Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-07 Thread Adrien Monteleone
Correct. The extra processes were on Windows only. The Mac version is fine otherwise. Regards, Adrien On 12/7/23 9:42 AM, Eric Chapman wrote: It does not: I'm running GnuCash on the Mac side! So I'm OK, I guess. ___ gnucash-user mailing list

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-07 Thread R Losey
I had thought you were on a Mac, so I was surprised. The problem was caught and fixed pretty quickly, but I think I'll just wait for 5.5, too. The only real problem I'm having is that when the "transaction matching" feature was added (which I find pretty helpful), the ability to match previous

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-07 Thread Eric Chapman
Gyle, Thank you for that info. I'll check in Task Manager. Ohhh! I have Windows running in Parallels on my Mac, so I was temporarily thinking this applied to me. It does not: I'm running GnuCash on the Mac side! So I'm OK, I guess. Thanks! Eric On 12/7/23 10:35, Gyle McCollam wrote:

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-07 Thread Gyle McCollam
Eric, No closing it periodically still leaves processes running. You have to use Task Manager, after closing Gnucash, and manually close the Gnucash programs that are still running. That is why I'm staying on 5.3 as well, until 5.5 is released. The nightly builds, I think, have fixed this,

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-07 Thread Eric Chapman
Thanks, R Losey, for chiming in. I did not know 5.4 was leaving processes running in Windows, so I guess the cure is to close it periodically? I'll stay on 5.4 for now – so far no problems that I've noticed. Eric On 12/6/23 19:08, R Losey wrote: I generally stay up to date, but with the

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-06 Thread R Losey
I generally stay up to date, but with the original 5.4 release leaving processes running in Windows, I've stayed at 5.3. I fully expect to move to 5.5 when it comes out (I usually also monitor this list for a while to see if there are any unpleasant bugs in the new release before I update). On

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-06 Thread Eric Chapman
Thanks, Andrew. I used 5.4 yesterday with no glitches. Happy with it so far. Eric On 12/6/23 02:04, AP wrote: On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 02:10:59PM -0500, Eric Chapman wrote: I do scan  through the posts to the GNUcash user list, so I know there were some issues with 5.x when it came out. But is

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-06 Thread G R Hewitt
Minty fresh bugs! I like the sound of that; maybe let Bill Gates in on the conversation - who knows where that will lead. Minty Bugs for all - delicious! On Wed, 6 Dec 2023 at 07:05, AP wrote: > On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 02:10:59PM -0500, Eric Chapman wrote: > > I do scan through the posts to

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-05 Thread AP
On Mon, Dec 04, 2023 at 02:10:59PM -0500, Eric Chapman wrote: > I do scan  through the posts to the GNUcash user list, so I know there were > some issues with 5.x when it came out. But is 5.4 really up to every day > work with no glitches? For my use, yes but I've had it crash under duress (noob

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-05 Thread Adrien Monteleone
There is nothing wrong with that approach as long as you are clear on 'what isn't wrong' and 'what isn't broken'. Many bugs are fixed each release. Some of them are otherwise unknown bugs that the devs discover as they are refining the code and fixing other known bugs. But plenty are the

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-05 Thread Kalpesh Patel
I am believer in the maxim 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it' but today’s world is quite different then yesteryears. The “on-line” world isn’t that forgiving and it is hard to live without it so tread wisely. I still have a fully functional Windows 10 desktop running on Intel Core 2 Quad

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-05 Thread G R Hewitt
There is always a drive to have the latest iteration of this, that and the other - out with the old and in with the new. My MacPro was bought off my son when his firm upgraded his to the latest (being Apple they could afford to) and he was able to buy it from them. It is a Mid 2010 and I have had

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-05 Thread Eric Chapman
Thank you, Kalpesh. I did that yesterday (now I'm on 4.14). I don't even know for sure why I was on 4.13. Maybe that's where the program was when I finished with year-end data stuff last cycle … I think I'll go up to 5.4 today and see what I think before I input data for 2023. Eric On

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-05 Thread Kalpesh Patel
I am of the opinion that if you plan to stay on 4 series version then move up to its latest version which is 4.14. -Original Message- From: Eric Chapman Sent: Monday, December 04, 2023 7:37 PM To: GNUcash User List Subject: Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread Eric Chapman
David, Thanks for the input. I'm sure as I get more experienced, I'll get braver … :) Eric On 12/4/23 20:23, David Cousens wrote: ERic I generally update as soon as a new release comes out and have been doing that for close to 15 years without ever having had any serious problems that

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread David Cousens
ERic I generally update as soon as a new release comes out and have been doing that for close to 15 years without ever having had any serious problems that weren't cured within a day or two. Any major problems are usually fixed with the first one or two bug releases after the major release. I no

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread Eric Chapman
Adrien, Thank you. That reminds me of what I'd read. I guess it was the auto-completing I noticed driving folks crazy at first. I think what I'll do is close the books (if I get advice to do so) on the 2022 numbers, and then upgrade to 5.4 and try it out for the 2023 data. Gratefully, Eric

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread Eric Chapman
Yes, and thank you, Stan, for the ideas. I want to input things ASAP, but so far "as soon as possible" has been months away. I hope things will improve. Eric On 12/4/23 14:17, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: On 2023-12-04 11:10, Eric Chapman wrote: BTW, in 2024, I hope to use GnuCash at

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread Adrien Monteleone
The 5.x series introduced a new way of auto-completing Descriptions. (you get a drop down list to choose from if you want to) There are some kinks for a few folks, and the new method takes a little getting used to, but overall I find it to be a vast improvement. Some folks aren't so keen on

Re: [GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)
On 2023-12-04 11:10, Eric Chapman wrote: > > BTW, in 2024, I hope to use GnuCash at least monthly to input the data … >  I need less of a year-end crunch, but the growing season was too > hectic to deal with it this year. Of course your work flow is your decision. Just as a data point, I've

[GNC] Advise me please: go up to 5.4.2 or stay at 4.13?

2023-12-04 Thread Eric Chapman
Hi, everybody. I did one year's worth of accounting for a very small business (market gardening) via GnuCash 4.13 last year starting about this time and ending with tax return filings. This year I've kept all the 2023 paperwork on hand and organized and am ready to start inputting it into