[GNC] Time zone workaround?

[Adrien Monteleone]

Possibly create a separate user account on the computer just for using GnuCash and set it to EST — not convenient, but certainly avoiding confusion. Consider setting a different screen background so you know at a glance which user you are working with.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Oct 20, 2018, at 12:59 PM, Clayton Dewey <claytondewey at riseup.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I recently joined a company that uses GnuCash and have been enjoying
> learning the application.
> 
> We are a distributed company and do all business in EST, while I reside
> in MST. I know there is a bug in GnuCash where if I save a file in my
> timezone it overrides the transaction date and time to MST.
> 
> To avoid this, it seems that I would need to somehow tell GnuCash to
> ignore my computer's timezone and keep it in Eastern Standard Time. Is
> this currently possible? Are there any workarounds I can employ other
> than changing my computer's time zone to EST (I tried that and it just
> confused me :))?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Clayton
> 
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