Re: [GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-11 Thread David Carlson
That error message means that transaction has a pending edit in an account other than the register you are currently viewing. The way to resolve this is to move the highlight to another account in that transaction and Jump to that account, then press Enter. That will commit the pending edit,

[GNC] Error when editing transfer for transaction

2021-12-11 Thread Gomer Thomas
I am importing QFX files. One of the transaction ended up with "imbalance-USD" in the "Transfer" field. When I try to correct it, I get the message "This transaction is already being edited in another register. Please finish editing it there first." What does it mean by "another register"?

Re: [GNC] Entering dividends of stock in another (new) company

2021-12-11 Thread D. via gnucash-user
A Google search of "spinoff site:gnucash.org" yields a number of results over the years which should lead you to some answers. Original Message From: hnh.63...@gmail.com Sent: Sat Dec 11 09:47:03 EST 2021 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Entering dividends of stock

[GNC] MacOS - Unable to access files after upgrade to MacOS 12.0.1 Monterey

2021-12-11 Thread Warren Madden via gnucash-user
I just upgraded my Mac Mini to MacOS 12.0.1 Monterey, and now I cannot open my GnuCash file. It appears to be a permissions issue. Upon starting GnuCash 4.8-2, I get an error dialog saying it can't parse the URL followed by the path to my .gnucash file. When I acknowledge this dialog, the open

[GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack
I just upgraded my Linux system to Fedora 34 and it in the process it upgraded GNC to 4.6 where previously it was 4.4. Two of my settings/preferences were undone: 1 - The prices in an investment account is now in fractions, which BTW is unreadable, where before (in version 4.4)  I had it as

[GNC] Entering dividends of stock in another (new) company

2021-12-11 Thread hnh . 63144
In recent years, several companies have spun off stock into a new company.  Examples are HP (DXC and others) and Pfizer (Veritas). Now IBM has created Kyndryl.  I have combed the help files and wiki and can't figure out how to best enter this.  Any ideas? TIA Howard Neuwirth-Hirsch

Re: [GNC] Bitcoin is legal currency in El Salvador - why not add BTC?

2021-12-11 Thread Matthew McGillis
> primarily speculative medium of exchange to a regulated currency. This I find interesting in this context. I will focus on currency. To me in the context of gnucash what I’m after for a currency is to be able to track transactions of purchases of goods and services in a ledger using a

Re: [GNC] Does anyone produce a "UK balance sheet" (FRS 102) ?

2021-12-11 Thread Adrian Yong
Apologies, my complaint was about General Leger... On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 5:02 PM Adrian Yong wrote: > Hi David, > > I asked for the same thing but was told that since entries are made using > the double entry system, Assets = Liability + Proprietorship is complied > with... > > I download the

Re: [GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I did both actually. On 12/11/21 1:53 PM, Gyle McCollam wrote: Better yet, instead of writing it down, create a folder in your email account.  Call it GNUCash Tips and move the email there. That way there is no paper to lose or misplace, only a crashed computer to worry about (LOL). Thank

Re: [GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Gyle McCollam
Better yet, instead of writing it down, create a folder in your email account. Call it GNUCash Tips and move the email there. That way there is no paper to lose or misplace, only a crashed computer to worry about (LOL). Thank You, Gyle McCollam Gyle McCollam 609.680.2326

Re: [GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
That was it. I guess I better write this down so don't have to ask again in nine months. Thanks. On 12/11/21 1:24 PM, AC wrote: For decimal prices: Edit Menu -> Preferences -> Numbers, Date & Time: Checkbox: "Force prices to display as decimals" For account colors: Edit Menu -> Preferences

Re: [GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread AC
On 2021-12-11 10:10, Jack Frillman via gnucash-user wrote: I just upgraded my Linux system to Fedora 34 and it in the process it upgraded GNC to 4.6 where previously it was 4.4. Two of my settings/preferences were undone: 1 - The prices in an investment account is now in fractions, which BTW

Re: [GNC] How would one record "Provision for liabilities" ?

2021-12-11 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 at 02:55, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > You can certainly create 'Other Liabilities' or 'Provisional > Liabilities' under the main 'Liabilities' account, as you see fit. > > I'd create that as a placeholder-parent, and then create a separate >

[GNC] Version 4.6 Upgrade Oddities

2021-12-11 Thread Jack Frillman via gnucash-user
I just upgraded my Linux system to Fedora 34 and it in the process it upgraded GNC to 4.6 where previously it was 4.4. Two of my settings/preferences were undone: 1 - The prices in an investment account is now in fractions, which BTW is unreadable, where before (in version 4.4)  I had it as a

Re: [GNC] Does anyone produce a "UK balance sheet" (FRS 102) ?

2021-12-11 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 at 15:05, Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Dr Kirby, I do not understand what you are saying (about what gnucash > does or not do) nor why you think the developers need to :do > something"in order to produce a Balance Sheet report. > *Can I

Re: [GNC] Does anyone produce a "UK balance sheet" (FRS 102) ?

2021-12-11 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
Dr Kirby, I do not understand  what you are saying (about what gnucash does or not do) nor why you think the developers need to :do something"in order to produce a Balance Sheet  report. I strongly suspect that that your "problem" has more to do with how you choose to set up your CoA (your

Re: [GNC] How would one record "Provision for liabilities" ?

2021-12-11 Thread davidcousens49
Dave, Provisions usually fulfil the same purpose as reserves, i.e. it is capital in equity reserved by by the board of directors to meet some specific purpose, in this case expected future liabilities of the company, usually something like a law suit in progress which may result in a future

Re: [GNC] Why do people start new threads?

2021-12-11 Thread Chris Green
On Fri, Dec 10, 2021 at 08:21:29PM -0600, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > Regards, > Adrien > > On 12/10/21 3:05 PM, p...@kroitor.ca wrote: > > Guilty as charged (and I can't even claim I'm not an old hand at mailing > > lists). Apologies again! > > > > I know there are endless posts going back years

Re: [GNC] Changing colors and layout on 4.8

2021-12-11 Thread AC
That was exactly it, though I was not able to find this using the inspector. Everything was coming up as a GtkBox. The font size was already small on my system, the tabs themselves were three times the height of the font. Unfortunately the scroll wheel doesn't work on the tabs any longer to