[GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 226, Issue 60

bonoposo007 perkinsstan at gmail.com
Fri Jan 21 11:01:55 EST 2022 

HELP!!! How can I print my profit/loss for 2021…reports only wants to print current year.I have googled and looked at manual, tells me to go to option in reports but there is no such tab in my file.

The system says I have 4.8



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>   1. Re:  how to make the "Note" column to show in the split
>      transaction (David Cousens)
>   2. Re:  how to make the "Note" column to show in the split
>      transaction (Derek Atkins)
>   3. Re:  how to make the "Note" column to show in the split
>      transaction (john)
>   4. Re:  Exiting gnucash Lock file Vol 226, Issue 57 (Peter)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:44:44 +1000
> From: David Cousens <davidcousens49 at gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] how to make the "Note" column to show in the split
> 	transaction
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> Heide,
> 
> If you have the View-> Autosplit Ledger mode enabled then in an account register when you select a transaction it will
> open displaying all splits on subsequent lines. The firts line will be the transaction description in the description
> field and for the individual splits the description field will contain the Memo associated with each individual split.
> There is no Notes field associated with the transactions just with the Account and it can be displayed in the Account
> Tab.  There you can click on the down arrow at the right of the header bar and select Notes in the pop-up that appears
> to show the account notes ( and other useful account info).
> 
> David Cousens
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 23:13:17 -0500
> From: "Derek Atkins" <derek at ihtfp.com>
> To: "Heide Wang" <heidew99 at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Gnucash Users" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] how to make the "Note" column to show in the split
> 	transaction
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> Hi,
> The "note" field is viewable in double-line mode.
> I know you can set double-line mode on a per account (per register); I do
> not know if you can make it global.  There certainly is no way to do it
> "per transaction".
> 
> -derek
> 
> On Wed, January 19, 2022 6:33 pm, Heide Wang wrote:
>> Still have problem with ?note? column when I recorded a split transaction,
>> I want every account in the split transaction to have note column so I can
>> make note. Is it possible?
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>       Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:36:07 -0800
> From: john <jralls at ceridwen.us>
> To: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
> Cc: Heide Wang <heidew99 at gmail.com>, Gnucash Users
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> Subject: Re: [GNC] how to make the "Note" column to show in the split
> 	transaction
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> You can set double-line mode globally in Preferences>Register Defaults.
> 
> Regards,
> John Ralls
> 
>> On Jan 19, 2022, at 8:13 PM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> The "note" field is viewable in double-line mode.
>> I know you can set double-line mode on a per account (per register); I do
>> not know if you can make it global.  There certainly is no way to do it
>> "per transaction".
>> 
>> -derek
>> 
>> On Wed, January 19, 2022 6:33 pm, Heide Wang wrote:
>>> Still have problem with ?note? column when I recorded a split transaction,
>>> I want every account in the split transaction to have note column so I can
>>> make note. Is it possible?
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>>      Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
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>>      Computer and Internet Security Consultant
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> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 22:38:37 +0800
> From: Peter <pandem at iinet.net.au>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Exiting gnucash Lock file Vol 226, Issue 57
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> Here is the testing methods I used to verify the issue I have noted.
> 
> Selected a known small good gnucash data file.
> Storage Location: Local D:? c: drive is Samsung SSD and D: is Seagate 2TB
> GNUCASH Storage type :? XML and compressed
> Operating system: Windows 10
> GNUCASH version 4.9
> The opening method in ALL test was to use the GNUCASH icon on the 
> TASKBAR and then select the recent (test) file
> If the LOCK file was not deleted it was removed using the windows File 
> Explorer
> 
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Test #1: - change, Save Button and then File->Quit
> 
> Result: This was repeated 5 times each time the same result - Lock file 
> was deleted and the change was Saved.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Test #2 - change then File>Quit and save at 15 seconds on timer
> 
> Result: In test 5 of 5 Lock file was NOT deleted and the change was NOT 
> saved in the data file
> This test was actual performed more than 5 times but I did note 5 of 5 
> in one contiguous run. There were a few test that asked to save the 
> transaction prior to the question of save the file
> I was never able to get it to repeat twice in a row.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Test #3 - change and exit File->Quit wait for the Save dialogue then let 
> it time out
> 
> Result: In test 5 of 5 Lock file was deleted and the change was saved in 
> the data file
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Test #4 - change and wait for autosave then File->Quit
> 
> Result: In test 5 of 5 Lock file was deleted and the change was saved in 
> the data file
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Test #5 - change and wait for autosave then use X method
> 
> Result: In test 5 of 5 Lock file was deleted and the change was saved in 
> the data file
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Test #6 - change then use X method wait for the save dialogue and save 
> at 15 seconds on timer
> 
> Result: In test 5 of 5 Lock file was NOT deleted and the change was NOT 
> saved in the data file
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Conclusion:
> 
> There is an issue in exiting with the SAVE button enabled/Highlighted 
> and complying with the dialogue to SAVE the Data file.
> Test#2 and Test#6
> 
> Four methods of exiting that do delete the LOCK file and SAVE the latest 
> changes
> A: ?? Waiting to exit after an Autosave? then File->Quit
> B:??? forcing a Save by using the SAVE button then File->Quit
> C:??? Waiting to exit after an Autosave? then the X method
> D:??? forcing a Save by using the SAVE button then the X method
> 
> ?X method works if you do a SAVE using the Save Button or wait till 
> after an Autosave then exit via the X method
> 
> There is an issue with exiting and relying on gnucash to save the data 
> if gnucash produces the dialogue to SAVE the data then File->Quit or the 
> X method
> The Save does not work and the LOCK file is not deleted.
> 
> ?I cannot safely say I do not use the X method as I now have doubts 
> about it, I may use it or I may not.
> 
> Hope this helps someone as now I understand why sometimes it does work 
> and does NOT work, there is a bug in it or is it a misinterpreted 
> enhancement.
> 
> 
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