[GNC] Fwd: Re: Save button never seems to activate anymore

[G R Hewitt]

Oop's, sorry all :)

On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 11:27, Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
wrote:

> Forwarding to list so others following the thread can keep up...
>
> Regards,
>
> Geert
>
> ----------  Doorgestuurd bericht  ----------
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> Onderwerp: Re: [GNC] Save button never seems to activate anymore
> Datum: dinsdag 11 april 2023, 12:13:59 CEST
> Van: G R Hewitt <hewittgr at gmail.com>
> Aan: Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
>
> Thanks Geert,
> You could be right, I 'Saved As' before trying something out and it went
> pear-shaped
> so reloaded my 'Saved As'.
> On checking just now I can see that the default 'Save As' is 'xml', which I
> didn't notice;
> which also means I have been using xml, when all the time I though it was
> sqlite - which explains a few things.
>
> On Tue, 11 Apr 2023 at 11:00, Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
> wrote:
>
> > That sounds as if you changed the file format from xml to sqlite.
> >
> > Normally, the save button is only active for data files in xml format and
> > should not be active for data files in sqlite format.
> >
> > The way to change between formats is by using the File->Save As... menu
> > item.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Geert
> >
> > Op dinsdag 11 april 2023 11:34:53 CEST schreef G R Hewitt:
> >
> > > Greetings all,
> >
> > > MacPro 2010, High Sierra Gnucash 5.0
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I have noted that the 'Save' button never seems to come on anymore.
> >
> > > Recently, after doing a few things to the accounts, it showed active
> and
> >
> > > I'd click it, when the little watch appeared and then the 'Save' button
> >
> > > would be
> >
> > > deactivated, until I made some other change, when it would reactivate.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > This is no longer happening, and I have tried changing things and
> > entering
> >
> > > new things
> >
> > > and the like, but still there is no change in its deactivated status.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > When I close and re-open, all the changes made are there, so there's no
> >
> > > real problem about it, other than I found it reassuring to manually
> save.
> >
> > >
> >
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