I like Derek 's suggestion but I would see that and call with this suggestion:
There is a lock on the selected data file. Most likely this means that the data file was not cleanly closed (due to a crash) after it was last opened. If you are sure that it is not currently in use by you or another user, click "Open Anyway". Otherwise, click "Open Read-Only" or one of the other options. And my note to dev's would include the caveat that PID is useless when remote users have access. David Carlson On Mon, Nov 18, 2019, 8:30 AM Derek Atkins <de...@ihtfp.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I think I have a suggestion for some better wording. See below. > > David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> writes: > > > I think a better and more accurate wording would be "The data file has > not > > been cleanly closed since it was last opened. If you are sure that it > was > > not opened by another user, click 'Open Anyway'. Otherwise click one of > > the other options." > > How about: > > The data file is currently in use. Most likely this means that the data > file was not cleanly closed (due to a crash) after it was last opened. > If you are sure that it is not currently in use by you or another user, > click "Open Anyway". Otherwise, click one of the other options. > > Note to devs: does it make sense to put the gnucash PID into the lock > file and then check to see if that PID is currently running? That could > help detect whether there is a current process or a crash/unclean > shutdown? > > > To me the important part is that the data file has not been cleanly > closed, > > which is the real reason that the lock file exists. There may be better > > words to use as long as this idea is incorporated. > > I suppose that is one way to interpret it, as "currently in use". > > > David Carlson > > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -derek > > -- > Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 > de...@ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com > Computer and Internet Security Consultant > _______________________________________________ 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.