[GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu

[Geert Janssens]

Op zaterdag 2 april 2022 07:24:52 CEST schreef Jeff:
> Step 1 and 2 work.  The rest does not work.  I still get the no suitable
> backend error.  It has to be a compatibility issue with Flatpak and my
> computer.
> 

And the "no suitable backend" error continues to point at the Dad.desktop file 
rather than Dad.gnucash ? As said before, that's very odd and not a flatpak 
bug.

Can you repost your desktop file as you currently have it here ?

Also I'm curious to more details on the parts that do work:
- After running step 2, which version of gnucash does start ?
- Did it properly open the correct set of books at startup ?
- If you run the same command but with another of your existing books as 
argument, will that properly open that book at startup ?
- In both cases, if you make changes to your books, where do the log files end 
up ?

Lastly, you briefly mentioned somewhere it works when you double-click 
directly on your gnucash data file (that is Dad.gnucash, instead of 
Dad.desktop). If you do that, what version of gnucash gets opened ? Where does 
it store its log files if you make changes ?

Regards,

Geert

> > Ha! Best of luck with the keyboard! Check into (Ubuntu) Settings >
> > Universal Access > Typing > Screen Keyboard.
> > 
> > This will pop-up an on-screen keyboard when a typing field has focus.
> > That's not the best workaround, but it will help a bit.
> > 
> > -----
> > 
> > As for GnuCash, what about the USB access info from the Wiki?
> > 
> > If you've never gotten the flatpak to work right, I'd suspect that is
> > the issue.
> > 
> > So try this in order from a terminal:
> > 
> > 1. sudo flatpak override org.gnucash.GnuCash
> > --filesystem=$PATH_TO_USB_DRIVE
> > 
> > (that is all one line)
> > 
> > 2. flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /media/jeffrey/'Mac
> > Drive'/Ledgers/Dad/Dad.gnucash
> > 
> > (again all one line)
> > 
> > If that works, close GnuCash and try clicking your desktop shortcut
> > again. You should be good to go.
> > 
> > If that doesn't work, try moving a copy of the file to your Home
> > folder, then trying from a terminal:
> > 
> > flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash /home/jeffrey/Dad.gnucash
> > 
> > If that doesn't work either, something else is wrong.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Adrien
> > 
> > On 3/31/22 1:46 AM, Jeff wrote:
> >> Pardn any unreadable wrds, my cockatu decided my keybard was a ty,
> >> and I have yet t find all f the pieces  nd mae them all work at th
> >> riht time. I am ging after a new kybrad tda Adrein. prir t mving t
> >> flatPak installs I never had a prblem with upgrades r installs. 
> >> Desktp icns dn't seem t be an issue with anything except Flatpak.
> >> 
> >> I'll cmplain but the failure t be able t build frm surce later. But I
> >> am begging t suspect the 2 issues are related n my netwrk.
> > 
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