Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[John Layman]

=== snip ===
You can also set up desktop shortcuts that open different specific files.
=== snip ===

Yes.  In my own message I meant 'shortcut' (as opposed to 'bookmark').


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Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[John Layman]

I have a similar situation to yours, only running on windows.  My GnuCash books 
are called simply 'Business' and 'Personal' and are stored in the same 
location.  I created separate bookmarks to launch GnuCash for each.  That makes 
it a simple matter to have both books open at the same time.  That's especially 
handy in situations such as a funds transfer for capital contribution or draw 
where the transaction requires corresponding entries in both books. 

-Original Message-
From: gnucash-user  On 
Behalf Of James Thorpe
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 3:32 AM
To: Gyle McCollam ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

Thanks Gyle,


But I'm not trying to save the file I'm trying to open it. So I have one 
gnucash file I'm working with and I want to open a different one. So it's the 
file "open" rather than "save" dialog that I'm looking at.


kind regards

James


On 2022/04/20 09:29, Gyle McCollam wrote:
> James,
> You can use File/SaveAs and choose any name you want for the name. The 
> program opens the last saved name automatically, but if you look at 
> the file list it will be easy to figure out which file you need to 
> open.  This way it will not be Gnucash, but whatever you named it.  As 
> for question 2, I will have to leave that for Linux users.
>
> Thank You,
> *Gyle McCollam*
>
> Gyle McCollam
>
> 609.680.2326Mobile
>
> gmccol...@live.com email
>
> --
> --
> *From:* gnucash-user
>  on behalf of James 
> Thorpe 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 20, 2022 3:06 AM
> *To:* GnuCash users group 
> *Subject:* [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks I have 
> two questions regarding usage of the file browser dialog to open a 
> gnucash accounts file.
>
> Because I manage my business and personal accounts in separate files I 
> am often using this functionality to select a different gnucash 
> accounts file and there are two things that would greatly speed up the 
> process for me
>
> 1. The ability to filter on file extension
>
> I find that both on Windows 11 and Linux Mint the browser shows all 
> the gnucash log files as well (which have similar start names). The 
> actual account file just ends in ".gnucash". It would be great if 
> there were a place where a file extension filter could be set to just 
> show the files with this extension. And, even better, if it could default to 
> .gnucash?
>
> Is this a development request or is there some setting I could change 
> that would allow this?
>
> 2. The ability to see file browser bookmarks on Linux Mint
>
> This may be a rather more OS-specific topic but I use gnucash on Linux 
> Mint and I've set up bookmarks in the file explorer application that 
> allow me to quickly navigate to folders on my drive. These are mounted 
> network shares from my NAS drive. In Windows the mounted network 
> drives show up in the gnucash file browser but on Linux Mint these 
> bookmarks don't show up so I have to navigate manually to the mount 
> points via the file system. If anyone has any tips as to how to make 
> these mounts / bookmarks show up in the "root" of the file browser 
> window that would also be of great help.
>
> many thanks
>
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> 061 476 2775
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Re: [GNC] New to GnuCash SQLite on Windows: I have questions

[john]

> On Apr 20, 2022, at 1:58 AM, Liz  wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:02:16 +0100
> Chris Green  wrote:
> 
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 09:20:56PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
 
 1. Is there any way to get GnuCash to save its file, by default,
 with an appropriate suffix other than "gnucash?"  
>>> 
>>> Sure, tell it to do that.  It only adds ".gnucash" by default, but
>>> it won't override what you tell it.
>>> 
>> Where do you tell it that?
>> 
> 
> "Save As" in the menu should do it.

Be careful to switch back to the "primary" file after doing that, otherwise the 
primary will become the snapshot and new work will go into the new file.

Regards.
John Ralls

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Re: [GNC] New to GnuCash SQLite on Windows: I have questions

[Chris Green]

On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 06:58:30PM +1000, Liz wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:02:16 +0100
> Chris Green  wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 09:20:56PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Is there any way to get GnuCash to save its file, by default,
> > > > with an appropriate suffix other than "gnucash?"  
> > > 
> > > Sure, tell it to do that.  It only adds ".gnucash" by default, but
> > > it won't override what you tell it.
> > >   
> > Where do you tell it that?
> > 
> 
> "Save As" in the menu should do it.
> 
No it doesn't, I didn't think it did.

If you "Save As", for example, 'fred.gc' what you get is a file called
'fred.gc.gnucash'.  (This is on Linux by the way where filenames can
have as many dots as you want in them)

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Re: [GNC] New to GnuCash SQLite on Windows: I have questions

[Tom Browder]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 20:20 Derek Atkins  wrote:

> Hi,
>
...

Thanks much, Derek.

-Tom
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Re: [GNC] New to GnuCash SQLite on Windows: I have questions

[Liz]

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:02:16 +0100
Chris Green  wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 09:20:56PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> > >
> > > 1. Is there any way to get GnuCash to save its file, by default,
> > > with an appropriate suffix other than "gnucash?"  
> > 
> > Sure, tell it to do that.  It only adds ".gnucash" by default, but
> > it won't override what you tell it.
> >   
> Where do you tell it that?
> 

"Save As" in the menu should do it.

Liz
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Re: [GNC] New to GnuCash SQLite on Windows: I have questions

[Chris Green]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 10:59:04PM -0500, David Carlson wrote:
> I would like to add a question to Tom's list.  Is there any way to easily
> make periodic backups of SQLite data files?
> 
The same as you back up any files! :-)

I just run incremental backups of all important/significant files in
my home directory and that includes GnuuCash's data files.

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Re: [GNC] New to GnuCash SQLite on Windows: I have questions

[Chris Green]

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 09:20:56PM -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> >
> > 1. Is there any way to get GnuCash to save its file, by default, with an
> > appropriate suffix other than "gnucash?"
> 
> Sure, tell it to do that.  It only adds ".gnucash" by default, but it
> won't override what you tell it.
> 
Where do you tell it that?

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Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[Liz]

On Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:06:53 +0200
James Thorpe  wrote:

> I have two questions regarding usage of the file browser dialog to
> open a gnucash accounts file.
> 
>

> 
> many thanks
> 

James, one way of dealing with this is to make changes to your user
menu on Linux.
Not that I remember how to do it, because it has been working for many
years on my desktop, survives upgrades and so on.

My menu, under "Office" has
Gnucash
Gnucash Business
Gnucash Home
Gnucash Super 
Gnucash Trust

You didn't say which desktop environment you are using, so more
specific advice would need that data.

Liz

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Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[Adrien Monteleone]

The File menu has a 'recent files' list at the bottom. That gets 
populated on each File > Open of a different file. (or the same file in 
a different location)


You only need to do File > Open once per file, and then afterwards, just 
select it from the list. GnuCash remembers where it saved it, so no need 
for changes to the File dialog.


You can also set up desktop shortcuts that open different specific 
files. I think that info should be on the Wiki, but if not, you can find 
it here in the list archives. The key is to specify the file to open in 
your 'exec' command line of your .desktop file.


Regards,
Adrien

On 4/20/22 2:32 AM, James Thorpe wrote:

Thanks Gyle,


But I'm not trying to save the file I'm trying to open it. So I have one 
gnucash file I'm working with and I want to open a different one. So 
it's the file "open" rather than "save" dialog that I'm looking at.


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Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[James Thorpe]

Thanks Gyle,


But I'm not trying to save the file I'm trying to open it. So I have one 
gnucash file I'm working with and I want to open a different one. So 
it's the file "open" rather than "save" dialog that I'm looking at.



kind regards

James


On 2022/04/20 09:29, Gyle McCollam wrote:

James,
You can use File/SaveAs and choose any name you want for the name.  
The program opens the last saved name automatically, but if you look 
at the file list it will be easy to figure out which file you need to 
open.  This way it will not be Gnucash, but whatever you named it.  As 
for question 2, I will have to leave that for Linux users.


Thank You,
*Gyle McCollam*

Gyle McCollam

609.680.2326Mobile

gmccol...@live.com email


*From:* gnucash-user 
 on behalf of James 
Thorpe 

*Sent:* Wednesday, April 20, 2022 3:06 AM
*To:* GnuCash users group 
*Subject:* [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks
I have two questions regarding usage of the file browser dialog to open
a gnucash accounts file.

Because I manage my business and personal accounts in separate files I
am often using this functionality to select a different gnucash accounts
file and there are two things that would greatly speed up the process 
for me


1. The ability to filter on file extension

I find that both on Windows 11 and Linux Mint the browser shows all the
gnucash log files as well (which have similar start names). The actual
account file just ends in ".gnucash". It would be great if there were a
place where a file extension filter could be set to just show the files
with this extension. And, even better, if it could default to .gnucash?

Is this a development request or is there some setting I could change
that would allow this?

2. The ability to see file browser bookmarks on Linux Mint

This may be a rather more OS-specific topic but I use gnucash on Linux
Mint and I've set up bookmarks in the file explorer application that
allow me to quickly navigate to folders on my drive. These are mounted
network shares from my NAS drive. In Windows the mounted network drives
show up in the gnucash file browser but on Linux Mint these bookmarks
don't show up so I have to navigate manually to the mount points via the
file system. If anyone has any tips as to how to make these mounts /
bookmarks show up in the "root" of the file browser window that would
also be of great help.

many thanks

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061 476 2775
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Re: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[Gyle McCollam]

James,
You can use File/SaveAs and choose any name you want for the name.  The program 
opens the last saved name automatically, but if you look at the file list it 
will be easy to figure out which file you need to open.  This way it will not 
be Gnucash, but whatever you named it.  As for question 2, I will have to leave 
that for Linux users.


Thank You,
Gyle McCollam

Gyle McCollam

609.680.2326 Mobile

gmccol...@live.com   email


From: gnucash-user  on 
behalf of James Thorpe 
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 3:06 AM
To: GnuCash users group 
Subject: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

I have two questions regarding usage of the file browser dialog to open
a gnucash accounts file.

Because I manage my business and personal accounts in separate files I
am often using this functionality to select a different gnucash accounts
file and there are two things that would greatly speed up the process for me

1. The ability to filter on file extension

I find that both on Windows 11 and Linux Mint the browser shows all the
gnucash log files as well (which have similar start names). The actual
account file just ends in ".gnucash". It would be great if there were a
place where a file extension filter could be set to just show the files
with this extension. And, even better, if it could default to .gnucash?

Is this a development request or is there some setting I could change
that would allow this?

2. The ability to see file browser bookmarks on Linux Mint

This may be a rather more OS-specific topic but I use gnucash on Linux
Mint and I've set up bookmarks in the file explorer application that
allow me to quickly navigate to folders on my drive. These are mounted
network shares from my NAS drive. In Windows the mounted network drives
show up in the gnucash file browser but on Linux Mint these bookmarks
don't show up so I have to navigate manually to the mount points via the
file system. If anyone has any tips as to how to make these mounts /
bookmarks show up in the "root" of the file browser window that would
also be of great help.

many thanks

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061 476 2775
ja...@fusionsystems.co.za
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[GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[James Thorpe]

I have two questions regarding usage of the file browser dialog to open 
a gnucash accounts file.


Because I manage my business and personal accounts in separate files I 
am often using this functionality to select a different gnucash accounts 
file and there are two things that would greatly speed up the process for me


1. The ability to filter on file extension

I find that both on Windows 11 and Linux Mint the browser shows all the 
gnucash log files as well (which have similar start names). The actual 
account file just ends in ".gnucash". It would be great if there were a 
place where a file extension filter could be set to just show the files 
with this extension. And, even better, if it could default to .gnucash?


Is this a development request or is there some setting I could change 
that would allow this?


2. The ability to see file browser bookmarks on Linux Mint

This may be a rather more OS-specific topic but I use gnucash on Linux 
Mint and I've set up bookmarks in the file explorer application that 
allow me to quickly navigate to folders on my drive. These are mounted 
network shares from my NAS drive. In Windows the mounted network drives 
show up in the gnucash file browser but on Linux Mint these bookmarks 
don't show up so I have to navigate manually to the mount points via the 
file system. If anyone has any tips as to how to make these mounts / 
bookmarks show up in the "root" of the file browser window that would 
also be of great help.


many thanks

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061 476 2775
ja...@fusionsystems.co.za
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