[GNC] mysql backend, second user (lock, for example)

2018-08-18 Thread Jeff Abrahamson
I'd like to understand if gnucash + mysql supports avoiding simultaneous editors (e.g., via locks). In more detail: I want to keep accounts for a small organisation in which we've decided several people should have access to the books for transparency and distribution of work.  One possibility

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Ken, You might also want to investigate this page, particularly the section on locks. I doubt you’ll find one for GnuCash, but somehow that system might have an overall lock on it. https://developer.gnome.org/dconf/unstable/dconf-overview.html Regards, Adrien > On Aug 18, 2018, at 9:42 AM,

Re: [GNC] gnucash crashing in ubuntu 14.04

2018-08-18 Thread Colin Law
On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 17:45, Proberts042 wrote: > Running gnucash in Ubuntu 14.04 inside a Oracle VirtualBox. gnucash keeps > crashing while I am performing inputs, nothing unusual. Crashed three times > in two hours. I get an error report but can't find a way to copy it out and > include in

Re: [GNC] Report: single expense account

2018-08-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Try: 1) View->Filter By 2) Set Start and End Dates 3) Account Report Cheers! David P.S. - Don’t forget to re-set your View settings afterward! > On Aug 18, 2018, at 10:35 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > > I would like to print a report for a single expense account listing > transactions and total

Re: [GNC] Column widths again

2018-08-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Graham, Once your balance column has disappeared, what happens if you then grab the *right* hand edge of the Description column, and drag it all the way to the *left*, and let go? When I take these steps, I am left with a register that shows the complete balance column, and the Description

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences -- see bug 555187?

2018-08-18 Thread Geert Janssens
Op zaterdag 18 augustus 2018 16:34:14 CEST schreef Ken Heard: > Last evening I was thinking of filing a bug report for my problem. In > the process I found a previous bug report 555187 dealing with the same > one (1). This bug was originally filed on 2008-10-16, but the last > comment on it by

[GNC] Report: single expense account

2018-08-18 Thread Rich Shepard
I would like to print a report for a single expense account listing transactions and total amount spent for a defined time period. I'm not seeing one on the Report menu but it might be there with a heading I don't associate with my need. Is there such a report available? TIA, Rich

Re: [GNC] [Gnucash-nl] FW: GnuCah reageert niet

2018-08-18 Thread John Ralls
Please remember to copy the list on all replies. “Reply All” works well for this. OK. What happens if you dismiss the dialog? Does GnuCash remain unresponsive? Regards, John Ralls > On Aug 18, 2018, at 8:32 AM, Jannie Bos - Ploeg wrote: > > It is saying: GnuCash doesn't respond. When I want

Re: [GNC] Column widths again

2018-08-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The first place I’d go is ubuntuforums.org and check out the Hardware forum, asking for help there with specifics on your system will probably get you the fastest solution. Regards, Adrien > On Aug 18, 2018, at 11:34 AM, Graham Balin wrote: > > So , forgive me if this is a basic stupid

[GNC] gnucash crashing in ubuntu 14.04

2018-08-18 Thread Proberts042
Running gnucash in Ubuntu 14.04 inside a Oracle VirtualBox. gnucash keeps crashing while I am performing inputs, nothing unusual. Crashed three times in two hours. I get an error report but can't find a way to copy it out and include in this message. -- Sent from:

Re: [GNC] Column widths again

2018-08-18 Thread Graham Balin
So , forgive me if this is a basic stupid newbie question, but where do I find the screen driver? Do I look in HP or Ubuntu libraries? -- Cheerio, Graham On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 00:36, David Carlson wrote: > I think that some installations of Debian and Ubuntu (and probably most > other

Re: [GNC] Column widths again

2018-08-18 Thread Graham Balin
-- Cheerio, Graham On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 22:00, Colin Law wrote: > On Fri, 17 Aug 2018 at 19:11, Graham Balin wrote: > >> Sorry guys if there is any misunderstanding here. There is no account >> field >> or rate field . in the basic ledger view i have >>

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Ken Heard
On 2018-08-18 09:57, Colin Law wrote: On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 14:52, Geert Janssens wrote: Op zaterdag 18 augustus 2018 15:47:06 CEST schreef Ken Heard: On 2018-08-18 02:07, Colin Law wrote: On Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 22:59 Ken Heard, wrote: On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: The apply

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Colin Law
On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 15:19, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > I think Ken mentioned GnuCash 2.6.15 in Debian Stretch in the OP. > I missed that. Thanks. Ken, dconf not working can be caused by corrupted dconf config files. This can happen if there is power fail

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences -- see bug 555187?

2018-08-18 Thread Ken Heard
On 2018-08-17 03:27, Geert Janssens wrote: Actually as of gnucash 2.6 the preferences are managed via GSettings. On linux this means the settings are stored in dconf by default. We had a few cases early on where gnucash was installed on systems that didn't have dconf installed. In that case

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I think Ken mentioned GnuCash 2.6.15 in Debian Stretch in the OP. Regards, Adrien > On Aug 18, 2018, at 8:57 AM, Colin Law wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 14:52, Geert Janssens > wrote: > >> Op zaterdag 18 augustus 2018 15:47:06 CEST schreef Ken Heard: >>> On 2018-08-18 02:07, Colin Law

Re: [GNC] [Gnucash-nl] FW: GnuCah reageert niet

2018-08-18 Thread John Ralls
Is GnuCash crashing with a Windows dialog box saying that it has quit, or is it just hanging up? Regards, John Ralls > On Aug 17, 2018, at 7:10 AM, Jannie Bos - Ploeg wrote: > > Hi, > > Yes, I can print from other programs. This problem happens only when I try > to print a rapport from

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Colin Law
On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 at 14:52, Geert Janssens wrote: > Op zaterdag 18 augustus 2018 15:47:06 CEST schreef Ken Heard: > > On 2018-08-18 02:07, Colin Law wrote: > > > On Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 22:59 Ken Heard, wrote: > > >> On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: > > >>> The apply button doesn't really

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Geert Janssens
Op zaterdag 18 augustus 2018 15:47:06 CEST schreef Ken Heard: > On 2018-08-18 02:07, Colin Law wrote: > > On Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 22:59 Ken Heard, wrote: > >> On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: > >>> The apply button doesn't really popup (for me on Ubuntu 18.040) it just > >>> appears in the

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Ken Heard
On 2018-08-18 02:16, Geert Janssens wrote: Op vrijdag 17 augustus 2018 16:52:32 CEST schreef Ken Heard: I would expect that the default preferences and the changed preferences would be in the same file, not in a different file. So the defaults must be somewhere where gnucash can find them.

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Ken Heard
On 2018-08-18 02:17, Geert Janssens wrote: Op vrijdag 17 augustus 2018 23:59:28 CEST schreef Ken Heard: On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: The apply button doesn't really popup (for me on Ubuntu 18.040) it just appears in the bottom bar of the window. Colin I don't even see it there.

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Ken Heard
On 2018-08-18 02:07, Colin Law wrote: On Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 22:59 Ken Heard, wrote: On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: The apply button doesn't really popup (for me on Ubuntu 18.040) it just appears in the bottom bar of the window. Colin I don't even see it there. The bottom bar has

Re: [GNC] Reconcilliation deferal

2018-08-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That still works. I think it was noted below. Regards, Adrien > On Aug 17, 2018, at 6:43 PM, David Carlson > wrote: > > In earlier (2.6.x) versions of GnuCash one could highlight any transaction in > the reconcile window and either click the edit button i the title bar or > double click the

Re: [GNC] GC 3.2 Import Price File CSV

2018-08-18 Thread Sébastien de Menten
Would it be possible you have a blank as first character in your security editor (i.e. " ABF.L")? The screenshot you sent give me this impression... But it may be just a visual artifact. On Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 08:54 Megagrumpy wrote: > Thanks for the response, Deva. I have tried every

Re: [GNC] Reconcilliation deferal

2018-08-18 Thread mdforbis
I've always been able to just edit the transaction while the reconcile window is still open.  I just switch over to the register window, make my changes and switch back.  I believe there might even be an option to edit the transaction in the reconcile dialog. Thanks, Matt On Friday,

Re: [GNC] GC 3.2 Import Price File CSV

2018-08-18 Thread Megagrumpy
Thanks for the response, Deva. I have tried every combination of date format, and security ID with no luck. Unfortunately my screenshots were taken from different times so I agree - if I had tried to use those particular settings I would have had an error. I have followed your instructions to the

Re: [GNC] FW: [Gnucash-nl] FW: GnuCah reageert niet

2018-08-18 Thread Jannie Bos - Ploeg
Hi, Yes, I can print from other programs. This problem happens only when I try to print a rapport from GnuCash. Sorry for my English. Jannie -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Derek Atkins [mailto:warl...@mit.edu] Verzonden: vrijdag 17 augustus 2018 15:51 Aan: Jannie Bos - Ploeg CC:

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Geert Janssens
Op vrijdag 17 augustus 2018 23:59:28 CEST schreef Ken Heard: > On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: > > The apply button doesn't really popup (for me on Ubuntu 18.040) it just > > appears in the bottom bar of the window. > > > > Colin > > I don't even see it there. The bottom bar has this text

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Geert Janssens
Op vrijdag 17 augustus 2018 16:52:32 CEST schreef Ken Heard: > I would expect that the default preferences and the changed preferences > would be in the same file, not in a different file. So the defaults > must be somewhere where gnucash can find them. Where would that > 'somewhere' be, and

Re: [GNC] Cannot change preferences

2018-08-18 Thread Colin Law
On Fri, 17 Aug 2018, 22:59 Ken Heard, wrote: > On 2018-08-17 17:26, Colin Law wrote: > > > > The apply button doesn't really popup (for me on Ubuntu 18.040) it just > > appears in the bottom bar of the window. > > > > Colin > > I don't even see it there. The bottom bar has this text "The change