Re: [GNC] I would like different Preference settings for different files, same user

2019-03-04 Thread Liz
On Sun, 3 Mar 2019 11:58:14 + Michael Hendry wrote: > The manual tells me quite clearly that Preferences are per-user, not > per-file, so I can’t complain that Gnucash isn’t doing what’s > intended! BUT it isn’t convenient to have to switch to another user > to edit the ESJE books. > > Has a

Re: [GNC] I would like different Preference settings for different files, same user

2019-03-04 Thread Michael Hendry
> On 3 Mar 2019, at 15:34, Jeff Abrahamson wrote: > > A bug was filed on this issue in November of 2007 (!). > >https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=493789 > > I've updated it to to point to this thread. I strongly encourage those > of you who who feel that this is important to add you

Re: [GNC] I would like different Preference settings for different files, same user

2019-03-04 Thread Liz
On Mon, 4 Mar 2019 09:31:41 + Michael Hendry wrote: > I wouldn’t necessarily describe this as a “bug”, in that the program > is operating as intended (and documented). One class of "bug" on bugzilla is the RFE or Request For Enhancement. This falls into this class. Liz _

Re: [GNC] I would like different Preference settings for different files, same user

2019-03-04 Thread Michael Hendry
> On 4 Mar 2019, at 08:31, Liz wrote: > > On Sun, 3 Mar 2019 11:58:14 + > Michael Hendry wrote: > >> The manual tells me quite clearly that Preferences are per-user, not >> per-file, so I can’t complain that Gnucash isn’t doing what’s >> intended! BUT it isn’t convenient to have to switch t

[GNC] Importing buying shares transactions

2019-03-04 Thread One Click To Qif
Hi: I have stock accounts in GnuCash, and I want to import data regarding buying shares, which I have at Excel. I can massage or convert the Excel data to CSV or any other format, but I do not know if GnuCash will be able to import them. For example, if I export stock Transactions to CSV from ins

[GNC] Music Teacher: tracking balances owed from students

2019-03-04 Thread musicteach
Hi all, My music teaching income is all over the map, I receive payments for individual lessons, monthly payments - I have to cancel lessons for performances; some lessons are rescheduled and some are skipped. Bottom line is that I understand the income tracking side of things (entering payments),

Re: [GNC] Music Teacher: tracking balances owed from students

2019-03-04 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The short answer is, the workflow here is primarily determined by your business processes, not GnuCash. You’ve agreed or decided to be paid per lesson, so that’s how you have to do your accounting. You can use the Duplicate Invoice button to repeat an invoice for a lesson and just change the d

Re: [GNC] Importing buying shares transactions

2019-03-04 Thread David Cousens
The following refers primarily to importing in V3.3 and later. The CSV importer was rewritten going from 2.6. to v3.0 and was likely only tested on basic functionality. At the moment I am doing extensive systematic testing of the CSV importer and settings with a view to identifying as many of the

Re: [GNC] Music Teacher: tracking balances owed from students

2019-03-04 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Adrien, Any chance you might add these tips to the Using Gnucash wiki page? "Simple business advice for managing invoices" or some such... Adding it at the business features spot might make most sense.  Cheers,David On Tue, Mar 5, 2019 at 2:36, Adrien Monteleone wrote: The short answer