Gnucash 2.4.0 (Windows)

[David T.]

--- On Wed, 12/29/10, FireFly <fireflys_98 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: FireFly <fireflys_98 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Gnucash 2.4.0 (Windows)
> To: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>, "Richard Bishopp" <rbishopp44 at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 29, 2010, 4:19 PM
> --- On Wed, 12/29/10, Richard Bishopp
> <rbishopp44 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > This is disappointing.  I was
> > about the dump the last stable release I have
> > been using and move up to 2.4.  Now I'm wondering if
> > an entirely different
> > plan is needed.  I really enjoyed using GnuCash and
> > finally started getting
> > used to the way it works.
> > I'm a computer functional illiterate.  I can work
> the
> > computer but beyond
> > that it baffles me.
> > 
> > Is there any similar software for the same price out
> there
> > that I could
> > consider ?
> > 
> > I do not want the internet connections.  I've always
> > used GnuCash without it
> > and will not use it if I have to be connected.
> > 
> > Rich...
> > 
> 
> Before everyone goes all crazy, can someone confirm it's
> ACTUALLY trying to connect to the internet, and not just to
> 127.0.0.1 ?
> 
> James Duerr
> 
> 

I had been thinking that this was the situation before, but couldn't remember the details. However, https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=363648 clearly shows (in its 118 comments!) that there is quite a bit of weirdness involved here. I am neither a developer nor a Windows user, so I really can't help much in the resolution. From my reading of that bug, it looks as if Orbit, gconf, and Gnucash *under Windows* get confused about where to look for feedback from the other packages. It would also appear that this had been fixed some time ago, although the solution did sound a little ... uncertain.

I will note that the issue has been around since *before* the last stable release, so everyone out there upset that this is happening in 2.4 may want to reconsider their fears. Gnucash inherited this problem a long time ago.

David

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