Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 at 02:01, Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > > On 12/27/22 6:43 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > > I am still getting used to this software. I don’t find it the most > > intuitive piece of software, but it will be beneficial to me. The other > > gripes

Re: [GNC] Risk of using newer version on Windows 7

2022-12-27 Thread David H
Absolutely none in my experience, I think I'm up to 4.12 on Win 7 Ultimate (64 bit OS) although I haven't fired up that particular laptop for a while due to video card drivers misbehaving. Also depends what version you are coming from ? Backup your data file etc first by copying it/them then if

[GNC] Risk of using newer version on Windows 7

2022-12-27 Thread James Geidl
How big a risk am I taking by upgrading to the latest version but on Windows 7? Jim ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user

Re: [GNC] Improvement suggestion

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
There are separate preference files, and saved report configurations are also separate. If anyone is concerned with backups for these, visit the GnuCash wiki concerning File Locations to see what directories need to be included in said backup strategy. (also useful when migrating to a new OS

Re: [GNC] "Path Head for Linked Files Relative Paths" - per file setting?

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I'm pretty sure there is a bug report filed for this enhancement, but I don't recall the current status. Regards, Adrien On 12/23/22 11:17 AM, tuuranton--- via gnucash-user wrote: Hello First, the *question*: Currently it appears the "Path Head for Linked Files Relative Paths" is a global

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Peter West
> On 28 Dec 2022, at 10:43 am, Dr. David Kirkby > wrote: > ... > I am still getting used to this software. I don’t find it the most > intuitive piece of software, but it will be beneficial to me. The other > gripes that I have, are not ones that the developers want to fix > > 3) No direct

Re: [GNC] How to generate Budget V Actual Report for Profit and Loss

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
You are correct. The current work-around is to finish off in a spreadhseet to add the missing Net Income calculation. Adding the Actual (and Variance) to the Budget Income/P version would be nice. (percentages would be awesome too!) I'm not sure that it is necessary for the basic Budget

Re: [GNC] What determines the order of transaction is CSV file?

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I was about to suggest the order was not random, but that if you exported multiple accounts, you'd see them in order, by-account. (so sorted on account first, then by date) Exporting individual accounts might produce a more sane result. While I'm sure there are use cases, I'd think there is

Re: [GNC] Add top-level account for both Income (Revenue) and Expenses (Other [Non-Operating] Income And Expenses)

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
1–5 already exist of course. 6 can be a sub-account of 3, or another top-level equity account. Personally, I'd go with sub-account, then export my P/Income Statement reports to a spreadsheet app to break off lines affecting 6 into their own section as is traditional for its use case. That

Re: [GNC] Is "Transaction -> Add Reversing Transaction" on menu okay for a refund?

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 12/25/22 7:04 AM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: I made a transaction with PayPal for £0.60 on 28/03/2022, then cancelled it the same day. Is simply adding a reversing transaction on the menu okay for a refund? I previously put the wrong date (today) on a transaction that took place in March, so I

Re: [GNC] Changing registers in the middle of entering or editing a transaction

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
I occasionally look at other registers and may even do Finds before committing a transaction. I do get a warning about wanting to save changes if I attempt to exit the register being edited, attempt to edit an already committed transaction in two different registers at once, or when exiting

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
On 12/27/22 6:43 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: I am still getting used to this software. I don’t find it the most intuitive piece of software, but it will be beneficial to me. The other gripes that I have, are not ones that the developers want to fix 1) Can not generate a quote I recall this

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As others have noted, there is no need for reverting to a backup file to make changes. And when you do so, are you then reverting back to the 'current file'? (you weren't particularly clear on that point) If so, you've now got 2 files with different transactions! And I use the business

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Adrien Monteleone
That warning already exists in the case of editing a previously reconciled transaction. The rules governing the warning have been greatly relaxed a few releases ago to reduce an annoyance for 'non-material' changes however. (the date, should still be 'material') You might have dismissed the

Re: [GNC] Changing registers in the middle of entering or editing a transaction

2022-12-27 Thread Geoff
I disagree, I find this feature quite useful from time to time. Regards Geoff = On 28/12/2022 12:05 pm, William Prescott wrote: Let me guess: you looked in the other register before you had committed the transaction. Yes, you are probably right That highlights a point about

Re: [GNC] Changing registers in the middle of entering or editing a transaction

2022-12-27 Thread William Prescott
> >> Let me guess: you looked in the other register before you had committed >> the transaction. > > > Yes, you are probably right > That highlights a point about Gnucash function that I find annoying. It will let you switch registers in the middle of editing a transaction, leaving the

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 at 00:27, Stan Brown wrote: > On 2022-12-27 16:10, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > > > One thing I discovered tonight is that if I enter the wrong date, then > > charge it on one side of the transaction (from account) then it doesn’t > get > > changed on the other side (to

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 at 22:51, Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > When entering transactions into gnucash I am always entering a date, the > correct one for the transaction, rarely TODAY'S date. It is only a minor > annoyance, but the default gnucash starts with,

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Stan Brown
On 2022-12-27 16:10, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > One thing I discovered tonight is that if I enter the wrong date, then > charge it on one side of the transaction (from account) then it doesn’t get > changed on the other side (to account). This was a simple transaction - ie > two splits. Let me

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 at 16:43, Stan Brown wrote: > > > A related feature I _would_ like to see is the ability to specify a date > range within which no new transactions could be entered. I would use > that to prevent myself from unintentionally changing transactions from > prior years. The

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote v1.54 Released

2022-12-27 Thread Fross, Michael
Hello R Losey, *cpan update Finance::Quote * worked for me. Just another alternative. Michael On Tue, Dec 27, 2022 at 3:38 PM Bruce Schuck wrote: > On 12/27/22 9:08 AM, R Losey wrote: > > > I have version 1.52 installed on Ubuntu 22.04LTS... it came as a > > package. What do I need to do

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 at 08:00, David T. wrote: > Dr. Kirkby, > > While I understand the requirements for not editing existing transactions, > I'll note that in your initial post, you mentioned going back to a backup > and re-entering the transaction. Not to put too much of an emphasis here, > but

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Stan Brown
On 2022-12-27 14:51, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > When entering transactions into gnucash I am always entering a date, the > correct one for the transaction, rarely TODAY'S date. It is only a minor > annoyance, but the default gnucash starts with, "today", is almost > always going to be the

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread David H
Ah thanks, I see it now :-) Cheers David H. On Wed, 28 Dec 2022 at 08:03, Stan Brown wrote: > Not preferences, but File » Properties » Accounts » Day Threshold for > read-only transactions. > > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https://BrownMath.com > > On 2022-12-27 13:58, David H wrote: > >

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 12/27/2022 2:00 PM, Steve Butler wrote: If I paid today and enter the transaction today it should have today's date on it. Especially if paid with cash.  If I wrote a check I must be ready for them to go immediately to the bank and cash it I think misunderstood? Yes of course, if you

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Stan Brown
Not preferences, but File » Properties » Accounts » Day Threshold for read-only transactions. Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com On 2022-12-27 13:58, David H wrote: > Stan, > > There doesn't seem to be an option/preference to restrict txns entered > using N days before today

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread David H
Hi Christopher, Yes this is a good idea, I have inadvertently updated the wrong date on a txn that had already been reconciled a year or 2 ago and had to go looking for it again to fix it up. Are the existing warnings documented anywhere in one place - will check the wiki and see if I can find

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread David H
Stan, There doesn't seem to be an option/preference to restrict txns entered using N days before today anymore - version 4.13 of Gnucash on Windows/MacOS - presumably it's been removed as it wasn't considered very helpful or age has caught up with me and I'm slowly going blind :-) Cheers David

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote v1.54 Released

2022-12-27 Thread Bruce Schuck
On 12/27/22 9:08 AM, R Losey wrote: I have version 1.52 installed on Ubuntu 22.04LTS... it came as a package. What do I need to do to install the update? Is there a script to run for updates? Do I need to build it myself? Dropped gnucash-devel from the Cc. The good folks on the GnuCash

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022 at 16:43, Stan Brown wrote: > > > A related feature I _would_ like to see is the ability to specify a date > range within which no new transactions could be entered. I would use > that to prevent myself from unintentionally changing transactions from > prior years. The

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Steve Butler
If I paid today and enter the transaction today it should have today's date on it. Especially if paid with cash. If I wrote a check I must be ready for them to go immediately to the bank and cash it On Tue, Dec 27, 2022, 10:52 Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
If you create a bill, then entering multiple items then defaults to the original date. However, once posted, the next thing to do is pay it. The payment date defaults to the current date. Just pointing out again, but accounting (and gnucash) not a "real tine" activity. The CORRECT date to

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread David Carlson
Stan, I did forget to include the same session reference, that is a good point. I think it has worked that way since much further back than 2.6.19!!! David Kirby appears to be complaining about the behavior of some business features which seem to not be following that same general behavior. I

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Christopher Lam
On Tue, 27 Dec 2022, 8:44 pm Stan Brown, wrote: > > > A related feature I _would_ like to see is the ability to specify a date > range within which no new transactions could be entered. I would use > that to prevent myself from unintentionally changing transactions from > prior years. The

Re: [GNC] Finance::Quote v1.54 Released

2022-12-27 Thread R Losey
I have version 1.52 installed on Ubuntu 22.04LTS... it came as a package. What do I need to do to install the update? Is there a script to run for updates? Do I need to build it myself? Thanks, On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 9:29 PM Bruce Schuck wrote: > Finance::Quote v1.54 has been released and

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread Stan Brown
On 2022-12-26 16:27, David Carlson wrote: > When entering more than one transaction in a session, new transactions > default to the same date last used, so the existing shortcuts metioned in a > previous comment often work. I think that should be "new transactions default to the same date last

Re: [GNC] Settings not respected

2022-12-27 Thread Jeff
On 27/12/2022 16:21, Geert Janssens wrote: Can you post the output of cd /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas stat -c'%w %n' org.gnucash.* gschemas.compiled 2022-12-26 10:04:03.695021388 +0100 org.gnucash.GnuCash.deprecated.gschema.xml 2022-12-26 10:04:03.699021454 +0100

Re: [GNC] Rounding discrepancy in payment processing [SOLVED]

2022-12-27 Thread Murugan Muruganandam
Thanks Alaa for the detailed testing and sharing the same with all of us, it is really helpfull. The decimal places , i was aware of as i use multi currencies and the fraction column. Neverthless i learnt from you the setting in the account can affect the whole rounding, which i always leave

Re: [GNC] Settings not respected

2022-12-27 Thread Geert Janssens
Op dinsdag 27 december 2022 14:27:33 CET schreef Jeff: > On 27/12/2022 13:30, Geert Janssens wrote: > > > I'm not sure what the typical paths on Debian are, but on Fedora the > > schemas for system packages end up in > > > > /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/ > > > > While locally built schemas

Re: [GNC] Settings not respected

2022-12-27 Thread Jeff
On 27/12/2022 13:30, Geert Janssens wrote: I'm not sure what the typical paths on Debian are, but on Fedora the schemas for system packages end up in /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/ While locally built schemas typically end up in /usr/local/share/glib-2.0/schemas/ If there are schema files in

Re: [GNC] Settings not respected

2022-12-27 Thread Jeff
On 27/12/2022 13:41, Jeff wrote: Thanks for the help. I guess something I did created a second gsettings schema a couple of days ago. In the mean time, how do I identify and remove the second gsettings schema? Regards Jeff OpenPGP_signature Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [GNC] Settings not respected

2022-12-27 Thread Jeff
On 27/12/2022 13:30, Geert Janssens wrote: Typically you'd have plenty of errors or warnings about this in the gnucash.trace file (which John suggested to check for). This was fixed for gnucash 4.13 only. So perhaps you are suffering from this bug ? Oh yes. In /tmp/gnucash.trace I see: *

Re: [GNC] Settings not respected

2022-12-27 Thread Geert Janssens
Hi, There is a bug ins gnucash 4.12 and earlier in which settings may not be retrieved/set when there is more than one path on your system with gsettings schemas. I'm not sure what the typical paths on Debian are, but on Fedora the schemas for system packages end up in

Re: [GNC] Feature request - prevent a transaction with todays date

2022-12-27 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
Dr. Kirkby, While I understand the requirements for not editing existing transactions, I'll note that in your initial post, you mentioned going back to a backup and re-entering the transaction. Not to put too much of an emphasis here, but how does editing the date differ from opening a backup

Re: [GNC] Inaccurate information about GnuCash at https://www.capterra.com/

2022-12-27 Thread R. Victor Klassen via gnucash-user
Interestingly, it claims GnuCash handles payroll, which is not actually a claim made by the developers/documentation. Some of us use GnuCash for payroll, but so far as I know, everyone that does it, uses an external program to calculate the deductions. It’s not super hard to do payroll for a