Re: [GNC] Backup Module
Wait! EMACS already supports double-entry bookkeeping. :-) https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CategoryFinancial On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:28 PM Jean-David Beyer via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > On 3/24/20 9:32 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > > On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...@rogers.com wrote: > >> Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the > >> menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is > >> commonly found in some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is > >> currently automatic but saving to a disc or memory stick, for off site > >> storage could be made simpler for the less technically inclined user. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Leo > > > > Would not be hard to do BUT would foster bad practice with regard to > > backup procedures. Do you really want to back up all the data on your > > computer file by file? The point is, it is not just your gnucash data > > that needs backup but ALL your user data. And if there is a process > > whereby all your user data is backed up, a special process to back up > > gnucash data is redundant. > > If you are going to put all kinds of things into GnuCash, why not a web > browser, an e-mail program, etc.? Pretty soon it will end up like emacs, > where you pretty much can do anything within the one program, but it may > drive you nuts trying to figure out how. > > -- > .~. Jean-David Beyer > /V\ PGP-Key:166D840A 0C610C8B > /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey > ^^-^^ 14:20:02 up 11 days, 17:49, 3 users, load average: 4.32, 4.44, 4.50 > ___ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > 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 gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] Backup Module
On 3/24/20 9:32 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...@rogers.com wrote: >> Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the >> menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is >> commonly found in some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is >> currently automatic but saving to a disc or memory stick, for off site >> storage could be made simpler for the less technically inclined user. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Leo > > Would not be hard to do BUT would foster bad practice with regard to > backup procedures. Do you really want to back up all the data on your > computer file by file? The point is, it is not just your gnucash data > that needs backup but ALL your user data. And if there is a process > whereby all your user data is backed up, a special process to back up > gnucash data is redundant. If you are going to put all kinds of things into GnuCash, why not a web browser, an e-mail program, etc.? Pretty soon it will end up like emacs, where you pretty much can do anything within the one program, but it may drive you nuts trying to figure out how. -- .~. Jean-David Beyer /V\ PGP-Key:166D840A 0C610C8B /( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey ^^-^^ 14:20:02 up 11 days, 17:49, 3 users, load average: 4.32, 4.44, 4.50 ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] Backup Module
As Michael notes, there is more than just a data file. Preferences are stored separately as are saved report configurations, and any interface customizations. (such as if one uses a custom CSS file) And they aren’t just stored in separate files, they are also in different directories. Better to just manage backups for your entire user profile or the entire machine than just a one-off copy of the data file. It would also add code that adds technical debt to maintain when there are already existing backup mechanisms outside of GnuCash. Regards, Adrien > On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...@rogers.com wrote: > Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the menu > bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is commonly found in > some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is currently automatic but saving > to a disc or memory stick, for off site storage could be made simpler for the > less technically inclined user. > > Thanks, > > Leo ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] Backup Module
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 9:36 AM Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > a special process to back up gnucash data is redundant. While I agree that adding this feature to the application would be a poor idea, I do see the point. I back up my hard drive to an external drive, sure. And there are certain data that I also back up to multiple other places... information that is so important to me that losing it is an insufferable idea. My Gnucash file is one of those. (Another is my password safe data, for example.) I back these up manually to multiple places whenever I change them. It works for me. If I changed them more often, I might set up a cron job to make encrypted copies and move them to where I want them. -- Home: http://nlphilia.com * Blog: http://nlphilia.net Registered Linux User #450983 * Ubuntu Counter Project #10548 ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
Re: [GNC] Backup Module
On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...@rogers.com wrote: Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is commonly found in some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is currently automatic but saving to a disc or memory stick, for off site storage could be made simpler for the less technically inclined user. Thanks, Leo Would not be hard to do BUT would foster bad practice with regard to backup procedures. Do you really want to back up all the data on your computer file by file? The point is, it is not just your gnucash data that needs backup but ALL your user data. And if there is a process whereby all your user data is backed up, a special process to back up gnucash data is redundant. Look at procedures/process alternatives for general backup. Which would work best for you. There are lots of alternatives. Michael D Novack ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
[GNC] Backup Module
Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is commonly found in some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is currently automatic but saving to a disc or memory stick, for off site storage could be made simpler for the less technically inclined user. Thanks, Leo ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org 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.
