Re: [GNC] Possible Ubuntu problems/"Transparency" problem

2021-05-23 Thread Eric Coates via gnucash-user
Hi Following on from my earlier note: I have done a complete rebuild of Ubuntu 21.04 (to replace my incrementally upgraded system) and I can report that, for me at least, the "transparency problem" can be removed by using Gnome Tweaks (aka Tweaks) to change the Applications theme (under Appea

Re: [GNC] Possible Ubuntu problems

2021-05-19 Thread Eric Coates via gnucash-user
David, Geert, Chris (a consolidated reply) As you responded I take it I'm forgiven! Under Ubuntu 18.04 I used Gnome Tweaks (as it is called using Synaptic) to apply a degree of transparency (to the Dash). It survived the upgrades to 20.04, 20.10 and 21.04. David Carlson suggested a work aroun

Re: [GNC] Possible Ubuntu problems

2021-05-19 Thread Chris Green
On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 11:07:26AM +0100, Eric Coates via gnucash-user wrote: > Hello > > Not exactly a GnuCash topic (classic British understatement!) but ... > [snip report of possible Ubuntu issues] Can you be more specific about the problems you are seeing? I'm running GnuCash on two Ubuntu

Re: [GNC] Possible Ubuntu problems

2021-05-19 Thread Geert Janssens
It's very likely it's something to do with Ubuntu. As I understand it while Ubuntu is gnome based, they use their own theme (Yaroo?). It's very likely that theme does something that's not compatible with the dropdown GnuCash uses for accounts in the register code. But to be fair, I could also

Re: [GNC] Possible Ubuntu problems

2021-05-19 Thread David Cousens
Eric, There is apparentlyan optional window transparency setting in Linux Mint Cinnamon since 19.0 -Tara (not sure about the other desktops for LM). It is under Preferences->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Windows there are Increase and Decrease Opacity actions to which key sequences can be applied. I haven'

[GNC] Possible Ubuntu problems

2021-05-19 Thread Eric Coates via gnucash-user
Hello Not exactly a GnuCash topic (classic British understatement!) but ... There have been a few problem reported recently with the headings "Transparent background on selected Transfer choice" and "Cannot always over-type, clear selected amounts". They  may, I suspect, be an effect of the u