File problem

[David Carlson]

On 2/3/2013 4:56 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> On 3 February 2013 10:42, David Ryder <dnryder at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Colin.
>> I guess having the <name>.gnucash file in the list of files solvers the
>> problem of accidentally opening a backup file.
>>
>> I have increased the number of files to show in the File>Menu to the number
>> of books so now I don't have to use File>Open...
> As I suggested earlier I think the best solution is to have a set of
> shortcuts on the desktop or the launcher or however you like to start
> stuff, with one for each set of accounts, then you just have to click
> the right one when opening gnucash.  I use Ubuntu with Unity so have
> made right click entries for the gnucash launcher for each set.  So
> when opening I right click the launcher and see a list of accounts to
> select from.
>
>> Would it be a worthwhile suggestion to the developers that if one is opening
>> a backup file, a warning notice is displayed ( "You have selected to open a
>> backup file. Do you wish to proceed (Y/N)?
> That might well be a good idea.
>
> Colin
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Colin,

I am new to Ubuntu and I want to learn how you did that. Do you need
Unity or can it be other desktops?  My Unity Launcher has grown to
become unwieldy and for GnuCash drilling down through the Home folder
looking for the files mentioned in this thread would also become tiresome. 

My test using a link on the desktop was a disaster when those backups
appeared all over the desktop instead of staying in the data folder.

David C
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