[GNC] 5. Re: Pre-Payments into Liabilities (Adrien Monteleone)

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Tue Sep 13 14:57:30 EDT 2022


   5. Re:  Pre-Payments into Liabilities (Adrien Monteleone)

Adrien wrote:
" Several years ago, I played around with pre-payments using a 
Liabilities:Customer Deposits account but that was a mess. The way the 
Business Features of GnuCash work, it is *much* easier to just Process 
Payment, letting it post to AR and then apply it later to an invoice. 
You also get a nice 'Statement of Account' with the Customer Report 
which would otherwise not reflect the pre-payment.

IF I would ever encounter the situation that I'm not going to invoice 
that customer ever again, and would have to carry the prepayment funds 
for a long period of time for some odd reason rather than issue a timely 
refund, I would then do a transfer from AR to the Liabilities:Customer 
Deposits account and handle from there. But that would be a very odd case."

I entirely agree with Adrien from the point of view of ease of processing
and statement of accounts. However, for audited accounts or accounts
presented to the school board or whatever, negative A/R balances should be
shown as a liability not a reduction in current assets. The GnuCash balance
sheet report shows them as a negative current asset, and this is true with
every other accounting system I have worked with.

We used to make the adjustment of both increasing current assets (A/R) and
customer deposits,  outside the accounting system in the presentational
tool, Excel or whatever, and did not touch the accounting system since it
was only needed a couple of times a year for official reporting.  If the
prepayment became long term and fixed, we would make the adjustment in the
accounts Adrien suggests.

Now I am using GnuCash for a members club in my retirement, that is what I
shall  do.

David Long

> Hello,
> I use GnuCash for a small school. One of our parents paid their entire
tuition amount at the beginning of the year. I have been fiddling with how
to record this.
> 
> We bill monthly; therefore, for the payment that doesn't have a receivable
yet, shouldn't it go into a liability account? Using the "Process Payment"
dialog results in an accounts receivable with a negative balance. This seems
odd to me, but it has been some time since I took accounting. In GnuCash's
system, is an accounts receivable with a negative balance akin to a
liability?



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Today's Topics:

   1. Re:  Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on Windows
      11 (Adrien Monteleone)
   2. Re:  Opening Gnucash (David Carlson)
   3. Re:  Opening Gnucash (Adrien Monteleone)
   4. Re:  Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on Windows
      11 (David Carlson)
   5. Re:  Pre-Payments into Liabilities (Adrien Monteleone)
   6. Re:  Opening Gnucash (Richard Barmann)
   7. Re:  Opening Gnucash (Richard Barmann)
   8. Re:  new to Gnucash - help with general information
      (Adrien Monteleone)
   9. Re:  Opening Gnucash (Adrien Monteleone)
  10. Re:  Color of register placeholder text and hiding register
      header (Adrien Monteleone)
  11. Re:  Opening Gnucash (Liz Dodd)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:02:49 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on
	Windows 11
Message-ID: <tfo399$80t$2 at ciao.gmane.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

Richard (Clarkson),

You mentioned in the other thread that you also tried from PowerShell.

Is there no output there when it fails to completely open?

Have you tried to view the Windows Logs to see if any warnings or errors
were reported about the time you tried to start GnuCash?

Of course, if you can get a Trace File (see the wiki) and/or stack trace
that might help too.

And to confirm - you downloaded GnuCash *from* the links on gnucash.org, and
not somewhere else? (which take you to the GnuCash SourceForge project page)

Regards,
Adrien

On 9/10/22 6:03 PM, Richard Clarkson via gnucash-user wrote:
>>> Yes I use the windows installer and I have tried letting the installer
delete the previous version and have also tried deleting the previous
version myself.  
>>>
>>> From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
>>> Sent: 10 September 2022 17:33
>>> To: Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com>
>>> Cc: Richard Clarkson <rtclarkson at btinternet.com>; Gnucash Users 
>>> <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on 
>>> Windows 11
>>>
>>> Are you using the windows installer as downloaded from the Gnucash.org
website for each gnucash version?
>>>
>>> Do you let the installer delete the existing version or do you use
another method?




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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:07:01 -0500
From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
To: adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net
Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
Message-ID:
	<CADYgSb=tnT77sQ8rTHU7mDK7exO0iDtnazXtGqEwxOzWo+Zsiw at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Now that I am back on a real tower computer which, alas, is presently
running Windows 10, I see that Mr Clarkson is currently working with Kalpesh
Patel in a different thread, so persons interested in his problem can look
for that thread.

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 2:56 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> Holy Cow.
>
> This thread is a disaster.
>
> Richard Clarkson, please, unless you can help Richard Barmann, do not 
> reply any longer in this thread. Please, start a new one or if still 
> applicable, reply in your own old thread.
>
> The two of you are replying to questions meant for the other and 
> others offering advice aren't making it clear who they are talking to, 
> and these two facts are combining to make things very confusing.
>
> Neither of you will get proper help with this confusion.
>
> So please keep the issues separate.
>
>  From what I can see so far:
>
> Richard Barmann (who it appears, started *this* thread) is using Win10 
> and *can* open GnuCash, but is allegedly seeing 'old data' and any 
> *new
> data* is apparently missing.
>
> Richard Clarkson is using Win11 and *cannot* open GnuCash *at all* 
> using v4.11, but *can* using v4.9.
>
> These are two vastly separate issues from two different people. (or 
> else it is I that am really lost)
>
> For everyone else, can we keep this thread about Richard Barmann's 
> problem and save the Richard Clarkson problem for a more appropriate 
> thread? If we do so, I suspect we can help both of them out in short 
> order. (at least shorter than keeping things confounded!)
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 9/12/22 1:06 PM, Richard Clarkson via gnucash-user wrote:
> > Thanks Michael.
> >
> > No it doesn't. The path is C:/Program Files 
> > (x86)/gnucash/bin/gnucash.exe
> >
> > My data file is GNUData.gnucash - there are of course backups. But 
> > even
> if I
> > try to open GnuData.gnucash with GnuCash Program File then nothing
> happens.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gnucash-user
> > <gnucash-user-bounces+rtclarkson=btinternet.com at gnucash.org> On 
> > Behalf
> Of
> > Fross, Michael
> > Sent: 12 September 2022 18:35
> > To: Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net>
> > Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
> >
> > Richard, does your GNUCash file have a date string in the name?  If 
> > so,
> then
> > you are inadvertently using a backup file.  Your filename should be
> >
> > FILENAME.gnucash   (FILENAME is whatever you decided to call it)
> >
> > If it looks like:
> >
> > FILENAME.gnucash.20220909023225.gnucash  (insert a valid date time 
> > stamp)
> >
> > then it's a backup file and you are working on a backup.  This is 
> > not
> what
> > you want.
> >
> > If this is the case, do a File | SaveAs and call it NAME.gnucash and 
> > go
> from
> > there.
> >
> > Michael
>
>
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--
David Carlson


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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:09:59 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
Message-ID: <tfo3mn$80s$1 at ciao.gmane.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

Richard (Barmann),

To open GnuCash, just use the shortcut *for the app*, and *do not* 
double-click your data file.

This will open the last used file.

If this gets you what you want - great, the problem is solved. Open 
GnuCash this way from now on.

If this isn't the version of data you expect to see, then please report 
to us the name of the file you see in the title bar at the top of the 
GnuCash window.

For example, my title bar shows:

"personal.gnucash - Accounts - GnuCash"

the first part, "personal.gnucash" is the data file name. (the second 
part is the tab that has focus, "Accounts" in this case, and the third 
part is of course, the name of the app)

If you see numbers in your file name that you didn't put there, you are 
inadvertently opening a dated backup copy instead of the original main file.

We can help you fix it and get back to your main file.

Regards,
Adrien

On 9/12/22 12:14 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
> I am using Windows 10.When I close Gnucash and return the next day I 
> cannot find the correct up to date file fr0m the day before. I tried to 
> save/ and then close Gnucash. I wll see if that works.

>>> On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 6:36 AM Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> When IO open Gnucash to make some entries in the checking account It
>>>> opens a page from the past. How can I open the latest page with the
>>>> entries up to date.
>>>>
>>>> Richard Barmann




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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:20:35 -0500
From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
To: adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net
Cc: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on
	Windows 11
Message-ID:
	<CADYgSb=9EOJ=41mfoDP3GWi1fPpeF3LwqdmrCgECYxOn9s+fXg at mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

Also, in your thread started last May you mentioned an adventure with
release 4.0 and 4.10, after which you may not have had a clean uninstall.
Have you tried using either the Windows uninstaller or a third party
uninstaller?  I wish I could remember the name of the third party
uninstaller that used to work very well, at least several years ago.

On Mon, Sep 12, 2022 at 3:03 PM Adrien Monteleone <
adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:

> Richard (Clarkson),
>
> You mentioned in the other thread that you also tried from PowerShell.
>
> Is there no output there when it fails to completely open?
>
> Have you tried to view the Windows Logs to see if any warnings or errors
> were reported about the time you tried to start GnuCash?
>
> Of course, if you can get a Trace File (see the wiki) and/or stack trace
> that might help too.
>
> And to confirm - you downloaded GnuCash *from* the links on gnucash.org,
> and not somewhere else? (which take you to the GnuCash SourceForge
> project page)
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 9/10/22 6:03 PM, Richard Clarkson via gnucash-user wrote:
> >>> Yes I use the windows installer and I have tried letting the installer
> delete the previous version and have also tried deleting the previous
> version myself.
> >>>
> >>> From: David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> >>> Sent: 10 September 2022 17:33
> >>> To: Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com>
> >>> Cc: Richard Clarkson <rtclarkson at btinternet.com>; Gnucash Users <
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [GNC] Issue Opening GnuCash in versions above 4.9 on
> Windows 11
> >>>
> >>> Are you using the windows installer as downloaded from the Gnucash.org
> website for each gnucash version?
> >>>
> >>> Do you let the installer delete the existing version or do you use
> another method?
>
>
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:20:52 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Pre-Payments into Liabilities
Message-ID: <tfo4b4$80s$2 at ciao.gmane.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

And to add to what Stan & Gyle said,

Several years ago, I played around with pre-payments using a 
Liabilities:Customer Deposits account but that was a mess. The way the 
Business Features of GnuCash work, it is *much* easier to just Process 
Payment, letting it post to AR and then apply it later to an invoice. 
You also get a nice 'Statement of Account' with the Customer Report 
which would otherwise not reflect the pre-payment.

IF I would ever encounter the situation that I'm not going to invoice 
that customer ever again, and would have to carry the prepayment funds 
for a long period of time for some odd reason rather than issue a timely 
refund, I would then do a transfer from AR to the Liabilities:Customer 
Deposits account and handle from there. But that would be a very odd case.

Regards,
Adrien

On 9/11/22 5:51 PM, Vance Turnewitsch via gnucash-user wrote:
> Hello,
> I use GnuCash for a small school. One of our parents paid their entire
tuition amount at the beginning of the year. I have been fiddling with how
to record this.
> 
> We bill monthly; therefore, for the payment that doesn't have a receivable
yet, shouldn't it go into a liability account? Using the "Process Payment"
dialog results in an accounts receivable with a negative balance. This seems
odd to me, but it has been some time since I took accounting. In GnuCash's
system, is an accounts receivable with a negative balance akin to a
liability?




------------------------------

Message: 6
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:21:43 -0400
From: Richard Barmann <reb at barmannsbar.com>
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
Message-ID: <c02fb624-ab2f-37d1-9d9e-3f05e838b0e4 at barmannsbar.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

I may have been double clicking the data file. I followed our 
instructions and it is working . I want to thank everyone that helped me.

Richard Barmann

On 9/12/2022 4:09 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Richard (Barmann),
>
> To open GnuCash, just use the shortcut *for the app*, and *do not* 
> double-click your data file.
>
> This will open the last used file.
>
> If this gets you what you want - great, the problem is solved. Open 
> GnuCash this way from now on.
>
> If this isn't the version of data you expect to see, then please 
> report to us the name of the file you see in the title bar at the top 
> of the GnuCash window.
>
> For example, my title bar shows:
>
> "personal.gnucash - Accounts - GnuCash"
>
> the first part, "personal.gnucash" is the data file name. (the second 
> part is the tab that has focus, "Accounts" in this case, and the third 
> part is of course, the name of the app)
>
> If you see numbers in your file name that you didn't put there, you 
> are inadvertently opening a dated backup copy instead of the original 
> main file.
>
> We can help you fix it and get back to your main file.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 9/12/22 12:14 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
>> I am using Windows 10.When I close Gnucash and return the next day I 
>> cannot find the correct up to date file fr0m the day before. I tried 
>> to save/ and then close Gnucash. I wll see if that works.
>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 6:36 AM Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When IO open Gnucash to make some entries in the checking account It
>>>>> opens a page from the past. How can I open the latest page with the
>>>>> entries up to date.
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Barmann
>
>
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:34:07 -0400
From: Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net>
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
Message-ID: <5c1b4ff6-4680-3535-c378-1256330efa35 at att.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

I may have been double clicking because my hands shake and I find myself 
typing double letters when I type. I carefully tried closing and it is 
working. I will just have to watch what I do. I am 90 and will watch 
what I am doing. Thank you for? all that help.

Richard Barmann

On 9/12/2022 4:09 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
> Richard (Barmann),
>
> To open GnuCash, just use the shortcut *for the app*, and *do not* 
> double-click your data file.
>
> This will open the last used file.
>
> If this gets you what you want - great, the problem is solved. Open 
> GnuCash this way from now on.
>
> If this isn't the version of data you expect to see, then please 
> report to us the name of the file you see in the title bar at the top 
> of the GnuCash window.
>
> For example, my title bar shows:
>
> "personal.gnucash - Accounts - GnuCash"
>
> the first part, "personal.gnucash" is the data file name. (the second 
> part is the tab that has focus, "Accounts" in this case, and the third 
> part is of course, the name of the app)
>
> If you see numbers in your file name that you didn't put there, you 
> are inadvertently opening a dated backup copy instead of the original 
> main file.
>
> We can help you fix it and get back to your main file.
>
> Regards,
> Adrien
>
> On 9/12/22 12:14 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
>> I am using Windows 10.When I close Gnucash and return the next day I 
>> cannot find the correct up to date file fr0m the day before. I tried 
>> to save/ and then close Gnucash. I wll see if that works.
>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 10, 2022 at 6:36 AM Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When IO open Gnucash to make some entries in the checking account It
>>>>> opens a page from the past. How can I open the latest page with the
>>>>> entries up to date.
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard Barmann
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 15:58:25 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] new to Gnucash - help with general information
Message-ID: <tfo6hh$80t$3 at ciao.gmane.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

Donna,

Others have sufficiently answered, but I'll add some points about backups:

There is the maxim, for least risk, that if your data does not exist in 
three places, on three different types of media, you can consider it 
'not existing at all.'

That might be extreme for some folks. As noted, your appetite for risk 
will determine your backup strategy and methods.

If you have your data on your computer, that's one location and one type 
of media. (the internal drive most likely)

If you make a copy on removable media like a USB drive, (larger drive, 
or thumb/key) that's another, but for better protection this should be 
stored at a different physical location. (or easily taken with you if 
you must leave the main location of your computer for some emergency) On 
this point, do not confound a laptop as a main computer with this second 
location because it is portable. You should have at least one other copy.

If you then also utilize a cloud (just someone else's computer) backup 
service, this gives you a third location. Cloud Backup services, due to 
the nature of their product, *also* backup their/your data, and use 
methods to avoid data loss due to failed drives. (data centers employ 
arrays of drives, they constantly test their drives, and the replace 
them regularly - far more than 99.9999% of regular users do)

As for *types* of media, consider that your computer and any 
external/removable drives will employ magnetic storage and contain 
electronics. These are susceptible to of course, strong magnets, 
electrical surges, water, & fire damage.

While not as common these days, optical media, such as CD, DVD, & 
BlueRay, while of course still susceptible to fire damage, have no 
issues with water or magnets. (or other electronic failure) Though the 
drive needed to read them will be vulnerable, it is of course more 
replaceable than your data. There are 'archival' quality discs available 
for long term storage. I probably wouldn't go to that expense for 
'current' financial data, but I certainly would consider it for things 
like photos and scanned legal documents. More transient backups, like my 
GnuCash data file, are fine on cheap CDs or DVDs. (the choice there is 
just a matter of storage capacity versus cost)



Regards,
Adrien

On 9/10/22 1:37 PM, grambo at shaw.ca wrote:
> I am new to Gnucash and have a few questions regarding saving data.  I use
> Windows 10 and Gnucash Version: 4.11 Build ID: 4.11+(2022-06-25)
> 
> 1.	I would like to save everything in one folder named Gnucash.  I
> think I will use the xml format.  Currently it seems there are files in
> three different folders.
> 		How do I make sure to save everything to one folder?
> 
> 2.	Can I move everything I have (which is in 3 different folders) to a
> folder named Gnucash without harm to the data I have entered.  (I
previously
> had entered data for 2021, then deleted a bunch of files and most of the
> data disappeared.  The file types were text and gnucash financial data)
> 
> 3.	How long do you need to keep the different files?
> Are there certain files needed to keep the data in the Gnucash system?  I
> have looked at the FAQ but still not clear.
> 
> 4.	When you click the save button when entering transactions, how do
> you know where it is being saved to?  I'd like it to be saved in Gnucash
> folder, as indicated above.
> 
> 5.	Back ups - I have read a lot about the back ups but still unsure
> what to do.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.




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Message: 9
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:00:35 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
Message-ID: <tfo6lj$80t$4 at ciao.gmane.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

Kudos for still maintaining track of your finances at 90!

Your welcome. I'm glad you got into your proper file.

Regards,
Adrien

On 9/12/22 3:34 PM, Richard Barmann wrote:
> I may have been double clicking because my hands shake and I find myself 
> typing double letters when I type. I carefully tried closing and it is 
> working. I will just have to watch what I do. I am 90 and will watch 
> what I am doing. Thank you for? all that help.
> 
> Richard Barmann




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Message: 10
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:18:03 -0500
From: Adrien Monteleone <adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net>
To: gnucash-user at lists.gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] Color of register placeholder text and hiding
	register header
Message-ID: <tfo7mb$80t$5 at ciao.gmane.io>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed

On 9/11/22 1:16 PM, Glenn Fowler wrote:
> I found this will change the input text color:
> 
> gnc-id-cursor entry {
>    color: green;
> }
> 
> ...and it works but it gets overridden whenever you change
> *.gnc-class-register-cursor color but not sure why.

Not sure either, maybe reverse them in the file? (this is Cascading 
Style Sheets after all) It could also be a specificity problem.

I have a rule for:

cursor entry {}

that might work if you target it with a color rule.

But without playing around with it, I'm not sure why I have it. (sadly, 
I did not document it)

GnuCash also has some defined color variables you can use. I have 
definitions for:

@define-color register_secondary_bg_color #d9d9d9;
@define-color register_cursor_bg_color #fefefe;

I don't know if there is a 'register_cursor_fg_color' or just 
'register_cursor_color' but one of those might be worth a shot.

> As for the header I'm not sure how you would completely remove that. I'm
> assuming that would be in the code and not just CSS.

You probably can't (I didn't try) but I'll hazard something like:

register-header {
  display: none;
}

is the first thing to try.

Of course, I'd fire up the Inspector and play with changes live to see 
what works, and then copy/paste those rules into my CSS file.

Regards,
Adrien




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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:00:05 +1000
From: Liz Dodd <edodd at billiau.net>
To: "gnucash-user at gnucash.org" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
Subject: Re: [GNC] Opening Gnucash
Message-ID: <20220913090005.5ce19819 at zenbook2.billiau.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

On Mon, 12 Sep 2022 16:34:07 -0400
Richard Barmann <reb68 at att.net> wrote:

> I may have been double clicking because my hands shake and I find
> myself typing double letters when I type. I carefully tried closing
> and it is working. I will just have to watch what I do. I am 90 and
> will watch what I am doing. Thank you for? all that help.
> 
> Richard Barmann

The mouse double-click speed can be changed, here is one article with
the information. 
https://www.myofficetricks.com/how-to-adjust-the-double-click-speed-in-windo
ws-10/
Liz


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