Multiple Accounts

[Maf. King]

Hi Alan,

Have a look at ~/.gconf/apps/gnucash/history/%gconf.xml

Just be sure that gnucash (and gconf too?) are not running if you make a hand 
edit

regards,
Maf.

On Fri 15 November 13 06:56:09 Alan Jordan wrote:
> Sorry, I meant to include that in the E-mail, but forgot. Operating System
> is Ubuntu Linux 13.10 64-Bit.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Alan Jordan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maf. King <maf at chilwell.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org; Alan Jordan <adjordan at talktalk.net>
> Sent: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 10:43
> Subject: Re: Multiple Accounts
> 
> On Fri 15 November 13 05:02:53 Alan Jordan wrote:
> > I am using Gnucash with multiple Accounts, which I can switch between
> > using
> > the Account List under the Menu Option 'File'. Occasionally I need to move
> > the location of one of the Accounts, whereupon the existing Account List
> > link to this Account no longer works. I then use the Menu Option
> > 'File/Open' to access this Account, and Gnucash adds a new Link in the
> > Account List, but does NOT remove the old (redundant) Link which has the
> > same name, which can be very confusing! Is there any way I can edit the
> > Account List to remove the old (redundant) Links?
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> The "Account List" you talk of is just a recently-opened file list, exactly
> the same as you get in say a word processor or image editor.
> 
> As you open your files, the oldest set of books gets dropped of the bottom
> of the list.  There is no other way to change the list from within GC, but
> you can do it by hand-editing a config file.  I believe that it is one of
> the gconf files, but can't be any more precise than that - maybe someone
> else will chip in - but it would be useful to know your operating system
> details.
> 
> HTH,
> Maf.

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