[GNC] Locking the side bar items

[Robert Heller]

I don't know about either MacOSX or MS-Windows, but there is a "Quit" item on 
the File menu that does in fact quit the program.

At Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:07:22 +0100 G R Hewitt <hewittgr at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> > I agree with others that the 'Close' button could be moved, or better
> still
> > done away with, I think it serves no useful purpose. Perhaps change it to
> > 'Quit GnuCash' and really quit the program
> 
> That button does *not* 'Quit GnuCash' and is not anywhere described as
> such. It closes the active tab only. It does not say 'Quit' it says
> 'Close', but I do think it could be more clear and instead say: 'Close Tab'.
> 
> ====
> Yes I know, I was making a suggestion to change it's function to quitting
> the program fully.
> Apologies if I failed to make that clear. In MacOS not all programs quit
> when
> clicking the red button, they stay active but not visible.
> 'Close Tab' would be an acceptable change too - making clear what the
> button does close.
> 
> Regards G
> 
> On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 at 17:36, Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
> 
> > On 4/12/23 9:32 AM, G R Hewitt wrote:
> > > Thanks Alan, for your suggestion.
> > >
> > > I know the tabs can be put anywhere on the four points of the compass,
> > > and I have tried them all: I like them where they are, on the left hand
> > > side.
> > >
> > > My question was if there was a way to lock them so that they cannot be
> > > closed -
> > > like the original 'Accounts' page has no 'X', though additional ones do.
> >
> > What you are describing is similar to 'pinning' tabs in web browsers.
> >
> > That would be an interesting enhancement, especially for a dashboard
> > type of report display. (there is such a sample report in the Reports >
> > Multicolumn menu)
> >
> > >
> > > I agree with others that the 'Close' button could be moved, or better
> > still
> > > done away with, I think it serves no useful purpose. Perhaps change it to
> > > 'Quit GnuCash' and really quit the program
> >
> > That button does *not* 'Quit GnuCash' and is not anywhere described as
> > such. It closes the active tab only. It does not say 'Quit' it says
> > 'Close', but I do think it could be more clear and instead say: 'Close
> > Tab'.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Adrien
> >
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