[GNC] GNC Attachments Unreliable [WAS Re: installation freezes]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2018 at 8:24 AM, Derek Atkins wrote: > David, > > The first message did not have an attachment. This second one does (at > least for me). > > I am reading this using Gmail, and to me it looked like the first message DID have an attachment. To investigate, I

Re: Installation

I too believe this is a good idea, just like several others: https://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-feature-request/suggestions/ 1470507-configuration-option-for-backup-location https://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-feature-request/suggestions/

Re: Installation

I stand corrected on the lock file, though other apps that I see use them make them hidden so the user isn’t confused. I still don’t see ANY other software dumping backups or log files into my data directories for any other file type. Gnucash is the only one. Everything else seems to be happy

Re: Installation

Accessible? Sure. Always visible in the same location as their regular file mixed in? This seems to be a source of confusion. I have yet to encounter any other piece of software I can think of that operates this way. I’ve been using computers for several decades. My memory could be failing me,

Re: Installation

On Tuesday, 13 February 2018 04:05:12 GMT Adrien Monteleone wrote: > It would seem to me the ‘cleaner’ option to store the log and lock files in > some data directory like ".gnucash" "\Application Data\Gnucash" or > "~/Library/Application Support/Gnucash" (or otherwise as per the OS >

Re: Installation

I would support the idea of the log and backup files being in a subdirectory named using the accounts file name as a seed, so for example myaccounts.gnucash.archive or maybe for those windows users who have problems with file extensions not being shown myaccounts_gnucash_archive. Something like

Re: Installation

Adrien,  Log files have to be visible to the user, so that when they have to recover from an error state in their files, they can use them to restore.  David On Tue, Feb 13, 2018 at 9:05, Adrien Monteleone wrote: It would seem to me the ‘cleaner’ option to

Re: Installation

Jonathan, Instead of clicking on the file to open it, did you try clicking the Gnucash application icon first? Did it successfully open the last file saved? I think throughout this thread, there’s been lots of guessing as to what might be the problem, but if you can give us a click-by-click of

Re: Installation

It would seem to me the ‘cleaner’ option to store the log and lock files in some data directory like ".gnucash" "\Application Data\Gnucash" or "~/Library/Application Support/Gnucash" (or otherwise as per the OS recommendations) than have everything lumped together. Then, the user can store

Re: Installation

On 02/12/2018 10:45 AM, David Carlson wrote: However, one reason (of several) that I personally am not using a cloud service yet is that I do not see how the cloud would handle all all those log files coming and going and data files being renamed every few minutes. I used to keep my files on 

Re: Installation

Hello, I believe that simply having a different (configurable) directory for backups would ease the confusion of a lot of new users (and lessen the time spend answering those question.) While probably not the best long term solution (especially when we get to a database backend,) I bet it's a

Re: Installation

Michael, I agree that the backup scheme should be as idiot proof as possible. However, one reason (of several) that I personally am not using a cloud service yet is that I do not see how the cloud would handle all all those log files coming and going and data files being renamed every few

Re: Installation

On 2/12/2018 10:08 AM, David Carlson wrote: Johnathan, GnuCash may or may not play well with various cloud storage services because of it's insistence (in current releases) on keeping it's automatic backups in the same folder as the data file. Just so understood why it makes sense (to me)

Re: Installation

Johnathan, GnuCash may or may not play well with various cloud storage services because of it's insistence (in current releases) on keeping it's automatic backups in the same folder as the data file. You need to untangle that issue before assuming that GnuCash does not work. Try keeping your

Re: Installation

On 2/11/2018 10:04 PM, Jonathan Ames wrote: Thanks, all, for advice. Just not happening, though. I can see the latest file in a directory, but get "file not found" when clicking on it. By now, a lot of lost work. Am I correct in assuming that unlike commercial software, gnucash doesn't save

Re: Installation

Jonathan, Did you see my earlier message? Getting a "file not found" error usually means that you have moved the Gnucash file. Have you? David On February 12, 2018, at 2:00 PM, Jonathan Ames wrote: Thanks, all, for advice. Just not happening, though. I can see the

Re: Installation

On 2/5/2018 7:51 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > As well, you should be able to set your cloud service to tell it what > files/folders you want to sync to the cloud. There should be no need to > physically relocate them each time to do so. The file stays on computer 1 > where you put it and

Re: Installation

Jonathan, More to the point of files on your desktop: from what you have provided, I suspect the following. 1. You tell Gnucash to save your data on the desktop. 2. You do your work, save and exit Gnucash. 3. You take the saved file and move it to your cloud folder, and then delete all the

Re: Installation

First, by ‘unable to install’ do you mean you can’t install the program at all and can’t start it? You indicate next that you create accounts and save your file, so I’d say you HAVE managed to successfully install it. (‘Install’ means to make the application able to run on your computer, if

Re: Installation on Windows 10

Op dinsdag 23 januari 2018 21:47:39 CET schreef David Carlson: > Glad you were able to resolve your write issue. Why your AV is that > sensitive, I am not sure. Did you have to whitelist all the other programs > that you use regularly? > > Anyway, your comment about GnuCash doing unnecessary

Re: Installation on Windows 10

sless overhead. > >Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 at 10:42 PM >From: "Chris Smith" <ch...@cgsmith.net> >To: No recipient address >Cc: "Snarky Email" <snarkyem...@gmx.com>, gnucash-user@gnucash.org >Subject: Re: Installation on Wind

Re: Installation on Windows 10

re any special first time steps that I could be missing? *Sent:* Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 3:51 PM *From:* "David Carlson" <david.carlson@gmail.com> *To:* "Snarky Email" <snarkyem...@gmx.com> *Cc:* "Gnucash Users" <gnucash-user@gnucash.or

Re: Installation on Windows 10

* "David Carlson" <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > > *To:* "Snarky Email" <snarkyem...@gmx.com> > > *Cc:* "Gnucash Users" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > > *Subject:* Re: Installation on Windows 10 > > Snarky, > > >

Re: Installation on Windows 10

<david.carlson@gmail.com> > *To:* "Snarky Email" <snarkyem...@gmx.com> > *Cc:* "Gnucash Users" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > *Subject:* Re: Installation on Windows 10 > Snarky, > > It does seem very odd that GnuCash is unable to write to

Re: Installation on Windows 10

...@gmail.com> To: "Snarky Email" <snarkyem...@gmx.com> Cc: "Gnucash Users" <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: Installation on Windows 10 Snarky, It does seem very odd that GnuCash is unable to write to that folder. Can you save other document

Re: Installation on Windows 10

Snarky, It does seem very odd that GnuCash is unable to write to that folder. Can you save other documents to that folder? I would recommend creating a special subfolder for GnuCash data files as GnuCash will be creating a lot of temporary files in the same folder. David C On Jan 14, 2018

Re: Installation of gnucash 2.6.18

Gary, https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/MacOSXInstallation should give you some pointers. Cheers Dave H. On 14 November 2017 at 10:26, Gary Davidson wrote: > I have apple system Yosemite 10.10.5 and downloaded gnucash 2.6.18. When > the icon was downloaded onto my

Re: Installation problem : No Help and no ToolTip

Hello Greg,My environment is as follow:- Oracle VirtualBox Graphical User Interface- Version 5.1.24 r117012 (Qt5.6.2) Kubuntu/Ubuntu 17.04 Gnucash 2.6.15 rev 1ef17e6+ Greg Feneis wrote > Hi Serge,I think the email list search link has been down for a long time. > There isanother way to search,

Re: Installation problem : No Help and no ToolTip

Or you may use nabble , my preferred method. -- View this message in context: http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/Installation-problem-No-Help-and-no-ToolTip-tp4692747p4692752.html Sent from the GnuCash - User mailing list

Re: Installation of GC Intel 2.6.16 on Sierra, mouse click does not work correctly

> On May 17, 2017, at 2:52 PM, Lothar Beyer wrote: > > Finally I found out what the problem seems to be: > When I open a window, any window for that matter like registers, main window, > preferences, the window will not open completely. I discovered it first with > the

Re: Installation of GC Intel 2.6.16 on Sierra, mouse click does not work correctly

PB = Powerbook I downloaded fromSourceForge. It happens in all situations, in the registers, in the accounts window, in the menubar. In the registers I have to click approx 1.5 lines below a field to activate the field. Other than that I was not able to discover a pattern. Moving the window

Re: Installation of GC Intel 2.6.16 on Sierra, mouse click does not work correctly

> On May 15, 2017, at 2:38 PM, Lothar Beyer wrote: > > Yes I do: apple mouse and trackpad on PB > > >> On May 15, 2017, at 16:36, John Ralls wrote: >> >> >>> On May 15, 2017, at 1:44 PM, lotharamana wrote: >>> >>> I