Nike, Thanks for the follow-up. Another way that MacOS can confuse Gtk’s understanding of the coordinate system. I’ll post a remark about it on the Gtk issue.
Regards, John Ralls > On Aug 6, 2018, at 4:07 PM, V. Vatsal <nik...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi John, > > I found the source of the problem. One machine was set to automatically hide > and reveal the menu bar, which seemed to confuse GnuCash. Turning it off > seems to resolve the problem. > > Nike > > > > at 9:29 PM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >> >> >> Interesting and a bit strange. Are there any other differences between the >> two machines other than model? Grasping at straws, can you set up a new user >> on the 13” MBA and see if running GnuCash as that user changes anything? >> >> Regards, >> John Ralls >> >>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 8:30 PM, V. Vatsal <nik...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> John, >>> >>> Neither machine has a Retina display. One is an 11 inch MacBook Air (which >>> works fine with GnuCash) and the other is a 13 inch Air (which doesn’t). >>> Both are running 10.3.6. >>> >>> I tried creating a new GnuCash data file on the 13 inch machine, and >>> couldn’t even get through the setup process, since clicking with a mouse >>> doesn’t work reliably. >>> >>> Both have tabs set “in full screen only” and all options in the dock >>> preferences are the same. >>> >>> Nike >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 5:35 PM, John Ralls <jra...@ceridwen.us> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 5:23 PM, V. Vatsal via gnucash-user >>>>> <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> This is an update to my earlier post reporting malfunction of the mouse >>>>> pointer under the current version of Mac OS, >>>>> >>>>> John Ralls responded that it was connected with Mac OS system tabs. >>>>> >>>>> I have tried toggling the system tabs, but it makes no difference — the >>>>> behaviour continues. >>>>> >>>>> However, I have done some more testing and found some results that may >>>>> be useful to track down the bug. >>>>> >>>>> I have a single GnuCash file, on a USB key. I have been running GnuCash >>>>> on two different machines, and the USB key goes back and forth. >>>>> >>>>> On one machine, there is no problem at all with the mouse. Everything >>>>> works as expected. This was the machine used to create the GnuCash file >>>>> in the first place. >>>>> >>>>> However, on the other machine, many GnuCash interface elements are >>>>> broken. Windows appear with strange sizes, and radio buttons are often >>>>> hidden. The mouse click in list seems to select the item below the one >>>>> clicked. >>>>> >>>>> I note that the two machines in question have different screen sizes and >>>>> resolutions; if there’s a problem with mouse/screen coordinates, perhaps >>>>> there is something in the GnuCash data files that ties the resolution and >>>>> screen coordinates to the machine that created the file? >>>>> >>>>> I hope this helps. >>>> >>>> Nike, >>>> >>>> When it comes to Mac screen resolution only one thing counts: Is one of >>>> them a Retina and the other not? Are both running the same MacOS version? >>>> >>>> The data file shouldn't have any affect on drawing the GUI. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> John Ralls >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
