[GNC] Gnucash 4.8: doesn't read or store config

[davidcousens49 at gmail.com]

Brian 
What operating Sytem are you using and how are you installing it (flatpack msi ,
build from source etc)?

David Cousens


On Mon, 2021-11-22 at 22:52 +0800, BrianHsu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've encountered the issue that after install GnuCash 4.8, it won't
> read or store my preferences, as described at:
> 
> https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=798330
> 
> But there is a little different, since I just do a fresh OS install,
> I'm sure I don't have any other GnuCash version or XDG_DATA_DIRS
> issue.
> 
> And I also noticed some strange things, IIRC, after a fresh GnuCash is
> installed and launched for first time, it should have the following
> behavior:
> 
> 1. Display a splash screen
> 2. Show a dialog that contains tips
> 3. When create a new file, it should have a account setting wizard popped up.
> 
> None of above happens when I launch my fresh installed GnuCash 4.8,
> which is really strange.
> 
> Also, it appears even if I manually ticked those checkbox in
> Preference dialog, it just won't save and will not display splash /
> tips dialog anyway.
> 
> Here is my screen recording to demonstrate this problem:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZtVVvxxsME
> 
> I've also checked settings mentioned at the bug ticket, but with no
> luck. Everything seems correct on my system, but it just won't save my
> preference.
> 
> I've attached a detail reproduce / investigation steps on the ticket,
> hope someone might figure out what happened and help me resolved this
> issue.
>