Re: [GNC] Backup Module

2020-03-24 Thread A Harvey
Wait! EMACS already supports double-entry bookkeeping. :-) https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/CategoryFinancial On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 2:28 PM Jean-David Beyer via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > On 3/24/20 9:32 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > > On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...

Re: [GNC] Backup Module

2020-03-24 Thread Jean-David Beyer via gnucash-user
On 3/24/20 9:32 AM, Michael or Penny Novack wrote: > On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...@rogers.com wrote: >> Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the >> menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is >> commonly found in some programs?   Backing up to the ha

Re: [GNC] Backup Module

2020-03-24 Thread Adrien Monteleone
As Michael notes, there is more than just a data file. Preferences are stored separately as are saved report configurations, and any interface customizations. (such as if one uses a custom CSS file) And they aren’t just stored in separate files, they are also in different directories. Better to

Re: [GNC] Backup Module

2020-03-24 Thread Michael DeBusk
On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 9:36 AM Michael or Penny Novack < stepbystepf...@comcast.net> wrote: > a special process to back up gnucash data is redundant. While I agree that adding this feature to the application would be a poor idea, I do see the point. I back up my hard drive to an external drive,

Re: [GNC] Backup Module

2020-03-24 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 3/24/2020 7:58 AM, lbo...@rogers.com wrote: Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is commonly found in some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is currently automatic but saving to a disc or mem

[GNC] Backup Module

2020-03-24 Thread lbo...@rogers.com
Would it be possible to incorporate a backup module function into the menu bar, as a pull-down feature under the heading "File", as is commonly found in some programs? Backing up to the hardrive is currently automatic but saving to a disc or memory stick, for off site storage could be made sim