all functionalities are working except two 1. Advanced portfolio Report gives me the following error ( the same report is showing fine 4.0 without any changes) can you please help me

Re: [GNC] Ubuntu distribution version using /opt

2020-08-26 Thread Frank H. Ellenberger
Derek, Am 25.08.20 um 18:10 schrieb Derek Zehr: > I built gnucash in /opt instead of /opt/gnucash. That way you are leaving the FHS: https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch03s13.html and can get other problems, too. Regards Frank ___