[GNC] Clearing filters on account registers

[Paul Chaney--First Certified Arbor Care]

I'm aware of the filter function accessible from the context
(right-click) menu when in registers.  The filters are selected for
"all", in other words, no filtering.  But one would think those filter
selections would determine which transactions show, but in my case, only
those after the current date appear.  The register tab appears green,
which seems to indicate a filter is being applies.  I see no switches to
turn that filtering off.   In Windows, there is a hidden folder called
appdata, and a subfolder called roaming.  In that, there is the gnucash
folder with its own subfolders.  I see a link to this in the Gnu Cash
"help/about" screen.  The files are user-editable.  One of the
subfolders called "books" has a list of the files I have created with
Gnu Cash.  But the file menu of Gnu Cash has a list of recently-opened
files just above the "close" and "quit" options.  That list includes
file names that are not in "books" subfolder, so that list of previously
opened files has to be stored somewhere. When I open Gnu Cash, and it
wants to open a file that has been deleted, a prompt appears asking if I
want to delete the file name from the list, indicating that this list
has to be stored somewhere. I suspect  this data, including the data
that is filtering my register, is stored in an inaccessible hidden file
somewhere.


*Paul Chaney*


On 6/10/2024 4:28 AM, David Carlson wrote:
> I am back at my computer.  As Adrien pointed out, there is an indication
> that is by default in the lower right corner of the register view
> indicating the current sortation method for that view.  Adjacent to that
> there may be an indication if the view is filtered.  To change these
> settings either click on View > Sort by.., View > Filter by..., or right
> click anywhere in the register to see the same actions in the pop-up menu.
>
> Another thing that some users find frustrating until they get used to it is
> when adjusting column widths to their liking, it is necessary to adjust the
> description column last by dragging the right margin in the header to the
> left until it snaps to the minimum width to show all other columns at
> desired width when released. Double clicking the column header snaps a
> column to the width required to show the widest entry completely, similar
> to many spreadsheet programs.
>
> These settings, as well as whether you like to keep some windows open when
> you close the program so they open automatically when you next open the
> file only get 'frozen' when you close the GnuCash program, but not when you
> click File > Save.  These settings are all considered 'user' settings
> rather than 'book' settings so they do not get transferred to a different
> computer when the file is opened in a different computer.  I think the
> rationale is that different computers may have different display settings,
> so they may need different values, or different users may mostly work with
> different accounts.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 9, 2024 at 11:35 PM Adrien Monteleone <
> adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> To further a bit on David's advice, see the Wiki about File Locations.
>> Note the locations of GnuCash files for your particular OS.
>>
>> Then copy over the appropriate (or all) files between the two machines.
>>
>> Note, if you make any preference or settings changes, then you'll have
>> to re-sync the appropriate files.
>>
>> That wiki page will also shed some light on which files to pay attention
>> to for various types of settings. (general preferences, suppressed
>> warnings, saved report configurations, etc.)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adrien
>>
>> On 6/9/24 10:41 PM, David Carlson wrote:
>>> There are some settings that are associated with the user who is
>> currently
>>> operating the computer that the program is running on rather than the
>>> particular data file that is opened.  I think you are having issues with
>>> some of those settings being different between your two computers,
>> probably
>>> because you didn't realize that it wasn't set in the data file.
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