[GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

[Gyle McCollam]

James,
You can use File/SaveAs and choose any name you want for the name.  The program opens the last saved name automatically, but if you look at the file list it will be easy to figure out which file you need to open.  This way it will not be Gnucash, but whatever you named it.  As for question 2, I will have to leave that for Linux users.


Thank You,
Gyle McCollam

Gyle McCollam

609.680.2326                     Mobile

gmccollam at live.com<mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com>           email

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From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of James Thorpe <James at fusionsystems.co.za>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2022 3:06 AM
To: GnuCash users group <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: [GNC] File browser file type filter and bookmarks

I have two questions regarding usage of the file browser dialog to open
a gnucash accounts file.

Because I manage my business and personal accounts in separate files I
am often using this functionality to select a different gnucash accounts
file and there are two things that would greatly speed up the process for me

1. The ability to filter on file extension

I find that both on Windows 11 and Linux Mint the browser shows all the
gnucash log files as well (which have similar start names). The actual
account file just ends in ".gnucash". It would be great if there were a
place where a file extension filter could be set to just show the files
with this extension. And, even better, if it could default to .gnucash?

Is this a development request or is there some setting I could change
that would allow this?

2. The ability to see file browser bookmarks on Linux Mint

This may be a rather more OS-specific topic but I use gnucash on Linux
Mint and I've set up bookmarks in the file explorer application that
allow me to quickly navigate to folders on my drive. These are mounted
network shares from my NAS drive. In Windows the mounted network drives
show up in the gnucash file browser but on Linux Mint these bookmarks
don't show up so I have to navigate manually to the mount points via the
file system. If anyone has any tips as to how to make these mounts /
bookmarks show up in the "root" of the file browser window that would
also be of great help.

many thanks

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James Thorpe
061 476 2775
James at fusionsystems.co.za
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