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 >> > _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
