Now I have to ask for help

Mike or Penny Novack stepbystepfarm at mtdata.com
Sun Feb 3 21:33:07 EST 2013


Buddha

>
>Close enough to the operating system.  Gnucash uses Gtk, a
>multi-operating system graphical user interface library.  Gtk provides
>a service called "GtkRecentManager", which manages the tracking of
>recently used files.  Gtk follows the conventions of individual
>operating systems to manage the per-user storage of these settings.
>On Posix sytems, this is typically in a dot-file or dot-directory in
>the user's home directory.  I don't know where it is on Windows
>systems (I know that some apps at least put it in the Registry, which
>has a per-user section).
>  
>
I think that's just a difference between what we consider "operating 
system" and "user data". I must admit to being tired trying to migrate 
to a machine we could use instead of this one (probably dying) when I 
haven't had to do a "restore" in six years (and all my computer books 
went in the house fire that required THAT restore). So a little thought 
and I realized "where stored" (in one of the .gxxxx files that get 
placed in the user's Application Data directory that get created the 
first time they open gnucash). So I do know how I can clear the 
"history", just delete those files and gnucash will think I never had it 
open before. Safe enough for me to do since the actual data (the 
"books") live elsewhere.

>If no one gives you step-by-step instructions by tomorrow, I'll try to
>do it from work.  I run Linux at home, so I can't work through the
>steps to make sure they are accurate and detailed.  I'm sure the steps
>are something like (1) Create a shortcut on the desktop to GnuCash (if
>one doesn't exist); (2) Right-click on the shortcut, and select
>"Properties".  (3) Find where in the properties dialog you specify the
>command to execute with the shortcut.  (4) Modify that command from
>"gnucash" to "gnucash --nofile". (5) Click on "Ok".
>  
>

Believe it or not, with that hint, I might be able to manage. The 
shortcut appears to actually point to a "batch" file executed MS-DOS. I 
can look at that one with a text editor and see how I would add the run 
parameter. Hey, this would be easy in an OS that I REALLY knew (like 
MVS-XA) and I can actually get by better in a 'nix than in Windows. But 
no choice about the Windows (*)

But hopefully somebody will give me actual step by step instructions. If 
not, I'll log in as administrator, take a look at that batch file with 
Notepad, make a copy with the parameter stuck in, and redirect the 
shortcut to that new one.

>Another thing you could do is create shortcuts on the desktop for the
>GnuCash files themselves.  If you double-click the file, Windows will
>open that file with GnuCash.  Double-clicking the the shortcut should
>do the same thing.
>  
>
Not unless these were named with an extension associated to gnucash. In 
any case, would not really fit my needs.

Michael

* My main end user feeds me and keeps me warm at night. Doesn't pay to 
p*ss her off. She didn't like it before the fire having to go through a 
boot manager to get to her Windows. Besides, the machines I am 
configuring right now are laptops and for me all those "here's how you 
get Linux on that model machine, and see, everything works except the 
modem but who cares because NOBODY uses dial-up anymore" (We rural folks 
do  --  no broadband unless you get it via a satellite dish and those 
services outrageously expensive if you don't also watch television. 
Downloading software or anything else large means loading a laptop into 
the car and driving to town)



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