On Mon, 2007-05-14 at 11:54 -0400, Ariel wrote:
> On Mon, 14 May 2007, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2007-05-13 at 16:53 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
> >> I dont like this patch.  Sometimes I start gnucash before
> >> I remember to mount my encrypted partition.  GnuCash happily
> >> warns me that the file isn't there and I can then quit, mount
> >> the partition, and then re-start gnucash.   If gnucash
> >> automatically removes the entry from the history this no
> >> longer works.
> >
> > I have the same concern; I sometimes start gnucash before I remember to
> > start up AFS.  Same problem.
> 
> The problem is that there is no obvious way to remove a file from the 
> history menu. There is gconf, but it's not expected that users will know 
> how to use it.
> 
> I think it's easier for you to reopen your file, then it is for a user to 
> figure out which gconf key to remove.

Obviously the right fix is to create a way to remove a file from the
history menu.  Destroying information this way is a habit in many Gnome
programs, and it's a disaster.

Thomas


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