Re: [GNC] Newest version for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Create a desktop file on the desktop. To do this, open a text editor, e.g. gedit, and paste the following into a file and save it on your desktop with the name gnucash-maint.desktop (example file attached): === gnucash-maint.desktop === [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Terminal=false Exec=/home/j

Re: [GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

John, Big difference, to me at least. I don't know the correct terminology or internal details, but I can tell you what happens if one tries to read a MOBI or PDF format. With MOBI, the Kindle will reflow text to fit the screen. For example, if I use a font size such that 10 words of a page fit o

Re: [GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

Interesting, thanks. Do you know if there's a discernible difference between how a Kindle displays a PDF and a MOBI? Regards, John Ralls > On Oct 2, 2021, at 7:55 PM, A Harvey wrote: > > Just a nit. I don't think Kindle devices support ePub, at least not in > recent models. I'm not sure w

Re: [GNC] OFX Import with Investment Transactions

Thanks Robin! Good detective work here, and thanks for the examples, I think there must be a bug :( . I'll take a look. If -- after importing the OFX file -- you open one of the account registers, you'll see duplicate transactions! Although, if you close and re-open the file, those duplicated

Re: [GNC] Newest version for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

On 9/29/21 6:48 AM, Jon Schewe wrote: If you install from flatpak you will get the current version. However note that there is currently a bug with 4.7 that prevents it from opening, so you may want to wait on that. sudo apt install flatpak sudo flatpak install org.gnucash.GnuCash flatpak run o

Re: [GNC] Problems setting up first OFX transaction download

On 9/29/21 5:53 PM, David Carlson wrote: David, There are multiple ways to skin that cat, and it is not clear which one you are asking about. Quicken has an online banking type of feature which Gnucash can sometimes emulate, and sometimes not. In Gnucash it is called online banking. There is

Re: [GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

Just a nit. I don't think Kindle devices support ePub, at least not in recent models. I'm not sure whether the apps they have for PCs and phones. I have a book in LPR format (whatever that is) that works on Kindle for PC and Phone but not Kindle devices. >From the Amazon site: Content Formats Su

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions do not appear in the register until is pressed

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Re: [GNC] OFX Import with Investment Transactions

Hi Robin, +1 for Jean's comments. Re the crash after reverting to 4.7: This should not happen. The maintainers try hard to ensure you can always revert to a previous version, especially from a minor version upgrade. To revert to a previous major version, provision is made so you can always rever

[GNC] Hack Financial / Fiscal Year in all Reports

I've been using this hack which changes the definition of current and previous year in reports to start 1 July. It will be overwritten each time a new version of GnuCash is installed and it's unlikely to work with the next major release. Find date-utilities.scm eg C:\Program Files (x86)\gnucash\sh

Re: [GNC] OFX Import with Investment Transactions

Hi Jean- I understand the logic for #1 and have no concerns about that. As for #2, I did continue past the first matching dialog and there were no additional dialogs, the focus returned to the account list. There are definitely FITIDs that are already in the database that are also in the most re

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions do not appear in the register until is pressed

Hi John, I already have "create automatically" checked and scheduled transactions do create automatically as expected. The issue is if GnuCash is opened after the transaction is created, they do not appear in the register until you press which can create issues because you are looking at an out-o

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions do not appear in the register until is pressed

I interpreted the question differently. If you leave a register open from a prior session, it seems like the register view doesn't refresh and display newly created transactions until you perform some sort of other action that triggers a refresh. That's the experience *I* thought Glenn was describ

Re: [GNC] Making the leap to latest

On 10/2/2021 6:11 PM, AC wrote: I agree don't upgrade if not absolutely necessary but I will likely be replacing this computer in a few months so starting from a newer installation is much more likely to happen in that case. a) Yes, you only want to be making one "change" at a time << FAR easier

Re: [GNC] Making the leap to latest

No, as far as I know, windows does not allow you to have multiple versions installed. -derek Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. On October 2, 2021 6:20:13 PM AC wrote: Actually, related to this: Is there a straightforward way to try a version without having to go through a

Re: [GNC] Making the leap to latest

Basic features are all the same. Some options and reports changed along the way, so you might need to manually File - > Open your data file when you upgrade. And you may lose saved reports. -derek Sent using my mobile device. Please excuse any typos. On October 2, 2021 6:13:31 PM AC wrote:

Re: [GNC] Making the leap to latest

Actually, related to this: Is there a straightforward way to try a version without having to go through a complete installation on Windows and without disturbing the existing installation? If it's possible then I could run 2.6.last and then 3.x stand-alone with a test copy of the file before jump

Re: [GNC] Making the leap to latest

I agree don't upgrade if not absolutely necessary but I will likely be replacing this computer in a few months so starting from a newer installation is much more likely to happen in that case. So you're saying I should be able to do three stages of 2.6.last, 3.x.last and then 4.x.last? Are there

Re: [GNC] Making the leap to latest

From 2.6.3 you will need to jump to 2.6.last, then 3.x, then 4.x At every version you should load your data file and then save it. While there is no requirement to upgrade, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" may apply, if you have a system crash and need to rebuild your system, it'll be ea

Re: [GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

It hasn't been a while since I last built mobi-formatted documents with Cmake because I do so with every release and we just did one on Tuesday. It works fine. *However* the mobi format was a proprietary format devised by Amazon.com for their Kindle-branded readers that they

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 222, Issue 51

Hi Steve, The UID is just a numeric string used to uniquely identify you. That’s why you need to use a generator to get one but it doesn’t come from your bank, etc. Which part are you confused about on the UUID instructions? The Wiki’s General Info section at the top links to a site that gener

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions do not appear in the register until is pressed

> On Oct 1, 2021, at 2:58 PM, Glenn Fowler wrote: > > Hello all, > > I have numerous scheduled transactions in multiple books and in settings > have them "run when the data file is opened". The transactions do run as > expected but do not appear in the register until you press . > With them n

[GNC] Making the leap to latest

Ok, I've been running along on 2.6.3 on Win 10. No issues to date that I can see. I know there's been various changes throughout the rest of the 2.x and 3.x series and we're now on 4.x which sparks some questions: Do I really need to update? I only use the basis ledgers for standard banking ac

Re: [GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

Please remember to send replies to the list rather than individual users. Particularly if you are soliciting for answers from "anyone" ;) As to your problems, can you provide more details ? It's been a while since I tested the mobi format. Back then it worked fine, also with cmake. You have to

Re: [GNC] OFX Import with Investment Transactions

Yes, there's a new behavior with OFX import. The match dialog shows up for each target account, so if you're importing securities the dialog will show up for each security. This could be a real annoyance if there are many different securities, so we may want to change that behavior. The new beh

Re: [GNC] Newest version for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Hi Jeff, On Wed, 29 Sept 2021 at 07:11, Jeff wrote: [...] > I would settle for a copy of "Building the Newest Version of GNC for > Dummies Course" book. Others have shown you that you can use flatpak to get the latest version, but if you do want to build from source I have found that the followi

Re: [GNC] Set up GnuCash to track monthly net income considering taxes and pension fund contributions

This seems an acceptable solution. Thanks. On Sat, Sep 25, 2021 at 4:07 PM Robin Chattopadhyay wrote: > You can achieve the ad-hoc nature of a templated transaction by setting > the frequency of the scheduled transaction to 'Once'. > > Set up your scheduled transaction, set the frequency to 'Onc

Re: [GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

Op zaterdag 2 oktober 2021 18:14:02 CEST schreef Mike Commissaris: > Installing past versions of docs (ver 4.4) went smoothly. > With ver 4.8 docs build, starting the install from my script file ./ > gnucash-docs-4.8.sh > I get an error at line 11: ./configure: No such file or directory > Sure enou

[GNC] Build 4.8 docs issue

Installing past versions of docs (ver 4.4) went smoothly. With ver 4.8 docs build, starting the install from my script file ./ gnucash-docs-4.8.sh I get an error at line 11: ./configure: No such file or directory Sure enough, there is no configure script file in my 4.8 docs build directory. I have

[GNC] OFX Import with Investment Transactions

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (VMWare virtual machine in case that matters) Gnucash 4.8 libofx 0.9.15 I tried importing an OFX file from my 401K provider this morning and I got a message box that said it had imported 2 transactions for a single security in the file and there were no additional transactions to

[GNC] GnuCash help: How to set the default invoice layout

Hi, firstly I hope you are able to help, and secondly thank you very much for doing so! I am relatively new too GnuCash and have been watching videos and going through a fair bit of the documentation on invoicing. So far I have setup a new style sheet for the invoice that I have created, as