Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-10 Thread larry johnston
rlson wrote: > IIRC you need to reboot after changing the Locale. > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM larry johnston > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Thanks to everyone for their insights. I was in error when I said that I >> had reset it to Locale/Canadian$. When

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-10 Thread larry johnston
ve the issue you > are noticing... > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux & > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows > > --- > Thanks, > > Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ & > https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison > > On 2025-

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-09 Thread larry johnston
my accounts now to ensure they are consistent. That is probably a task for th weekend. Larry On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM larry johnston wrote: > David, > > Thanks for your insights. When I started my Chart of Accounts, I thought I > had set it to C$ but it was in US$ an dI ha

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-09 Thread larry johnston
that your Total column is prefixed with "C$" whereas >> totals are just prefixed with "$" - are you mixing currencies in your >> GnuCash file and could this be an issue with budgets ? >> >> This is on Win 10 using GnuCash 5.10. Will also try on Win 11 late

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-09 Thread larry johnston
right of the budget show the totals in C$. No idea >> whether that could be an issue, but I'd like to know how you made that >> happen. My budgets don't display any currency indicators. (I'm on an >> older version of GnuCash, that could also be the reason why I don'

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-09 Thread larry johnston
er > account types as well, but I haven't tested those scenarios. > > > Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 20:15:07 -0800 > > From: larry johnston > > To: Brad Morrison > > Cc: Gnucash Users > > Subject: Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question > > Message

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-08 Thread larry johnston
sing_Different_Versions.2C_Up_And_Downgrade > are some resources on what to do when upgrading. > > --- > Thanks, > > Brad - https://www.facebook.com/brad.morrison.12327/ & > https://norcal.social/@BradMorrison > > On 2025-01-08 11:01, larry johnston wrote: >

Re: [GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-08 Thread larry johnston
vid H. > > > On Mon, 6 Jan 2025 at 16:45, larry johnston wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I just started using 5.10 on a new computer, Windows 11 and have run into >> two issues. I was previously running 2.6.15 in Windows 10. >> >> I set up my budget and e

[GNC] Budget Question and stylesheet question

2025-01-05 Thread larry johnston
Hi, I just started using 5.10 on a new computer, Windows 11 and have run into two issues. I was previously running 2.6.15 in Windows 10. I set up my budget and everything seems good, except that the rows at the very bottom, Income, Expense, Transfers and Total have not been populated, so you can

Re: [GNC] Budget data disappeared in 4.14

2024-12-31 Thread larry johnston
Hi, False alarm. She had mistakenly entered data as if it was 2025 and I guess that triggered GNUcash to think we were in 2025 and there was no 2025 budget, so no data was available. Everything seems to be back. Larry On Tue, Dec 31, 2024 at 4:53 PM larry johnston wrote: > Hi, >

[GNC] Budget data disappeared in 4.14

2024-12-31 Thread larry johnston
Hi, My companion is working in GNUcash 4.14. she has entered most of her year end data and went to check her budget and all the information in the budget except for the categories is gone. She made a backup of the file, which now has her data but no budget. She opened the most recent copy of the f

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-12-04 Thread larry johnston
lder, but > I'm uncertain. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 12/4/23 10:29 PM, larry johnston wrote: > > In ver 4.14 I don't see any other options than Range Start and Range End, > > maybe Collapsed Periods did not come until Ver 5 or maybe I am missing > > s

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-12-04 Thread larry johnston
with a screenshot > showing the problem. I hope to get that up to speed this week. (among > other bugs I filed that need more info) > > > Check the General tab. The last 2 options toggle collapsed periods. > (before & after) > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 12/4/23

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-12-04 Thread larry johnston
o I log in. TIA, Larry On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 9:58 AM larry johnston wrote: > Thanks. I have to put this project onhold for a while. Fortunately 'use > accumulated totals' gives me the basics that I need and the rest is gravy > if I can get it. > > > Larry >

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-12-01 Thread larry johnston
Thanks. That is what I was looking for. I thought it was a report, not an option on a report. Larry On Fri, Nov 17, 2023, 8:17 p.m. Mark Penner wrote: > On Friday, November 17, 2023 1:53:38 PM CST larry johnston wrote: > > I got as far as upgrading to GC 4.14 and was planning to us

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-11-17 Thread larry johnston
Hi, I got as far as upgrading to GC 4.14 and was planning to use the Use Accumulated Amounts report but I could not find it. Do I have to upgrade to ver 5 or am I not looking in the correct place? TIA, Larry On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 1:31 PM larry johnston wrote: > Hi, > > Yes, I was

[GNC] Budgeting glitch after upgrading to 4.14

2023-07-27 Thread larry johnston
We just finished upgrading from 2.6.15 to 4.14 in Windows 10. Our budget has a glitch. In the bottom rows the Income, Expenses, Transfer and Remaining to Budget rows all read zeros. In 2.6.15 they totalled Income and Expenses and showed if there was something over or under budgeted in the Total row

[GNC] Windows 11 GnuCash 4.14 vs 5.3

2023-07-27 Thread larry johnston
We have just upgraded from 2.6.15 to 4.14. We are trying to decide if we should go to 5.3. We use GnuCash only for basic home finances. An important feature that we want to use is the 'use accumulated totals' in our budget reports. This feature is available in 4.14 so we have stopped there. What a

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-27 Thread larry johnston
at you are looking for, I'm not > sure you can duplicate that old report in one shot. In that case, you > would then simply only report on one period (and the Totals) and choose > either 'accumulated amounts' or not based on if you wanted numbers for > just that period *or*

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread larry johnston
ated Amounts. And then display a Totals column > and of course include Budget, Actual & Variance options. > > Note too, you can customize the budget time frame itself. It doesn't > have to be an entire year. Maybe a combination of all of the above will > imitate Phil's report

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread larry johnston
ntire budget. So you could see your actual spending YTD, but the > variance was based on the entire year. (showing you how much you had > 'left' in a budget, but not how you stood at that point in time.) > > I find both Accumulated Totals, and the Totals column to be helpful whe

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread larry johnston
; That should then clear it up and next time you open GnuCash, it should > remember where your book was and open it for you. > > Then do the Check & Repair step once you verify you can open your book. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 7/26/23 9:54 PM, larry johnston wrote: &

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-26 Thread larry johnston
We started the upgrade process from 2.6.15. The upgrade from 2.6.15 to 2.6.21 and from 2.6.21 to 3.11 seemed to go ok but the upgrade from 3.11 to 4.14 sees to have hit a snag. When we open 4.14 we get a dialog box that states: 'There are some predefined actions available that most new users prefer

Re: [GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-24 Thread larry johnston
Is running 'Check and Repair' what upgrades your data file to the upgrade version? TIA, Larry On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 5:42 PM flywire wrote: > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Installation#Upgrading > ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.o

[GNC] Upgrading to 5.3 from 2.6.15

2023-07-24 Thread larry johnston
I have decided to upgrade to the current version. Our current computer is running Windows 10 and our new computer will be running Windows 11. My thinking is that it would be best to upgrade on the Win 10 computer and then start fresh on the Win 11 computer. I have been looking at the FAQ's but I h

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-07-19 Thread larry johnston
On 7/18/23 1:07 PM, larry johnston wrote: > >> Will 2.6.15 run on Windows 11? Can it still be downloaded? > > > > First a direct answer: > > > > I don't know, but I'm sure It doesn't hurt to try. Maybe someone with > > Win11 can try installing

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-07-19 Thread larry johnston
ems easier than the upgrade process. Larry On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 9:27 AM Adrien Monteleone < adrien.montele...@lusfiber.net> wrote: > On 7/18/23 1:07 PM, larry johnston wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I did not try to upgrade when I asked this question three years ago. > &

Re: [GNC] Year to Date Budget Report

2023-07-19 Thread larry johnston
I see you > replied there too) > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 7/18/23 4:55 PM, larry johnston wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I thought I posted this question to the list earlier today but I did not > > see it come th

[GNC] Year to Date Budget Report

2023-07-18 Thread larry johnston
Hi, I thought I posted this question to the list earlier today but I did not see it come through on the feed. So forgive me if it is already out there. My computer is on its last legs and I am expecting a newer one running Windows 11. Will I still be able to run GNUCash 2.6.15 or should I upgrade

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2023-07-18 Thread larry johnston
splay the YTD budget amounts. > If it does not perform well then you'll need to file a bug. > > On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 at 23:48, larry johnston > wrote: > > > Peter, > > > > I am still running 2.6.15. I am running Windows 10. Phil's report still > > runs w

Re: [GNC] Confused About Budgeting monthly transfers

2020-07-16 Thread larry johnston
Jon, If I understand your question, it relates to transferring or spending money going into an IRA. I had a similar problem with RRSP's in Canada. When you transfer funds they aren't actually spent even though you have them in an account that you can't use. My solution which I am sure is not prope

Re: [GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2020-01-15 Thread larry johnston
Peter, I am still running 2.6.15. I am running Windows 10. Phil's report still runs well in Wndows 10. I have not upgraded because I do not want to lose the functionality of Phil's report. I do not download financial information from institution as I do manual entry so have not seen any reason to

[GNC] budget reports 'YTD' vs 'use accumulated amounts'

2019-11-04 Thread larry johnston
I am using gnuCash 2.6.15 for windows and rely on Phil's custom YTD report to compare income and expenses against my budget. I am considering upgrading to the current version which I understand has a similar report called 'use accumulated amounts'. I am wondering if anyone has used both and can let

Re: [GNC] should I upgrade from 2.6.15 for windows

2019-11-01 Thread larry johnston
ed amounts". > > On Fri, 1 Nov 2019, 06:56 larry johnston, wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Just to followup. >> >> If 2.6.15 is working for me there is no need to upgrade. >> >> If I want to upgrade I should upgrade to 2.6.21 first. >> >> D

Re: [GNC] should I upgrade from 2.6.15 for windows

2019-10-31 Thread larry johnston
sion that > can read a 3.x file if you need to go backwards for some reason. > > Then you can jump to whatever is the current release. (right now, 3.7) > > Of course, always make a backup of your data file before any upgrade, just > in case. > > Regards, > Adrien >

[GNC] should I upgrade from 2.6.15 for windows

2019-10-31 Thread larry johnston
Hi, I have been running gnuCash 2.6.15 for nearly three years. It has met all my needs once I installed Phil's ytd-budget.scm to get year to date budget reports. I do not have data to enter so I do it manually and do not download data from financial institutions. Should I upgrade to a newer versi