r16077 - gnucash/trunk/src - Add gnc_history_remove_file, call it if the history file cannot be loaded, #388500.

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Dan Widyono <dan at widyono.net>:

>> Well, I disagree about which is more common. I think almost all users will
>> have a 'testing' file in the list. Probably just the one, but it's still
>> there.
>
> My 2 cents: I think most *developers* will have a "testing" file.  Everyone I
> know who uses finance software does not have a "testing" file; instead, they
> have just one file -- the active one.
>
> Don't least-often-used files simply slip silently off the history list if you
> have "too many" entries?  You could have a preference setting for how many
> are "too many".

Yes, it does.  The default is '4'.  You can set this value through gconf
if you want to change it.

> You could also have a context-sensitive right-click menu for deleting a
> history entry... manually.

This is what I suggested.

> Dan W.

-derek

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