Thanks for your reply, Ken. I'm with Joanna. I am not a programmer. Anything that says change a register sends shivers up my spine. I don't know what a GTK is. I'm on windows 11 with V5.8
po On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM Joanna Walters via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > Hi,1st, I get an email digest so I couldn't figure how to reply to 1 email > only.. > 2nd, I also would like to change the default font size for the account > list and registers. The links I followed got deep into css files and gtk, > but I can't find anything on my hard drive that seems appropriate for the > gnu cash registers. I am not a programmer, nor do I want to be. I changed > the font size on the reports, but can't find anything the applies to > register fonts.I'm using v 5.7 (build 5.7+) on a windows 11 home. > Thanks, Joanna---------------------------------------- > Truckee, CA 96162 > ---------------------------------------- > > On Friday, October 18, 2024 at 09:00:43 AM PDT, > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org <gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org> > wrote: > > Send gnucash-user mailing list submissions to > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gnucash-user-requ...@gnucash.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gnucash-user-ow...@gnucash.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of gnucash-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Font size (Phyllis Bruce) > 2. Re: Font size (Ken Pyzik) > 3. Re: How do I do a back up of Gnucash? (R Losey) > 4. Re: Automatic capital gains question (Jon Schewe) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:31:49 -0500 > From: Phyllis Bruce <pobruc...@gmail.com> > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > Subject: [GNC] Font size > Message-ID: > <CAF7y9z-+BLQkhKeQ-+P5Q7VY=hjxomtgq7g4lf8wd7jvn9s...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Is there any way I can change the font size used by the registers? I'm > going blind trying to read that extremely small print. I don't want to run > a report. > > Thanks! po > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:11:59 +0000 > From: Ken Pyzik <py...@outlook.com> > To: Phyllis Bruce <pobruc...@gmail.com>, "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" > <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Font size > Message-ID: > < > mn0p222mb1299bc8eb99c8034ef8b674bae...@mn0p222mb1299.namp222.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" > > Phyllis ? welcome to the club! This was a question I had many times - and > thanks to the great group here - I was able to get this fixed. > > The wiki below explains how to make these adjustments, the proper file > name, and the proper file location for each operating system. > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Customizing_the_Appearance > > If this does not help you ? or if you need more detailed instructions, > write back with your OS and version of GnuCash - and someone here will walk > you through it. > > Hope this helps. > > Ken > > > > ________________________________ > From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+pyz01=outlook....@gnucash.org> > on behalf of Phyllis Bruce <pobruc...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2024 2:31 PM > To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: [GNC] Font size > > Is there any way I can change the font size used by the registers? I'm > going blind trying to read that extremely small print. I don't want to run > a report. > > Thanks! po > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 19:12:03 -0500 > From: R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> > To: Dan a1TNC <d...@a1tnc.com> > Cc: halatch1008 <halatch1...@comcast.net>, Gnucash Users > <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] How do I do a back up of Gnucash? > Message-ID: > <CAGQ=FyhhH_MfUJp5PxF3d-XLMBAyh3bG5VZktN3jBm+1XG=r...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > The GnuCash financial data is kept in a file, and this is one you must back > up. I have mine on my home NAS, so that all computers and OSs can access > it. The file name is "something".gnucash, and this should absolutely be a > file that you backup. To move your file to a new location, copy it to the > new location, open GnuCash and manually open the new location (File->Open). > This will probably be the default, but when it opens correctly, I would > delete the file from the old location just to force it to use the new > location. > > I am not going to recommend backup programs - there are a multitude for > Windows, and you can do your own Google search. > > Once you have the data file backed up securely, the other things are > probably good to have - these include your preference settings and saved > reports. > > The guide (https://gnucash.org/viewdoc.phtml?rev=5&lang=C&doc=guide) > explains the type of files in section 2.5. Section 2.6.2 talks about > preferences and saved reports, and shows where there are stored in Windows. > Please let me (us) know if this is confusing, and I can tell you where mine > are on Windows - I'm writing this on a Mac. The saved reports are in a > .gnucash folder that is either in Users/<your_user_name> or in "My > Documents". > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 2:32?PM Dan a1TNC <d...@a1tnc.com> wrote: > > > I'm wanting to use GNC in a Windows land where there are different OSs. > > Some are 10 and some 11 etc. I ,like Heidi, did not find the backup info > > in the manual to be very helpful cuz I'm not a coder, and it seems to be > > written by someone who understands all OSs and is a one size fits all for > > all OSs. > > > > I have come up with test system to figure out a dependable backup system > > and I want to share that here to see if anyone can tell me if there is a > > flaw in my idea. > > > > I have installed GNU on two different computers on/in my land and have > > started entering my accounts and info in my primary computer. I did not > > find a way to install it on a location outside of my primary computer > into > > a local cloud or another computer. (Suggestions ???????) On my second > > computer, I have copied the last two data files and one text file into my > > GNU folder on my 2nd computer and after 10 or so attempts (after adding > > more data) it seems like both computers are showing the same entries at > > every level. At every attempt I delete all the old files from the last > > attempt, and I open GNU from the short GNU data file which does not have > > that date added to the file name. > > > > If this works I'm planning on doing a video to share so that others will > > find this help. > > Also, I've been using Quick books for over 10 years and they have gone up > > to over 400% in price and we will start to see others many many many > other > > come to GNU > > Thx > > Dan > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: gnucash-user [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+dan= > a1tnc....@gnucash.org] > > On Behalf Of R Losey > > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2024 11:48 AM > > To: halatch1008; Gnucash Users > > Subject: Re: [GNC] How do I do a back up of Gnucash? > > > > Well, that's a start... what kind of backup program do you have? > > > > Oh, and please ensure that you do a reply-all so that the conversation > goes > > out to the community; it may help others, and I make some errors that the > > community would catch and correct. > > > > I thought that someone had pointed to a section of the manual or > somewhere > > that listed the files that should be backed up. > > > > Richard > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 10:09?PM halatch1008 <halatch1...@comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > > I have Windows. The" Get help" section of Gnucash is No help at all in > > > explaining how to do a back up > > > Heidi > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from myerizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone > > > > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > > From: R Losey <rlo...@gmail.com> > > > Date: 10/16/24 4:47 PM (GMT-05:00) > > > To: halatch1008 <halatch1...@comcast.net> > > > Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > > Subject: Re: [GNC] How do I do a back up of Gnucash? > > > > > > This is not easy because of the following: > > > 1) There are a multitude of ways to backup data; the "step by step" > way I > > > set up my backups may not match your backup program. Moreover, Mac has > > > different tools that Windows than Linux - on Macs, the "Time Machine" > > comes > > > with Macs and is pretty common, but Windows and Linux have a wide > variety > > > of backup programs. > > > > > > 2) The main GnuCash data file name is determined by each user; mine > could > > > be "MyFinances.gnucash", yours may be "HeidiMoney.gnucash". The name is > > > normally "<CustomName>.gnucash"... this is again difficult to put in a > > > step-by-step procedure. > > > > > > 3) GnuCash's help files does have a section on which files need to be > > > backed up that has been previously referenced. I skip this because the > > > other files are kept in a subdirectory of my home directory, and that > is > > > backed up on the different computers I have. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 7:59?AM halatch1008 via gnucash-user < > > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > > > > > >> Could someone write a step by step of Instruction on how to Back up > all > > >> my Gnucash files together with the program, in case my computer > > >> dies.Thanks,Heidi > > > > > > > > > _________________________________ > > > Richard Losey > > > rlo...@gmail.com > > > Micah 6:8 > > > > > > > > > -- > > _________________________________ > > Richard Losey > > rlo...@gmail.com > > Micah 6:8 > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software. > > www.avg.com > > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Richard Losey > rlo...@gmail.com > Micah 6:8 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 20:35:06 -0500 > From: Jon Schewe <jpsch...@mtu.net> > To: NoobAlice <noobal...@airmail.cc> > Cc: gnucash-user <gnucash-user@gnucash.org> > Subject: Re: [GNC] Automatic capital gains question > Message-ID: <83d6e359abadbbb7078955be472aab2c2ad7252f.ca...@mtu.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On Mon, 2024-10-07 at 22:01 -0500, Jon Schewe wrote: > > On Mon, 2024-10-07 at 22:30 -0400, NoobAlice wrote: > > > On 2024-10-07 09:52 PM, Jon Schewe wrote: > > > > In my case there are no transaction fees, those are handled > > > > separately > > > > though a cash account. However that wouldn't explain why the > > > > numbers > > > > don't add up. Shouldn't GnuCash put the trades into lots and if > > > > I've > > > > sold off all of my shares shouldn't all of the buys minus the > > > > sells > > > > give me my capital gains? I'm trying what I feel like is a pretty > > > > simple account to understand how the automatic lots work. If it > > > > can't > > > > get that right, I can't trust it to get the gains right when I > > > > don't > > > > sell off all of the shares. > > > > Again, what am I missing in my understanding of how GnuCash does > > > > things > > > > that would explain why the numbers don't add up? > > > > > > > > > My guess is that your basis may be off.? Does your cost basis in > > > GnuCash > > > actually match the cost basis your brokerage has?? If not, can you > > > pinpoint the differences?? I am assuming that you already checked > > > that > > > the number of shares matches. > > > > > I'm not comparing the numbers against my brokerage statement. I'm > > comparing GnuCash with itself. To me this seems like really simple > > math. > > I've attached a screenshot below.? > > All of the buys add up to be $11,793.02 > > All of the sells add up to be $11,729.04 > > Doing the simple math this means that I lost $63.98. > > > > Now look at the bottom of the register where GnuCash computed the > > Realized Gain/Loss. I put those all against the same account and that > > adds up to a loss of $64.12. > > Why the difference? Is this rounding error? > > I went back again today and rechecked my math and now everything lines > up. 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