Re: [GNC] GnuCash 3 for Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS

2022-08-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I likely would as well, which leaves Flatpak or building from source as the only options to get a proper GnuCash upgrade path via 3.x. And building might be quite messy with respect to dependencies in this case. Regards, Adrien On 8/26/22 4:19 PM, David Carlson wrote: It's not me, But if it

Re: [GNC] GnuCash 3 for Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS

2022-08-26 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Interesting question. Perhaps try a 3.x flatpak? Otherwise, if you haven't yet jumped from 18.04 to 22.04 maybe an interim stop at 20.04 will get you GnuCash 3.x. (Can you even go directly from 18.04 to 22.04? I didn't think it would even give you the option) Be sure to review the Wiki

Re: [GNC] Example of importing Stock transactions from CSV

2022-08-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As for using the Expenses account, unless you intentionally made it *not* a placeholder account, you can't put transactions in it. I'll hazard a guess that is why the importer is not assigning it. Create a sub-account of Expenses for tracking the commissions/fees and try to assign that one in

Re: [GNC] Example of importing Stock transactions from CSV

2022-08-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Unless I've confused something, purchasing or selling a stock/fund/etc. should be between 2 asset accounts. Considering a split for a commission or such, (like the first line of your CSV) it would be a *specific* expense account, not the parent and placeholder "Expenses" account. Regards,

Re: [GNC] Change GnuCash scrollbar color in CSS?

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
the instructions but it didn't work. On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 8:44 PM Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: Glenn, check the wiki with respect to the GTKInspector which might be able to help you find the proper id/class/object to target. From the Inspector you can als

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Peter, I think the problem stems from your choice of report options. Namely, by default, 'Account Name' under the Display tab is *not* selected, while the 'other account' is. This is because by default the Sort options are: Primary: account Secondary: register order So by default, the

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Sorry, while I did send screenshots on 8/2, my reply on 8/3 contains the annotated versions. Regards, Adrien On 8/16/22 8:25 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I sent a reply on 8/2 with annotated screenshots showing the issue using default options save for the account selection

Re: [GNC] Saving Gnucash data and back ups

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thanks Geoff, good to know! Regards, Adrien On 8/16/22 8:17 PM, Geoff wrote: Both Microsoft Windows 10 & 11 have a comprehensive automated file based backup and restore utility built in.  Read this article for an overview:

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Peter, You are reading the report incorrectly. I sent a reply on 8/2 with annotated screenshots showing the issue using default options save for the account selection. John replied this afternoon saying the same thing using significantly less words than I did on 8/2. The reports are all

Re: [GNC] How to bulk import about 130 Securities entries?

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Indeed, my apologies David. I got lost in the thread, which it seems has now broken again (2 new messages I see are threaded separately as a new topic) and one reply from Chris Good concerning OFX import having the auto-creation option somehow ended up in a thread "Due Invoices Reminder form"!

Re: [GNC] Saving Gnucash data and back ups

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 8/16/22 1:33 PM, dsamo...@shaw.ca wrote: I am new to Gnucash and have a few questions regarding saving data. I use Windows 10 and Gnucash Version: 4.11 Build ID: 4.11+(2022-06-25) 1. I would like to save everything in one folder named Gnucash. I think I will use the xml format.

Re: [GNC] Change GnuCash scrollbar color in CSS?

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Glenn, check the wiki with respect to the GTKInspector which might be able to help you find the proper id/class/object to target. From the Inspector you can also make changes in real time to experiment. I'm pretty sure that GnuCash doesn't expose this element to styling, but customizing the

Re: [GNC] How to bulk import about 130 Securities entries?

2022-08-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
David, This thread keeps breaking, but unless I've lost track as a result, I thought this was flywire's thread from the start. (who also has several other related threads dealing with specific aspects of the task at hand.) The goal was to import transactions for, and as a result, mass create

Re: [GNC] Due Invoices Reminder form

2022-08-15 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Same place: Preferences > Business You've set Preferences > Business > Bills > Notify when due with a # of days, simply do the same for Invoice right above that. The two numbers can of course be different. Regards, Adrien On 8/15/22 10:53 AM, Eric Hammond wrote: When I enable the "Due

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 233, Issue 50

2022-08-14 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Not officially. There was a 'GnuCash for Android' created by someone else that is no longer maintained for a few years now. (it was never a part of the same project) There may be other apps that can export their transactions which you can then import to GnuCash on your computer. Maybe

Re: [GNC] How to bulk import about 130 Securities entries?

2022-08-14 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Check the 'Using GnuCash' page perhaps. Regards, Adrien On 8/14/22 9:50 AM, Tom Browder wrote: P.S. Is there a spot on the Wiki to list things like Geoff's suggestion and flycatcher's program? If not, I will be glad to start one--suggestions welcomed.

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with Portfolio Performance Share Software

2022-08-14 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If the issue is creating the security, why not set that up in GnuCash before the import? Am I missing something? Regards, Adrien On 8/14/22 3:06 AM, flywire wrote: Portfolio Performance also exports broker account transactions that can be normalised with a python script to import into

Re: [GNC] Strange Error Message

2022-08-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Apologies, that was a different user. The other thread involved editing a payment with a job assigned. Is that your case too? Regards, Adrien On 8/12/22 7:40 PM, Robert Simmons wrote: If I use the process payment feature on an invoice to a customer, and then go to the checking account the

Re: [GNC] Strange Error Message

2022-08-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Does this invoice involve a job? I thought this was what you were reporting the other day. Regards, Adrien On 8/12/22 7:40 PM, Robert Simmons wrote: If I use the process payment feature on an invoice to a customer, and then go to the checking account the payment was processed to, and then

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions do not appear in the register until is pressed

2022-08-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yet another example of how awesome the GnuCash team is. Thanks John! Regards, Adrien On 8/12/22 3:11 PM, John Ralls wrote: That was it: The registers weren't refreshed unless the SLR dialog runs and the user clicks OK. I've pushed a fix that will be in tomorrow's nightlies

Re: [GNC] Share Values recording

2022-08-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm pretty sure the Guide (or Help) covers other/multi-currency questions with regards to stocks. The account has to be of the same currency as the stocks. So even if you buy the same stock but in different currencies, you'll need separate accounts for each stock & for each currency—e.g.,

Re: [GNC] Share Values recording

2022-08-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Do you simply want to track activity but are not concerned with individual share counts and prices? If that is the case, then a basic account of type Asset would do. You then make your entries as needed just like the Pen & Paper method. I'm sure there are plenty of resources online to

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions do not appear in the register until is pressed

2022-08-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I thought one was already opened. (but I admit I didn't search for it) If I recall correctly, it has to do with refreshing the register view. This seems to happen with registers that are left open at the last close and which re-open before the Since Last Run dialog fires. Though hitting

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug in Credit Note Display

2022-08-11 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Robert, Done: https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798598 However, it seems you're on quite a streak finding bugs. Consider registering an account. Regards, Adrien On 8/11/22 7:03 AM, Robert Simmons wrote: do you need me to file it? I don't have an account. Can you file it?

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 233, Issue 34

2022-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If I'm not mistaken, Mint has a backup utility. So you can just set it up and make sure the GnuCash locations noted in the Wiki and Guide are included in the paths to be backed up. Regards, Adrien On 8/10/22 9:29 PM, davidcousen...@gmail.com wrote: James

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug in Credit Note Display

2022-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Correct. You can register an account at bugs.gnucash.org. Regards, Adrien On 8/10/22 4:02 PM, Robert Simmons wrote: No Bugzilla account. Github account, but it looks like you all only handle PRs there, not issues. ___ gnucash-user mailing list

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug in Credit Note Display

2022-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
you need me to file it? Regards, Adrien On 8/10/22 3:45 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Nope, I already had a credit note that I ended up not using. (but since you can't delete them, it was available for testing) I had previously deleted the line items so I added some dummy data and couldn't

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug in Credit Note Display

2022-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Nope, I already had a credit note that I ended up not using. (but since you can't delete them, it was available for testing) I had previously deleted the line items so I added some dummy data and couldn't reproduce the effect you described. However, this credit note is to a customer, not from

Re: [GNC] Possible Bug in Credit Note Display

2022-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I cannot duplicate this on v4.11 running on BigSur. The highlights change as they should, but the values remain correct and do not change to 0.00. (There is a Subtotal column, and a Subtotal 'total' at the top, neither change for me) What is your GnuCash & OS version? Regards, Adrien On

Re: [GNC] Monthly period in charts should use end-of-month values, not start

2022-08-10 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I guess I read the chart differently. It does make sense to know what you started a period with in regards to an asset like a bank account or cash on hand. (And I also see your point of wanting to know where you ended up.) Though I suppose an option could be added, clearly, your position on

Re: [GNC] Build From Source Near Impossible

2022-08-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yes I did, thanks Chris. I intend to play with that soon. That is an interesting approach. Regards, Adrien On 8/9/22 6:49 PM, Christopher Lam wrote: AdrienM: You may have seen my successful experiment in building on Linux (or WSL2) using Nix to load the dependencies into a temporary shell for

Re: [GNC] Build From Source Near Impossible

2022-08-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Aha, thanks John. I wonder how much trouble it would be for a user to update their compiler or if that is just a mess for the rest of the system. (all else being equal, which I'm sure it isn't) Regards, Adrien On 8/9/22 3:06 PM, John Ralls wrote: Caveat: Check the dependency requirements in

Re: [GNC] Build From Source Near Impossible

2022-08-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
respectively - still not so terrible.) Regards, Adrien On 8/9/22 1:37 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Seems reasonable to me. I'd think the only versions with instructions that are useful are those still supported by Canonical, namely, these LTS releases: 14.04 - EOL 4/24 (ESS 4/19) 16.04 - EOL

Re: [GNC] Order of accounts, auto numbering transactions.

2022-08-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As Michael noted, Transaction order is up to you. They appear as you enter them. You can 'sort' by various means, see View > Sort. I abuse the NUM field to enter a 'time stamp' to intentionally order my transactions so I don't have to worry about the entry order. There is no auto-numbering

Re: [GNC] Build From Source Near Impossible

2022-08-09 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Seems reasonable to me. I'd think the only versions with instructions that are useful are those still supported by Canonical, namely, these LTS releases: 14.04 - EOL 4/24 (ESS 4/19) 16.04 - EOL 4/26 (ESS 4/21) 18.04 - EOL 4/28 (ESS 4/23) 20.04 - EOL 4/30 (ESS 4/25) 22.04 - EOL 4/32 (ESS 4/27)

Re: [GNC] Request for two new features in GnuCash

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That's just another workaround though. It creates multiple transactions when in the real world, there was only one event. The Process Payment feature doesn't really 'support' the desired function, but can still be used to accomplish the the task. I'm personally comfortable using the 'assign

Re: [GNC] Request for two new features in GnuCash

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Eric, you didn't specify your OS. To clarify other replies: If you are on Mac, you can't open your data file by clicking on it. But you can create a simple Automator Workflow or AppleScript (or other script) to create a shortcut for each book. (or use the Terminal) That would be useful if

Re: [GNC] Third party OFX/CVS providers

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Here's a use case: Vendor invoices containing 10+ line items that need to be entered into both an accounting package and an inventory/POS system. Multiply that case by a dozen or more a week. And compound it by said 'PDF' invoice being a *scan*. (which of course means really good OCR needs

Re: [GNC] Request for two new features in GnuCash

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I agree, this is already possible, but *not* using the 'Process Payment' feature as it is currently implemented. (that is, if one is paying on a Vendor invoice.) To accomplish this, you have to enter the payment with multiple source splits as Frank and others have noted, and AP as the debit

Re: [GNC] Third party OFX/CVS providers

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Kalpesh, Thanks for the links. I have a need for a PDF to CSV solution for other software and this looks like it is a good fit for me. (folks may be shocked how many large businesses in 2022 can't generate decent business documents/data in a proper electronic format for using in various

Re: [GNC] Build From Source Near Impossible

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Ditto concerning Ubuntu versions. In my experience so far building on older versions of Ubuntu, you can stumble into a nasty nearly un-resolvable dependency hell. It *can* be resolved (best I have figured out so far) by pinning lots of packages, but that may not always be the best solution

Re: [GNC] Problem Editing Payment - Customer Job

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
After you re-create the payment, does it show as 'owned by' the Customer or the Job? (as before) I'm going to hazard a guess this is due to the following: In order to match payments, each payment and invoice need a common 'owner'. There can be only one 'owner' of a document. (payment,

Re: [GNC] Problem Editing Payment - Customer Job

2022-08-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Keith, sorry I don't use the Jobs feature so can't comment specifically. Is there something holding you back from v4.11? 4.5 is over 2 years old and there are 5 regular releases since then. (and 1 snap release, so only small changes for that one.) Maybe do a search on the release notes for v

Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder – solution for Windows

2022-08-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Of course. Sorry if it seemed I implied otherwise. Regards, Adrien On 8/5/22 9:02 AM, Glenn Fowler wrote: Even with the SQLite database you still need backups. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription

Re: [GNC] Backup files in another folder – solution for Windows

2022-08-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
An alternative is to use the SQLite backend. There is no file cluttering, and the added bonus of instant saves rather than periodic. I'm not sure how easy that is to set up on Windows, however. Regards, Adrien On 8/4/22 5:47 PM, GNC mailinglist wrote: Hi,Im new to GnuCash but, yep, I was

Re: [GNC] Gnucash

2022-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
James, of course, move on to something else if you really want to, but there are lots of us here to help. There aren't too many places (especially with respect to accounting software) to find such a community. If you decide to stick it out, we can do our best to help. However, *specifics* are

Re: [GNC] Random List Maintenance Question: Regarding Nabble

2022-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thanks David, interesting. There is a 'reply via e-mail to' button at the bottom left of a mail-archive.com message, but that would go by default to the original author - not the list. However, from the actual archive on the list server you *can* send a message to the list, with the subject

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Regards, Adrien On 8/2/22 12:24 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Peter, Yes, I caught all of that. I'm referring to default options of the report - not GnuCash generally. If you have the report still open, close it. Now, run it again. Note, you shouldn't get anything at first except a page te

Re: [GNC] Random List Maintenance Question: Regarding Nabble

2022-08-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
lease see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information." On August 2, 2022 8:26:38 AM GMT+03:00, Adrien Monteleone wrote: I would think editing the Wiki would be in order. (no need for historical notes) What filters are you referring to? Regards, Adrien On 8/2/22 12:14

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Yep. For summary: If you want to change options, you have to click Options, make your change, then click Apply or OK. (Apply leaves the Options window open for further fiddling, OK will close it.) If you want to keep your options set as-is, but you edit a transaction and want to see the

Re: [GNC] Gnu.cash user

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Indeed, If the plot dimensions of the chart are set to their minimums (100 x 100 px or 10 x 10 %) then the chart disappears. (not sure why that works, but so be it) Pity though, you have to run two separate charts in a Multi-Column to get both Assets & Liabilities on the same screen. I see a

Re: [GNC] Random List Maintenance Question: Regarding Nabble

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I would think editing the Wiki would be in order. (no need for historical notes) What filters are you referring to? Regards, Adrien On 8/2/22 12:14 AM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: Hello, Since the Nabble mirror of Gnucash lists went down (last year?) and doesn't seem to be getting up

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Peter, Yes, I caught all of that. I'm referring to default options of the report - not GnuCash generally. If you have the report still open, close it. Now, run it again. Note, you shouldn't get anything at first except a page telling you that you need to set options first, particularly to

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I just upgraded to 4.11 (but I'm still on BigSur, though that should not matter) and ran a transaction report on one of my asset accounts and it works as expected. I'll note that your the screenshot of your Transaction report looks like you have *two* transactions with the same date, not both

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That preference is merely for presentation. Yes, the manual describes how the options work. It has nothing to do with debit vs. credit but rather the account balance shown as positive or negative. Whether an account has a debit or credit balance is not changed by the preference. Regards,

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Apologies. I hadn't viewed the entry attachment. Indeed something is amiss then. I am on MacOS, so I'll see if I can duplicate it. Regards, Adrien On 8/1/22 9:18 PM, Peter S. Shenkin wrote: My entry is not backwards. In the first of my attachments you can see how I entered the Checking

Re: [GNC] Confusing and inconsistent headers in transaction entry and report forms

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The report is correct. Your entry is backwards. Open your Checking register. Then View > Transaction Journal (now you see all splits for all transactions, nothing hidden) This particular transaction should be: dr. Checking cr. Donations That will increase *both* the amount in your

Re: [GNC] Gnu.cash user

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
What you are looking for (other than the Accounts Tab) is perhaps a Report. Play around with various reports to see what suits you best. Specifically for the particular accounts you mentioned, experiment with the reports in the Assets & Liabilities menu. The Balance Sheet, Asset Chart/PieChart

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 233, Issue 1

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
James, the Cinnamon desktop is the default desktop for Linux Mint. Unlike Windows (and MacOS) with Linux, you have a choice of which Desktop you want to use. Mint offers 3 main options out of the box: 1. Cinnamon (the main option if you didn't intentionally choose #2 or #3) 2. MATE (looks

Re: [GNC] computer with Linux

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Indeed, I see that now. I had simply use `apt show gnucash` (similar to `apt-cache policy gnucash`) I just sent a message to the upstream maintainer requesting that be cropped out to avoid confusion. Though I'm not sure how that gets propagated. Most likely, it won't be updated until the

Re: [GNC] Find

2022-08-01 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Alan, Edit > Find Account shows a list of accounts and lets you search the list by name. Edit > Find — returns a list of transactions in 'register' format matching your search criteria. The dialog title says so — "Find Transaction". (maybe the menu entry should be changed to reflect this?)

Re: [GNC] computer with Linux

2022-07-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
David, I just checked a VM of Mint 20.3 I have and the GnuCash version is 3.8, not 2.2.9. Mint 20.x appears to be based on Ubuntu Focal. (20.04) Still, yes, 3.8 is quite aged, but not as ancient as 2.2.9. Mint 21 Vanessa was released and I see it has 4.8 in its repo. (based on upstream Ubuntu

Re: [GNC] computer with Linux

2022-07-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
James, GnuCash doesn't provide 'downloads' for Linux. (that is, ready to install and run.) GnuCash instead provides the source code for download to 'build' GnuCash. This is probably *not* what you want. (for advanced users and developers) You install it from *within* Linux (not downloading

Re: [GNC] Find

2022-07-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That only works for me if that part of the tree is already expanded. I tested this myself before sending my initial reply because it was my first thought to try. I think what you are describing is a GTK find function that is operating on the panel with focus. (which is the Account Tree) But

Re: [GNC] Find

2022-07-31 Thread Adrien Monteleone
It isn't supposed to bring up a list of accounts, only Find Account does that. Find is designed to give you a 'register' of transactions matching your criteria. So the idea was an alternative way to find out where the account is in the tree by searching for transactions assigned to the

Re: [GNC] Find

2022-07-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I just noticed something in the Find Account dialog. If you choose Edit > Find Account, you see a list and can search all accounts. If however, you right-click an account and then choose Find Account in the menu, there is a new preference for Scope which defaults to 'sub-accounts of'

Re: [GNC] MariaDB?

2022-07-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I thought MariaDB was supposed to be a 'drop-in' replacement for MySQL. Was it really necessary to use XML in the migration? Frank has already pointed you to the config wiki page, but for the theme, check the FAQ on the wiki. There's an entry in the 'Customizing' section that will lead you to

Re: [GNC] Find

2022-07-29 Thread Adrien Monteleone
What version of GnuCash and on what operating system? - Does the account appear in your account tree? (I'm guessing you don't see it though, which is why you're using the Find Account feature) Is it Hidden? (note, this should not matter, I can 'find' hidden accounts) Also note, the

Re: [GNC] Regularly importing transactions from CSV files

2022-07-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Welcome to GnuCash! When you do the import, all of those transactions should have one account the same, for whatever you are importing from, say, a bank account. You then assign the 'other' account for each transaction. (expenses, paying liabilities, income, etc.) Check out the Help Guide &

Re: [GNC] Another crash

2022-07-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
If the window is not in focus, ALT+TAB can cycle through windows for you. ALT+SPACE (or SHIFT+right-click) will bring up the 'window' menu of the window in focus which has a 'Move' option. Then use your mouse or arrow keys to reposition the window. You can also right-click the taskbar to

Re: [GNC] Another crash

2022-07-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The 'search' feature on the list archive is broken, so your options are: View the Archive and use your browser's Find feature for various terms. (but that will only work for the particular page of the Archive you are viewing) Using your favorite search engine, specify 'lists.gnucash.org' as

Re: [GNC] Lost 4 hours of data input

2022-07-22 Thread Adrien Monteleone
So...user error? Regards, Adrien On 7/22/22 6:41 PM, David Carlson wrote: The auto save interval might default to 5 minutes but for me it is one of the first mandatory changes to make when setting up a new file to set it to a half hour or longer because I won't turn it off altogether.

Re: [GNC] Lost 4 hours of data input

2022-07-22 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Is the default not 5 minutes? One shouldn't lose more than 5 minutes of work in such a case. Regards, Adrien On 7/22/22 2:04 PM, Jean Laroche wrote: I fully agree. Does this mean that the default autosave should be changed to something more reasonable? On 7/22/22 11:46 AM, David T. via

Re: [GNC] Lost 4 hours of data input

2022-07-22 Thread Adrien Monteleone
A crash doesn't always mean GnuCash is at fault. Sure, it may encounter a condition that should be handled much more gracefully, but there are potentially many, many, many variables out there that influence that condition. Part of triaging a crash (without a log, crash report, stack trace,

Re: [GNC] Lost 4 hours of data input

2022-07-22 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Someone else can help with the logfile, and it *should* replay your steps, but I'd offer two suggestions for a different workflow: 1. copy the file locally first, then open it. (other users of DropBox may have additional/alternative practices to help with sync issues) 2. Import, match &

Re: [GNC] Revising an old Gnucash file

2022-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Tom, forgive me if I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to accomplish. (based on the initial direction of some of the replies, perhaps I am not grasping the original question properly.) But what do you mean by "ignore accounts"? If you have any data in GnuCash, it *is* double entry.

Re: [GNC] GC4.10 on Win10 Crashing

2022-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I wasn't trying to cause you work, just offering ideas on tracking down the cause. Eliminating variables is part of that process. Lots of tabs and especially reports open = variables. I'm going to hazard there is a report that feeds off one of those registers (likely the one you are

Re: [GNC] GC4.10 on Win10 Crashing

2022-07-19 Thread Adrien Monteleone
First, I'd reduce the steps before trying to save as a way of narrowing down the trigger of the crash. If you normally have many tabs open, particularly reports, perhaps consider closing everything but the CoA, and then keep only the register you need at one time. Since it is so easy to do,

Re: [GNC] New User Oh boy I need an accountant

2022-07-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Someone who is more familiar with the importer can help, but from what I see in the screenshots: The first image looks reasonable. You just need to assign the 'transfer' accounts in the first column. (the sources or destinations for funds in/out of the bank account) The second screenshot

Re: [GNC] Mac - gnucash Custom Check Format

2022-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Thanks for reporting back your success! Glad to have been of assistance. Regards, Adrien On 7/16/22 3:07 PM, Don Gray wrote: You should have a: ~/Library/Application Support/GnuCash/checks/ directory. I do! And it has check format files in it. These show in gnucash as expected. Thank

Re: [GNC] Mac - gnucash Custom Check Format

2022-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
:02 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Simply copying over the relevant directory should transfer the custom formats. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] Mac - gnucash Custom Check Format

2022-07-16 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You should have a: ~/Library/Application Support/GnuCash/checks/ directory. (*note, that is the Library directory under your HOME directory, not the root version at '/Library' or the OS version at '/System/Library'. It is not visible by default, you need to view it explicitly using the 'Go

Re: [GNC] .Re: Revisiting the pre-paid invoice (coupon, credit note

2022-07-13 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The Customer Report can show current 'credit available' once the pre-payment is processed and can be given to the client. Of course, this doesn't show rate info, etc. (though a footer type stylesheet might offer room for such info) An alternative would be to create a Credit Note and send that

Re: [GNC] Revisiting the pre-paid invoice (coupon, credit note ...) issue:

2022-07-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
A negative asset is effectively a liability. It is part of a concept called 'contra' accounts. You can have contra-liability accounts too, that are effectively assets. Asset - normally a Debit balance - amount you own. Contra-Asset - Credit balance - amount you owe someone else. (liability)

Re: [GNC] Invoicing & payments with "coupons: I sell to clients

2022-07-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 7/12/22 5:18 PM, Eric Hammond wrote: Revisiting the pre-paid invoice (coupon, credit note ...) issue: In standard accounting a prepaid debt (aka a coupon, credit note, etc) is booked as a liability. On paper, and as direct import of transactions into GnuCash, this works However, I

Re: [GNC] Saving window position (and size)

2022-07-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
to Martin for providing a path for investigation, and thank you again Tracy for reporting back your findings. These posts are what this User list is all about. Regards, Adrien On 7/12/22 9:14 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: For the simple reason they'll be annoyed and try to ignore the bug report, I'd

Re: [GNC] Saving window position (and size)

2022-07-12 Thread Adrien Monteleone
For the simple reason they'll be annoyed and try to ignore the bug report, I'd file it. You never know who else has the same problem with various apps. Heck, I'd bet the bug is already filed, maybe even closed as 'won't fix'. That's even better. File another and make them spend their time

Re: [GNC] Track income and expense report for rental property

2022-07-08 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As Michael noted, this is a budgeting vs. accounting question. Other than the 'Cash Flow' report, I would recommend investigating the Budget module. (*not* necessarily changing your account tree or transactions, though that may be in order anyway.) You can budget what is expected and get a

Re: [GNC] Terminology for Non-profits

2022-07-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I would think a Report Option for specifying the Labels might work better. Your idea would work, but only for one language at a time. Regards, Adrien On 7/6/22 4:55 PM, Paul Kroitor wrote: New idea: create a new localization for English-language Non-profits. This would allow us to change

Re: [GNC] Terminology for Non-profits

2022-07-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As a followup to my previous reply, you can submit a PR with the 'Non-Profit' version of the report for inclusion in a future release. This will then get translated as needed. Regards, Adrien ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] Terminology for Non-profits

2022-07-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Glad to hear it worked out! And thanks for reporting back with details. Others may have need for that report if you don't mind sharing, and if you think it is general enough. I think you can attach Scheme files here, but if not, posting a link to a file hosting site works too. (I'm not

Re: [GNC] Terminology for Non-profits

2022-07-06 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Ah, I see the problem now. Check the wiki concerning custom reports. You could edit the report's hard-coded total labels and then add that report to your menu. Odds are, you don't have to know Scheme either. Just do a Find/Replace on the report code for whatever you want to change and then

Re: [GNC] How to do a couple of less common searches

2022-07-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
It is also possible to enter a 'reference transaction' for documentation purposes if you don't enter a value. So you'll only have one split for the same account as the open register. Find > Value > Has Debits or Credits > Equal to > 0.00 worked for me. I suppose you could also add a criteria

Re: [GNC] Terminology for Non-profits

2022-07-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Did you try changing the name of the Equity account to 'Net Assets'? Regards, Adrien On 7/4/22 6:33 PM, Paul Kroitor wrote: Most of the entities we use GnuCash for are non-profits, and here (at least) non-profits don't have "Equity". They have "Net Assets", which is the same thing but doesn't

Re: [GNC] Uneven line spacing in Accounts list since 4.11

2022-07-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
No, not limited to securities accounts. There might be more than one cause, but it also happens for any account with a notes content that spans more than one line. There's already a working bug report on it. Regards, Adrien On 7/2/22 7:18 AM, John Layman wrote: Note that double spacing

Re: [GNC] Uneven line spacing in Accounts list since 4.11

2022-07-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I always have notes displayed. I didn't try removing the column. But yes, removing the extra line in the note solves the spacing issue. I'm going to hazard a guess that the note field 'has wrap' set to true in the GUI code. I don't have time at the moment, but if someone can fire up their GTK

Re: [GNC] Uneven line spacing in Accounts list since 4.11

2022-07-03 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Indeed, it is the multi-line note that causes it. But I can't get it to go away no matter what I collapse and expand. Regards, Adrien On 7/3/22 9:24 AM, Gyle McCollam wrote: Seems, I don't have the OP in my email thread, but David Cousens is correct. I added the notes filed to my accounts

Re: [GNC] Uneven line spacing in Accounts list since 4.11

2022-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Weird. Definitely not on Mac BigSur as far as I can tell. Likely something OS specific. Regards, Adrien On 6/30/22 7:00 PM, dull...@gmail.com wrote: I think since 4.11 (am using Windows 11 and a dark theme), I notice very odd random line spacing in Account list window (the default window when

Re: [GNC] Multiple currencies in split tx

2022-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
12:56 PM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: On 7/2/2022 3:38 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Starting from the source account is good practice no matter the type of transaction. Since funds in double-entry have to 'come from somewhere' and 'go to somewhere', by always entering the transaction

Re: [GNC] Multiple currencies in split tx

2022-07-02 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Starting from the source account is good practice no matter the type of transaction. Since funds in double-entry have to 'come from somewhere' and 'go to somewhere', by always entering the transaction in the source account, you are always choosing the destination(s). Life is much less

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