Migration from Ubuntu to iMac - which files to copy, and where?

[foxylady337]

On 28 Jan 2013, at 16:32, "John Ralls-2 [via GnuCash]" <ml-node+s1415818n4659219h75 at n4.nabble.com> wrote:

> 
> On Jan 27, 2013, at 10:22 PM, foxylady337 <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> 
> > Thanks, John. 
> > 
> > Being a Mac novice, I took me a while to find out how to access the private 
> > parts of the Mac's filing system! 
> 
> Use the command line from Terminal. It's bash, just like you're used to from Linux.
> 

Yes, I'm beginning to get the hang of it now - I know the OS is trying to protect me from my own stupidity, but…

> > 
> > When I first opened GnuCash, I got the message that 
> > 
> > "The file file:///home/michael/Accounts/MDH.gnucash could not be found". I 
> > ignored this, and Gnucash opened up a blank set of accounts. I was able to 
> > Open the account I'd transferred earlier, but there are still a problem with 
> > Preferences. 
> > 
> > When I look at the Accounting Period, I'm told that it's set for an absolute 
> > date range of 04/01/11 to 03/31/12, although my system locale setting is for 
> > GB.
> Are you sure? You need to set both language and formats in system prefs. In particular, date and number display are in formats. 

I'm absolutely sure, and I've double-checked the settings.

> 
> > 
> > When I go to adjust these using the pull-down on the right hand side of the 
> > date box, 04/01/11 is represented on the calendar as the 4th of January 
> > 2011, while 03/31/12 comes up as 31st March 2012. 
> Really? That's weird. I don't know how it could be DMY for one and MDY for another. 
> 

Indeed! Seriously weird. My only explanation is that the software was smart enough to realise that 03/31/12 must be wrong, and although it displayed it in this format, it "realised" that something was wrong when I asked to select a date from the calendar, and switched it to 31st March 2012. 04/01/11 is a valid date either side of the Atlantic, so the calendar function accepted it verbatim in the context of a GB locale, and rendered it as 4th Jan 2011.

> > 
> > I hope that these are just "teething problems" and that all of the infant's 
> > teeth have now erupted! 
> > 
> > Michael 
> > 
> > PS When I tried to reply directly to your email, "Mail" wouldn't send it - I 
> > clearly have a lot to learn about the ways of the Mac! 
> 
> What reason did Mail give for not sending? 

None. I think I was pressing the wrong button for "Send".

If this gets through, I got it right this time!

> 
> Regards, 
> John Ralls 
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