Interesting and a bit strange. Are there any other differences between the two 
machines other than model? Grasping at straws, can you set up a new user on the 
13” MBA and see if running GnuCash as that user changes anything?

Regards,
John Ralls

> On Aug 4, 2018, at 8:30 PM, V. Vatsal <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> Neither machine has a Retina display. One is an 11 inch MacBook Air (which 
> works fine with GnuCash) and the other is a 13 inch Air (which doesn’t). Both 
> are running 10.3.6.
> 
> I tried creating a new GnuCash data file on the 13 inch machine, and couldn’t 
> even get through the setup process, since clicking with a mouse doesn’t work 
> reliably. 
> 
> Both have tabs set “in full screen only” and all options in the dock 
> preferences are the same.
> 
> Nike
> 
> 
> 
>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 5:35 PM, John Ralls <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 5:23 PM, V. Vatsal via gnucash-user 
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> This is an update to my earlier post reporting malfunction of the mouse 
>>> pointer under the current version of Mac OS,
>>> 
>>> John Ralls responded that it was connected with Mac OS system tabs.
>>> 
>>> I have tried toggling the system tabs, but it makes no difference — the 
>>> behaviour continues. 
>>> 
>>> However, I have done some more testing and found some results  that may be 
>>> useful to track down the bug.
>>> 
>>> I have a single GnuCash file, on a USB key. I have been running GnuCash on 
>>> two different machines, and the USB key goes back and forth. 
>>> 
>>> On one machine, there is no problem at all with the mouse. Everything works 
>>> as expected. This was the machine used to create the GnuCash file in the 
>>> first place.
>>> 
>>> However, on the other machine, many GnuCash interface elements are broken. 
>>> Windows appear with strange sizes, and radio buttons are often hidden. The 
>>> mouse click in list seems to select the item below the one clicked. 
>>> 
>>> I note that the two machines in question have different screen sizes and 
>>> resolutions; if there’s a problem with mouse/screen coordinates, perhaps 
>>> there is something in the GnuCash data files that ties the resolution and 
>>> screen coordinates to the machine that created the file? 
>>> 
>>> I hope this helps.
>> 
>> Nike,
>> 
>> When it comes to Mac screen resolution only one thing counts: Is one of them 
>> a Retina and the other not? Are both running the same MacOS version?
>> 
>> The data file shouldn't have any affect on drawing the GUI.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> John Ralls
>> 
> 

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