[GNC] Startup issue - two windows

[Tommy Trussell]

Yes, it's probably true I could use the keyboard to navigate to whichever GnuCash window is blocking the startup. However it is impossible to tell by sight which window is the culprit. So I find myself clicking around until I find the one that responds. And as previously mentioned, for some reason it's not always the one on top, as it should be.


On May 18, 2022 8:31:43 AM CDT, David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>In the Gnome desktop and, I think, most other Linux desktops, using
>Alt-Tab, Super-Tab or just the Super key alone gives a means to navigate
>around all the open windows on your computer.  I only have one display
>monitor active, so I am not sure how that behavior is modified for
>multi-display users.
>
>On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 6:13 PM Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>> I'm not the original poster, but I have had the focus issue with GnuCash
>> for awhile now, maybe six months? I run the latest Flatpak release version
>> of GnuCash (currently 4.10+) on Ubuntu 21.10. Fortunately I DON'T usually
>> run GnuCash full screen, and my primary system has two sizable monitors.
>> When the dialog in back keeps me from proceeding, I have been able to scoot
>> the windows around (such as onto the other monitor) so that I can get to
>> whichever window is blocking the startup. But it's an annoyance.
>>
>> I have not kept track of when, but it only happens maybe once every few
>> application launches; not every time. I suspect it must have to do with
>> some specific circumstance with the "since last run" dialog, maybe only
>> when it has automatically created a scheduled transaction? (Very few of MY
>> scheduled transactions create completely automatically -- most of mine
>> require some editing, such as the transaction amount, so I almost always
>> review them once created.) I also keep nine separate GnuCash book files for
>> different entities I manage, so it's likely it only affects one I don't
>> open every day.
>>
>> Next time it happens I will make a note of the circumstances as best I can
>> and try to report back here. If someone has opened a bug, let me know so I
>> can subscribe to it.
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 1:06 PM Adrien Monteleone <
>> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>
>> > What distro and version?
>> >
>> > What version of GnuCash?
>> >
>> > Does exiting full screen help?
>> >
>> > Does not starting in full screen help?
>> >
>> > Are you using a second display, or have you used a second display, in
>> > between the time it worked fine and this problem appeared? (a window
>> > might be appearing on a 'ghost' display that is taking priority.)
>> >
>> > If you can get to the GnuCash main window and it is responsive, go to
>> > Preferences > Scheduled Transactions > Since Last Run and uncheck the
>> > option to 'Run when data file opened' and restart GnuCash to see if that
>> > helps. (this shouldn't be a problem, but doing this will help narrow
>> > down the issue - hopefully)
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Adrien
>> >
>> > On 5/13/22 12:38 PM, Fred Tydeman wrote:
>> > > The laptop display is 1920x1080
>> >
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