[GNC] Wrong Regedit key in Wiki for setting MRU maxfiles on Windows version 4.11

[Fross, Michael]

Hello all.  I don't believe this "doubling" is a mistake.  Think of
"org.gnucash" as the "manufacturer" and "GnuCash" as the product.  If they
make another tool, it would be "org.gnucash.NewTool"

Michael

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 3:25 AM Vincent Dawans <dawansv at gmail.com> wrote:

> FYI somebody on Linux also confirmed that they have the double
> /org/gnucash/GnuCash/history  path as well.
>
> https://www.reddit.com/r/GnuCash/comments/xe3xty/possible_to_change_recently_opened_from_4_to_5/
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2022 at 9:58 AM Vincent Dawans <dawansv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Was happy to see it is now possible to change the number of recent files
> > in the menu as per instructions in the FAQ
> >
> >
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_I_have_deleted_a_gnucash_file_from_my_computer._How_can_I_remove_that_file_from_the_File_menu.27s_short_list_.28MRU.29_as_well.3F
> >
> > However the FAQ says to create a DWord in
> > Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GSettings\org\gnucash\history
> >
> > Although I do have a history key in that location, it seems to have been
> > created from an earlier version. In the latest version 4.11, it was moved
> > to
> > Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\GSettings\org\gnucash\GnuCash\history
> > (notice the double \gnucash\GnuCash\)
> > That is where I had to create the DWord for it to work
> >
> > I get a sense that the registry tree might have been moved by mistake
> with
> > an added GnuCash level in the recent version but that's where it is as of
> > version 4.11 on Windows. If possible please update the FAQ to mention
> this
> > second location based on version number
> >
> > I have been using gnuCash for years but this is my first email to the
> > list. A big thank you for all the hard work.
> >
> > Vincent Dawans
> >
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