Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-17 Thread David Carlson
That is true, the tabs that you named, any tabs for accounts that the user has not assigned a color, and tabs in data files where the 'Use Color ' preference is not selected will have the default color. One special exception is the 'Account with Child' type such as brokerage accounts, for

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-17 Thread Stan Brown
On 2020-09-16 17:15, w...@theprescotts.com wrote: > But i just discovered that one can give accounts colors and specify > that the color be used on the tab. If one has some tabs that they > want to keep open all the time, colors make it easy to see and > separate them from ones that are just

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
So am I. I regretted mentioning it. Will On 2020 Sep 16, at 09-16 20:30:09, David Carlson wrote: I wasn't the first to go off topic, but I'm willing to stop On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 8:01 PM w...@theprescotts.com mailto:w...@theprescotts.com>> wrote: If I

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David Carlson
I wasn't the first to go off topic, but I'm willing to stop On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 8:01 PM w...@theprescotts.com wrote: > If I respond to this post with "Reliable?", am I the one bringing > irrelevance and controversy to the thread or was it David C. > > Will > > On 2020 Sep 16, at 09-16

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
If I respond to this post with "Reliable?", am I the one bringing irrelevance and controversy to the thread or was it David C. Will On 2020 Sep 16, at 09-16 19:34:43, David Carlson wrote: There is a story in a very reliable book about David being a giant killer.

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David Carlson
t;>> have >>> > the option of restoring the old tab behavior. >>> > >>> > The idea of pinned tabs is interesting, although it doesn't remove the >>> > need for the preference. If I jump to a new account tab from a pinned >>> one, >&g

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David H
of > >> my pinned tabs? I think the user would still want the option of where > the > >> new tabs open. > >> > >> I'll give a clear and unambiguous preference: I want to be able to > choose > >> this behavior with a preference setting. Put this setting o

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David H
tab from a pinned >> one, >> > will the new tab go at the end of the list, or bury itself in the >> middle of >> > my pinned tabs? I think the user would still want the option of where >> the >> > new tabs open. >> > >> > I'll give a clea

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread w...@theprescotts.com
behavior with a preference setting. Put this setting on the same > page >> as the tab location setting, and have it read: >> >> Open new tabs: □ At the bottom of the tab list □ After the current tab >> >> David T. >> >> >> Original

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David Carlson
er would still want the option of where the > > new tabs open. > > > > I'll give a clear and unambiguous preference: I want to be able to choose > > this behavior with a preference setting. Put this setting on the same > page > > as the tab location setting, and have i

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David H
tab list □ After the current tab > > David T. > > > Original Message > From: Geert Janssens > Sent: Wed Sep 16 03:35:35 EDT 2020 > To: "D." , gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Cc: Gnucash Users , Stan Brown < > the_stan_br...@fastmail.fm>, Da

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
: Wed Sep 16 15:26:22 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: Gnucash Users , Stan Brown , David Carlson Subject: Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1 Op woensdag 16 september 2020 14:46:58 CEST schreef D.: > Thanks for pointing this bug out. > > It's too bad that the suggestion in the bug to

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David Carlson
Geert, Sorry, it was not my intention to single you out with my comments about how the system appears to leave users out of the development loop. I know you and all the other active developers have limited time and can use whatever help users can give short of re-training in the tools that you

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread Geert Janssens
Op woensdag 16 september 2020 21:46:14 CEST schreef David Carlson: > Geert, > > I believe some users have backed off of trying to express informed opinions > about program development or documentation development because of various > roadblocks that have been thrown up. Sometimes we are ignored,

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread David Carlson
Geert, I believe some users have backed off of trying to express informed opinions about program development or documentation development because of various roadblocks that have been thrown up. Sometimes we are ignored, sometimes asked to learn obscure new skills, and occasionally chastised for

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread Geert Janssens
Op woensdag 16 september 2020 14:46:58 CEST schreef D.: > Thanks for pointing this bug out. > > It's too bad that the suggestion in the bug to discuss this change on the > lists was not apparently taken up. The devs would then have at least heard > from some other users about their use cases and

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread Geert Janssens
Op woensdag 16 september 2020 10:07:09 CEST schreef Kim: > I prefer the way GnuCash tabs work now. However, I have read the recent bug > report and endorse the view that a preference option that provides choice > between current & earlier tab behaviour is the best way to resolve this. No. An

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread Richard Ullger
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020, 13:48 D. via gnucash-user, wrote: > Thanks for pointing this bug out. > > It's too bad that the suggestion in the bug to discuss this change on the > lists was not apparently taken up. The devs would then have at least heard > from some other users about their use cases and

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
own , David Carlson Subject: Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1 Op woensdag 16 september 2020 01:21:19 CEST schreef David Carlson: > It doesn't make sense to me either, and since it is a change from previous > behavior, I think it deserves a bug report. https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread Kim
I prefer the way GnuCash tabs work now. However, I have read the recent bug report and endorse the view that a preference option that provides choice between current & earlier tab behaviour is the best way to resolve this. -- Sent from:

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread Geert Janssens
Op woensdag 16 september 2020 01:21:19 CEST schreef David Carlson: > It doesn't make sense to me either, and since it is a change from previous > behavior, I think it deserves a bug report. https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797787[1] [1]

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread David Carlson
Sep 15 18:24:53 EDT 2020 > To: "D." > Cc: Stan Brown , Gnucash Users < > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1 > > I need to ask if this change in sorting order also applies to the default > tabs at the top configuration. > >

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Carlson Sent: Tue Sep 15 18:24:53 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: Stan Brown , Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1 I need to ask if this change in sorting order also applies to the default tabs at the top configuration. Also, is it still possible to manually move t

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread David Carlson
r the size changes, well, I have been using gnucash a while... > > > Original Message > From: Stan Brown > Sent: Tue Sep 15 15:55:35 EDT 2020 > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Cc: D > Subject: Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1 > > > O

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread D. via gnucash-user
To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Cc: D Subject: Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1 On 2020-09-15 12:39, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >The first issue I've noticed is that new tabs now open directly under > the Chart of Accounts tab on the screen. In the past, they opened at > the

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread Stan Brown
On 2020-09-15 12:39, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: >The first issue I've noticed is that new tabs now open directly under > the Chart of Accounts tab on the screen. In the past, they opened at > the very end of the list. ... I much prefer [the old] approach, since > I usually have a default

[GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Hello, I'm running GNC4.1 on Windows 10, and I've noticed a couple of changes in the tab interface in recent versions that are irksome to me. I have my preferences set so that account tabs are placed on the left side of the window. The first issue I've noticed is that new tabs now open