[GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 50
john
jralls at ceridwen.us
Sun Mar 27 22:58:59 EDT 2022
Please don't start a new thread by replying to an existing one, especially not a digest. When you *do* reply to a digest, please change the subject to match the message that you're replying to and trim the quote to only that message.
As for your question, see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_just_got_a_new_computer._What_should_I_copy_over_from_my_old_one.3F>
Regards,
John Ralls
> On Mar 27, 2022, at 7:47 PM, Courtney Perry via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Guncash'
> I have my Guncash accounts on an external harddrive and would like to transfer it to a new computer I have. Please for your help in doing this without losing my data. Thank you.
> Regards,Courtney
>
>
> On Saturday, March 26, 2022, 04:27:44 AM GMT-4, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org <gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org> wrote:
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. Re: Unable to obtain Price data (Les)
> 2. Re: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 49 (Dr. Timothy B. Jones)
> 3. Re: change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (Adrien Monteleone)
> 4. Re: create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> (Adrien Monteleone)
> 5. Re: change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (John Ralls)
> 6. Re: create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu (Jeff)
> 7. Re: change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (Adrien Monteleone)
> 8. Re: create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> (Adrien Monteleone)
> 9. Re: create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> (davidcousens49 at gmail.com)
> 10. Re: create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu (Jeff)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:05:46 -0500
> From: Les <lelliott5 at gmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Unable to obtain Price data
> Message-ID: <b1594f8e-5734-851f-d177-38ac7f518f7f at gmail.com>
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> Thanks for the feedback Adrien.
>
> On 3/24/22 20:41, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> Les,
>>
>> Could be. I was having trouble with a freeze condition trying to Get
>> Quotes two days ago. Sometimes gnc-fq-dump would return 'unknown' for
>> currencies.
>>
>> Then it would work, then it wouldn't. (GnuCash would always freeze
>> though)
>>
>> I just tried gnc-fq-dump again for several currencies and it worked,
>> now it just hangs, even for currencies I just tried.
>>
>> Probably an issue on the price-source end.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 3/24/22 8:26 PM, Les wrote:
>>> Hi Derek:
>>>
>>> Short answer, I ran the update again and it ran a very long time and
>>> the finally completed.? So, never mind.
>>>
>>> I guess there is a lot of activity slowing the network down?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Les
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/24/22 16:35, Derek Atkins wrote:
>>>> Well, what happens when you try?
>>>> What happens if you run gnc-fq-dump?? (NB I don't know how you run
>>>> it from
>>>> the flatpak, but I know you can).
>>>> -derek
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, March 24, 2022 5:30 pm, Les wrote:
>>>>> Hey all:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am using Linux Mint 19.3 and the latest gnucash from flatpak.
>>>>>
>>>>> For the last two days, I have not been able obtain any price data.? I
>>>>> just get data from AMEX.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any suggestions welcome.
>>>>>
>>>>> Than
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:20:18 -0500
> From: "Dr. Timothy B. Jones" <tbj at timothybjones.net>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 228, Issue 49
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> The oool isn?t open. We don?t have the money to pay for stuff twice.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Mar 25, 2022, at 11:00 AM, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:
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>> Today's Topics:
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>> 1. Re: gnucash v 2.6.19 or newer on 32bit linux (David T.)
>> 2. Re: change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn (Michael Hendry)
>>
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:25:56 -0400
>> From: "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>> To: adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net, Adrien Monteleone
>> <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>, gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] gnucash v 2.6.19 or newer on 32bit linux
>> Message-ID: <51BFCB00-10D7-4688-A4C4-EF8EBA209482 at yahoo.com>
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>> I think it would be helpful to know a bit more about the versions of Gnucash on the two machines. The message he got was that he needed *at least* 2.6.19, not that he needed to use it.
>>
>> Jonathan, does this imply that your older machine is running Ubuntu 16.04? The Gnucash wiki says that 16.04 had 2.6.12, while 18.04 had 2.6.19. The vintage of Ubuntu might affect your options here.
>>
>> And if your older system has a version greater than 2.6.19 on it, something else has gone wrong, and more info would be needed.
>>
>>
>>> On March 24, 2022 9:20:25 PM EDT, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>> Caveat:
>>>
>>> You can have some dependency issues on that old machine that might
>>> prevent building the current version or using Flatpak.
>>>
>>> I'd think you *should* be able to build 2.6.19 or 2.6.21 though. (2.6.21
>>> was the last 2.6 version)
>>>
>>> Please do report back what you are able to accomplish.
>>>
>>> If nothing works, consider possibly using RDP or VNC to your 64bit
>>> machine rather than a local install.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Adrien
>>>
>>>> On 3/24/22 8:00 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>>>> Jonathan,
>>>>
>>>> You should be able to build a current version of Gnucash on your 32bit
>>>> machine.
>>>>
>>>> See the instructions here:
>>>>
>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Building
>>>>
>>>> And you can update to current on your 64bit machine to match.
>>>>
>>>> You might also be able to use the Flatpak if you don't want to build.
>>>> (I'd try that first)
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Adrien
>>>>
>>>> On 3/23/22 2:52 AM, Jonathan Francoeur wrote:
>>>>> I have my accounts in dropbox and I was using a newer version of GNU
>>>>> cash on my 64bit computer.? Now I"m trying to use the files on my
>>>>> older 32bit computer and I get the error:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> This Dataset contains features not supported by this version of
>>>>> GnuCash. You must use a newer version of GnuCash in order to support
>>>>> the following features:
>>>>> * Use account GUID as key for bayesian data and store KVP flat
>>>>> (requires at least Gnucash 2.6.19)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have not been able to install the Gnucash 2.6.19 from the tar.gz
>>>>> files.? I'm used to using .deb files on following instructions by copy
>>>>> pasting in to the terminal.? I haven't found anything like that for
>>>>> installing a newer version on GNU cash on a 32bit linux machine.? Any
>>>>> ideas?
>>>>
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:10:10 +0000
>> From: Michael Hendry <hendry.michael at gmail.com>
>> To: GnuCash List <gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
>> Message-ID: <7A4F2BE8-5D13-4C4A-91A8-1FF1F965C443 at gmail.com>
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>> As an alternative way to enter several transactions earlier than the current date and leave the cursor at the bottom, you could try filtering the current view of an account in the register so that only the most recent transactions are visible. That way, when you complete the historic transaction, it will be filtered out and the cursor will stay on a blank transaction at the bottom of the screen.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:37:44 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
> Message-ID: <t1kul8$cbv$1 at ciao.gmane.io>
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> Indeed, shift-fn-down_arrow drops me to a blank transaction with the
> focus on the date field. Thanks!
>
> I still think it a bug that the official key combo doesn't work
> properly. I thought one was filed already but can't seem to find it.
>
> Note, it isn't just the key combo not working. Using Action > Blank
> Transaction also takes you to the first Action Field rather than the
> date field. So it is the underlying function that doesn't work.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 3/25/22 6:25 AM, Michael Hendry wrote:
>> Having not investigated a quick way of getting to a new blank transaction before, Ive done some experimenting on my iMac (GNC 4.9 + Big Sur).
>>
>> fn-uptriangle Top of current register screen
>> fn-downtriangle Bottom of current register screen
>> Shift-fn-uptriangle Earliest transaction in register
>> Shift-fn-downtriangle Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>>
>> If I use the extra cluster of nine keys on the wide keyboard:
>>
>> Shift-uparrow Earliest transaction in register
>> Shift-downarrow Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>>
>> All I have to do now is remember these the next time I need them!
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 12:43:00 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID: <t1kuv4$cbv$2 at ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
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> You want an application icon or for the individual data files (books)?
>
> The application is a bit of work if it is Flatpak, but I would think the
> data files should be no issue.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 3/25/22 2:38 AM, Jeff wrote:
>> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books for
>> GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version for GNC
>> 4.9.
>>
>> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on the
>> Flatpak version of GNC 4.9.? Is there someone who can guide me on
>> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04
>> LTS.? I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members.
>>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 11:42:47 -0700
> From: John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
> To: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
> Message-ID: <9612EAD6-CF18-4930-9377-1D29EAB6ABEA at ceridwen.us>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>
> Since when is control-page down the "official key combo"? See https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-register-oview, section 2.9.2.4 Using Entry Shortcuts:
> "
> ? To move around the register, use these keys to save time:
>
> ? Tab to move to the next field, Shift+Tab to move to the previous field
>
> ? Home to move to the beginning of the field, End to move to the end of the field
>
> ? Enter or ? to move to the next transaction, ? to move to the previous transaction
>
> ? Page Up to move up one screen, Page Down to move down one screen
>
> ? Shift+Page Up to go to the first transaction, Shift+Page Down to go to the last transaction
>
>
> "
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>> On Mar 25, 2022, at 10:37 AM, Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>
>> Indeed, shift-fn-down_arrow drops me to a blank transaction with the focus on the date field. Thanks!
>>
>> I still think it a bug that the official key combo doesn't work properly. I thought one was filed already but can't seem to find it.
>>
>> Note, it isn't just the key combo not working. Using Action > Blank Transaction also takes you to the first Action Field rather than the date field. So it is the underlying function that doesn't work.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 3/25/22 6:25 AM, Michael Hendry wrote:
>>> Having not investigated a quick way of getting to a new blank transaction before, Ive done some experimenting on my iMac (GNC 4.9 + Big Sur).
>>> fn-uptriangle Top of current register screen
>>> fn-downtriangle Bottom of current register screen
>>> Shift-fn-uptriangle Earliest transaction in register
>>> Shift-fn-downtriangle Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>>> If I use the extra cluster of nine keys on the wide keyboard:
>>> Shift-uparrow Earliest transaction in register
>>> Shift-downarrow Bottom of current register, blank transaction
>>> All I have to do now is remember these the next time I need them!
>>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 18:24:46 -0500
> From: Jeff <beastmaster126 at hotmail.com>
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID:
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> I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific
> set of books.
>
> IE: icon (GNC parents books) ?? icon (GNC personal books) ? ? icon (GNC
> company books) etc.
>
>
> --
> --JEffrey Black M.B.A.
>
>
> On 3/25/22 12:43 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
>> You want an application icon or for the individual data files (books)?
>>
>> The application is a bit of work if it is Flatpak, but I would think
>> the data files should be no issue.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 3/25/22 2:38 AM, Jeff wrote:
>>> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books
>>> for GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version
>>> for GNC 4.9.
>>>
>>> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on
>>> the Flatpak version of GNC 4.9.? Is there someone who can guide me on
>>> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04
>>> LTS.? I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members.
>>>
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:23:53 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] change default behavior of ctrl-PgDn
> Message-ID: <t1lpva$d53$1 at ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> Actions > Blank Transaction has cmd-pgdn as the key combo. I'd hazard it
> is ctrl-pgdn other than Mac.
>
> I recall now one of your replies in a previous thread or maybe a bug
> about this. And indeed shift-pgdn does bring you to the Blank
> Transaction with focus on the date field. But the one listed as in the
> menu does not.
>
> So maybe the bug is the wrong key-combo is shown in the menu? Except
> choosing the menu option directly drops you to the first Action field
> rather than the Date. So while you end up in the same new blank
> transaction, you end up in a different field.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 3/25/22 1:42 PM, John Ralls wrote:
>> Since when is control-page down the "official key combo"? See https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#txns-register-oview, section 2.9.2.4 Using Entry Shortcuts:
>> "
>> ? To move around the register, use these keys to save time:
>>
>> ? Tab to move to the next field, Shift+Tab to move to the previous field
>>
>> ? Home to move to the beginning of the field, End to move to the end of the field
>>
>> ? Enter or ? to move to the next transaction, ? to move to the previous transaction
>>
>> ? Page Up to move up one screen, Page Down to move down one screen
>>
>> ? Shift+Page Up to go to the first transaction, Shift+Page Down to go to the last transaction
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:24:45 -0500
> From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
> To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID: <t1lq0u$d53$2 at ciao.gmane.io>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
> I think David Whiting's reply should get you there. (I didn't notice it
> when I sent mine)
>
> If that doesn't work, report back what happens instead.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 3/25/22 6:24 PM, Jeff wrote:
>> I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific
>> set of books.
>>
>> IE: icon (GNC parents books) ?? icon (GNC personal books) ? ? icon (GNC
>> company books) etc.
>>
>>
>
>
>
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>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 12:52:04 +1000
> From: davidcousens49 at gmail.com
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID: <5be937d1e2f18fc024d1982af340638f4463465e.camel at gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>
> Jeff,
>
> Follow David Whitings suggestion creating multiple desktop entries in the file,
> one for each separate datafile you need to open, changing the name in the Name
> entry and the filepath in the Exec entry as appropriate.
>
> You can locate/put the desktop file in your home directory at
> /home/<user>/.local/share/applications/gnucash.desktop.
>
> If you need it available to all users on the system you can similarly modify the
> gnucash.desktop file at /usr/local/share /applications/gnucash.desktop to append
> the additional entries to the file there but you will need sudo privileges to do
> that. (There are a lot of multilanguage entries in the system file so it will be
> simpler to create the single user entry in your home directory.
>
> David Cousens
>
> On Fri, 2022-03-25 at 18:24 -0500, Jeff wrote:
>> I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific
>> set of books.
>>
>> IE: icon (GNC parents books) icon (GNC personal books) icon (GNC
>> company books) etc.
>>
>>
>
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:24:51 -0500
> From: Jeff <beastmaster126 at hotmail.com>
> To: david whiting <dw at davidwhiting.me.uk>
> Cc: Gnucash userlist <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu
> Message-ID:
> <SJ0PR05MB82319277A9C08CFE7DA11EE1871B9 at SJ0PR05MB8231.namprd05.prod.outlook.com>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
>
>
> I tried this but I cannot locate the actual GNC icon file.? I do have
> one where I attempted, unsuccessfully, to build GNC 4.9 from source.
>
> I changed the path to the icon in the build directory.? And gave the
> exec the path to one of my .gnucash files but the desktop link still
> refuses to work.
>
>
> --
> --JEffrey Black M.B.A.
>
>
>
> On 3/25/22 3:45 AM, david whiting wrote:
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> The following works for me, with gnucash installed for a user:
>>
>> 1. Create a desktop file (using a text editor) with the entry shown below
>> 2. On the Exec line, change Documents/test-2.gnucash to the path to
>> your gnucash file
>> 3. On the Name line, change this to whatever you want to call it, i.e.
>> what you want to see on the desktop
>> 4. Change the path for the icon to the correct location (perhaps
>> changing /home/david to /home/jeff)
>> 5. Save the file as whatever-you-want-to-call-it.desktop
>> 6. Go to your desktop
>> 7. Right-click on the file on the desktop and select "Allow launching"
>> (this step is important)
>> 8. Repeat this process for other files, changing the Exec line and
>> Name lines accordingly
>>
>>
>> [Desktop Entry]
>> Type=Application
>> Terminal=false
>> Exec=flatpak run org.gnucash.GnuCash Documents/test-2.gnucash
>> Name=GnuCash 4.9 FLATPAK test-2
>> Comment=Manage home and small business accounts
>> Icon=/home/david/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico
>>
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 at 07:38, Jeff <beastmaster126 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books for
>>> GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version for GNC 4.9.
>>>
>>> Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on the
>>> Flatpak version of GNC 4.9. Is there someone who can guide me on
>>> creating the desktop icons for this version on Ubuntu version 20.04
>>> LTS. I have multiple sets of books to maintain for family members.
>>>
>>> --
>>> --JEffrey Black M.B.A.
>>>
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