Toolbar buttons suddenly disabled

[AC]

On 2015-11-15 12:02, Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 14, 2015 at 11:04 PM, AC <gnucash at acarver.net> wrote:
> 
>> Ok, running 2.6.3, no major issues until now.  I usually leave it up and
>> running so I can avoid the startup delay and add entries as needed.
>> However, very recently (within the past couple weeks) all the toolbar
>> buttons would suddenly gray out and become disabled.  I was able to
>> switch from account to account using the tabs but I could not enter
>> transactions, open splits, or do anything else.  It looked like the
>> identical menu options had become disabled, too.
>>
>> I have to shut down and restart GC to bring back the buttons.
>>
>> No recent changes to the computer (in fact the computer hasn't been
>> rebooted in several months).
>>
> 
> What operating system are you running?
> 
> My Ubuntu 14.04 LTS systems have had several important security and bugfix
> updates in the past several weeks, a few of which affected the kernel so
> they required rebooting to install. If your system running GnuCash is
> connected to the Internet you will want to be sure it has had all its
> security updates and fixes applied, and rebooted if necessary to finish.
> 
> That wouldn't necessarily explain the menus disappearing, but it's worth
> considering.
> 
> Also, why GnuCash 2.6.3? It was a fine release, but several important bugs
> have been fixed in more recent releases. Again it wouldn't necessarily
> explain your menu issues, but an update might be the first thing to try.
> 

Windows 7.  I haven't been affected by any of the latest patches (I
don't have the particular features installed that required patching in
the last couple Patch Tuesdays) so there's not been a need to reboot.

As for using 2.6.3 I am not affected by the bugs so there's not been a
pressing need to upgrade.  I don't use any of the advanced features of
GC (I don't track multiple currencies, I don't use online price
downloading, I don't download my transactions from the bank, I don't use
any business features, etc. not even reporting) so the basic ledgers
still work fine.

The fact that everything has been working fine for quite a long time
until just recently is what's most unusual.  With no updates having been
applied and no changes to the software it's a bit strange that it should
behave this way.  The only thing that is changing is the size of the
ledger (meaning the amount of data stored) because I'm actively using it
and entering transactions.