[GNC] Issues

[Adrien Monteleone]

See the wiki FAQ about upgrading.

The suggested path is to upgrade to the end of each major version, 
running "Actions > Check & Repair > Check & Repair All" at each step.

So your path would have been:

2.4.13 -> 2.4.15 (final 2.4.x version, might be optional) -> 2.6.21 
(last 2.6.x version) -> 3.11 (last 3.x version) -> 4.14 (last 4.x 
version) -> 5.3 (or current release)

Cleanups and migrations are done along the way. Skipping right to 5.3 
might not bring everything forward properly.

And of course the usual caveat of always keeping a backup copy of your 
file at each stage applies.

Between 2.6.x & 3.x some other file locations were changed. These are 
documented on the Wiki and in the release notes. If you find custom 
saved reports and other things besides data didn't make it through an 
upgrade, the migration might have not completed properly and you'll have 
to do some things manually. (most systems upgrade fine. I don't know if 
it was ever discovered what caused this issue)

Now that you're already on 5.3 and have opened the data file, I'm not 
sure what you will encounter or what problems might result. This 
particular issue I would find strange to be associated with the migration.

There is a Tab Width preference you could maybe play with. Also consider 
temporarily moving the tab bar to say the left or right so it is 
vertical and see if more than 4 open. Also consider changing the 
preference to open new tabs in new windows instead and see if the 
limitation persists.

You mention this is on a laptop. Is there room in the tab bar for 
another tab or is it full at 4 + Accounts? (5 tabs total)

If so, a bug report might be in order.

Regards,
Adrien

On 8/28/23 1:59 PM, Greg wrote:
> Hi Adrien,  I realize that 2.4.13, was extremely old, but it completely 
> worked for me.  Whenever I upgraded, I always had a new set of issues, I 
> really didn't have time to deal with.  2.4.13 started acting a little 
> flaky with Windows 10, so I thought it may be time to install 5.3.  When 
> I installed 5.3 on my machine, I first completely deleted 2.4.13 , 
> including the configuration and report files.  I then snooped all over 
> the computer and deleted anything pertaining to GNUcash.  I then ran 
> CCleaner and Privazer and deleted any residual registry entries.  I then 
> rebooted and did a fresh new install of GNUcash 5.3.   Everything worked 
> great.  I was first impressed by the Account Reconciliation report, 
> which 2.4.13 lacked.
> 
> I'm familiar with the style sheets and created custom ones for our 
> purposes. I'll have to check the fonts, as you stated.
> 
> I  suppose  I should have said, "Can only display 4 account register 
> tabs on the screen, besides the Accounts tab." Normally, the register 
> tabs "shrink" to allow more account registers to be displayed, but his 
> doesn't. Could that be in Edit/Preferences/Windows?