On Mon, 18 Nov 2019 at 13:59, D via gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > ... > Remember that the lock file and this check exist firstly to prevent multiple > users from opening the file at one time--and that is still a possibility.
That may be reason for the test but it is not the most common cause. In fact arguably it is a deficiency in the s/w that it is not able to distinguish between the two situations. The best solution would be for the s/w to know whether it crashed or whether the db is actually open, but I don't know whether this is possible. If it isn't then the message shown should be as helpful as possible to the user. > Adding to the error message to account for when the software crashes seems > like overkill (as does linking to the documentation from a dialog, BTW). The > topic is covered both in the wiki and in the Tutorial, and a quick check > online or in the documentation should resolve the problem. Expanding messages > to cover all eventualities results in messages that are overly complex, > overwhelming, and still misunderstood. Perhaps a message saying "Error 5135 if you don't understand what this means then you should have read the wiki" would be a solution. Colin _______________________________________________ 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.
