Thanks for the advice, which I'll follow. I imagine that I should open each of my files in 3.x before proceeding with the upgrade to 4.x; am I right? (That's after making backups, of course.)
-- Regards, Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com https://OakRoadSystems.com On 2020-06-11 01:51, Geert Janssens wrote: > Op donderdag 11 juni 2020 06:27:39 CEST schreef Stan Brown: > >> (And I'm still >> on 2.6.19 also. I figure I'll upgrade directly to 4.0.) > > I'll reply to your side remark here of wanting to upgrade from 2.6.19 to > 4.0. > > We actually recommend not skipping major releases. So if you want to > upgrade from 2.6 to 4.0 you're advised to first upgrade to 3.11 (which > will be the last release of the 3.x series). You're welcome to jump to > 4.0 straight on from there. > > The reason is we reserve a major release jump for (meta)data format > upgrades. But these upgrades are only tested thoroughly when coming from > the previous stable series. If you skip a stable series the code has > moved on and perhaps newer changes may have introduced regressions in > older migrations that are no longer tested. > > And for full disclosure we sometimes even actively remove migration > actions when older than 2 major series. So a jump from 2.4 to 4.0 may > not even be possible any more. The motivation for this is simply > balancing maintenance burden against available developer time. > > > > Regards, > > > > Geert > > > >> > Here is my suggestion. If someone wants to improve the syntax, go ahead. > >> > > >> > To change the register view to show the Notes field in each transaction > >> > select 'View' in the menu bar and check 'Double Line'. > >> > > >> > > >> > David CArlson > >> > > >> > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:16 PM David Carlson > >> > <[email protected]>> > >> > wrote: > >> >> Is there a way to review the current tips database? I should warn you > >> >> that I am still using release 2.6.19. > >> >> > >> >> David Carlson > >> >> > >> >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 8:35 PM Frank H. Ellenberger < > >> >> > >> >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>> Can somebody provide a tip before the string freeze this weekend? > >> >>> Frank > >> >>> > >> >>> Am 11.06.20 um 01:02 schrieb David Carlson: > >> >>>> Frank, you caught me flat-footed, as I have had tips turned off for > >> >>> > >> >>> years. > >> >>> > >> >>>> I will need to turn it back on and watch a few of them to see how > other > >> >>>> tips look. It may take a few days... > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 4:33 PM Frank H. Ellenberger < > >> >>>> > >> >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >> >>>>> That is easy done. Your proposal? > >> >>>>> Frank > >> >>>>> > >> >>>>> Am 10.06.20 um 22:00 schrieb David Carlson: > >> >>>>>> Maybe there could also be a comment in the program tips section. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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. > > > > > _______________________________________________ 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.
