Jeff,
Per chance are you on a Unix/Linux derevitive? I have seen Windows line
endings cause problems for different shells trying to process the script.
Changing to Unix style line endings fixed the problem. To the text editor
I was using the files appeared to be the same.
--Steve
On Mon, Apr 4
I think that was the 'high bit characters' Jeff was referring to.
Since they were in the path, most definitely, that was the problem with
opening the file. (still not sure why that would make the icon fail)
How they got there is anyone's guess, maybe a bad copy/paste?
Glad to hear it is resol
m> email
From: gnucash-user on
behalf of Jeff
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2022 10:14 AM
To: Geert Janssens ; gnucash-user@gnucash.org
Subject: Re: [GNC] create desktop icons for GNC 4.9 Flatpak on Ubuntu - solved
Geert, don't ask me how I did it because I do
Geert, don't ask me how I did it because I do not know but the new icon
now works.
Just for kicks and grins I created a desktop file for LibreOffice Writer
and it worked right the first time. So then I edited my desktop icon
for GNC and compared it to yours and couldn't see any differences
I have had a bit more time to play with this.
I have set up an Ubuntu 20.04LTS VM, installed flatpak and installed the
current gnucash flatpak from flathub.org.
I then first tested to see if I could use that to open an existing test book
as follows (on the command line):
flatpak run org.gnucas
Op woensdag 30 maart 2022 04:36:27 CEST schreef Adrien Monteleone:
> For the icon issue, while Flatpak apps are sandboxed and might not have
> access to that icon location, have you tried copying it to somewhere in
> your home folder and seeing if that works? (it is the Desktop file using
> it, so
Op dinsdag 29 maart 2022 08:18:58 CEST schreef Jeff:
> Permissions are set to run as executable for the desktop icon. Icon does
> not show up, just the generic blank icon. If I hit "Okay" I end up with
> a new, empty, set of books. If I manually open Dad.gnucash from the
> link it opens the corre
Op zaterdag 2 april 2022 07:24:52 CEST schreef Jeff:
> Step 1 and 2 work. The rest does not work. I still get the no suitable
> backend error. It has to be a compatibility issue with Flatpak and my
> computer.
>
And the "no suitable backend" error continues to point at the Dad.desktop file
ra
Op zaterdag 2 april 2022 07:09:32 CEST schreef Jeff:
> Okay, finally got a new keyboard. They make great toys for parrots.
>
> I have tried all of the suggestions presented and I can still not make a
> desktop icon for the GNC Flatpak version to load a specific set of
> books. I did get one icon
I'll note the "no suitable backend" is complaining it can't interpret the file
"/home/jeffrey/Desktop/Dad.desktop". That is the desktop entry file itself and
I find it very suspicious this one is passed to gnucash in flatpak. According
to the contents of the desktop file Jeffrey posted gnucash s
Step 1 and 2 work. The rest does not work. I still get the no suitable
backend error. It has to be a compatibility issue with Flatpak and my
computer.
--
--JEffrey Black M.B.A.
On 3/31/22 8:11 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
Ha! Best of luck with the keyboard! Check into (Ubuntu) Settings >
Okay, finally got a new keyboard. They make great toys for parrots.
I have tried all of the suggestions presented and I can still not make a
desktop icon for the GNC Flatpak version to load a specific set of
books. I did get one icon to work but I do not trust it, it does not
place the GNC
Ha! Best of luck with the keyboard! Check into (Ubuntu) Settings >
Universal Access > Typing > Screen Keyboard.
This will pop-up an on-screen keyboard when a typing field has focus.
That's not the best workaround, but it will help a bit.
-
As for GnuCash, what about the USB access info f
Pardn any unreadable wrds, my cockatu decided my keybard was a ty, and I
have yet t find all f the pieces nd mae them all work at th riht time.
I am ging after a new kybrad tda Adrein. prir t mving t flatPak installs
I never had a prblem with upgrades r installs. Desktp icns dn't seem t
be a
For the icon issue, while Flatpak apps are sandboxed and might not have
access to that icon location, have you tried copying it to somewhere in
your home folder and seeing if that works? (it is the Desktop file using
it, so this would be weird, but I guess worth a shot)
https://wiki.gnucash.or
The 'no suitable backend' is clueing me to an issue with that particular
file and not having the right backend installed/enabled.
But Jeffrey already said opening the file directly works fine and is
using XML. (usually one sees that error when trying to use one of the db
backends since XML is
Jeffery,
I have the Gnucash flatpak "user" version installed. The gnucash flatpak
wiki desktop shortcut (https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Flatpak) works for me
on Ubuntu 21.10 after updating my file location (see below) The one step
not mentioned is to right click the desktop shortcut and select "Al
I have tried all of this. As per your information I did in fact find an
icon in:
/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ico
The desktop link gives me an error of "No suitable backend was found for
/home/jeffrey/Desktop/Dad.deskt
Hi Jeff,
If you installed gnucash for a single user, then the icon file will be
at the path I showed in the previous email (but you'll have to change
the login name to yours):
/home/david/.local/share/flatpak/app/org.gnucash.GnuCash/x86_64/stable/active/files/share/gnucash/pixmaps/gnucash-icon.ic
I tried this but I cannot locate the actual GNC icon file. I do have
one where I attempted, unsuccessfully, to build GNC 4.9 from source.
I changed the path to the icon in the build directory. And gave the
exec the path to one of my .gnucash files but the desktop link still
refuses to work
Jeff,
Follow David Whitings suggestion creating multiple desktop entries in the file,
one for each separate datafile you need to open, changing the name in the Name
entry and the filepath in the Exec entry as appropriate.
You can locate/put the desktop file in your home directory at
/home//.local
I think David Whiting's reply should get you there. (I didn't notice it
when I sent mine)
If that doesn't work, report back what happens instead.
Regards,
Adrien
On 3/25/22 6:24 PM, Jeff wrote:
I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific
set of books.
IE: icon (GNC
I would like to have individual icons that execute GNC for a specific
set of books.
IE: icon (GNC parents books) icon (GNC personal books) icon (GNC
company books) etc.
--
--JEffrey Black M.B.A.
On 3/25/22 12:43 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
You want an application icon or for the i
You want an application icon or for the individual data files (books)?
The application is a bit of work if it is Flatpak, but I would think the
data files should be no issue.
Regards,
Adrien
On 3/25/22 2:38 AM, Jeff wrote:
I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books f
Hi Jeff,
The following works for me, with gnucash installed for a user:
1. Create a desktop file (using a text editor) with the entry shown below
2. On the Exec line, change Documents/test-2.gnucash to the path to
your gnucash file
3. On the Name line, change this to whatever you want to call it,
I have never had a problem creating desktop icons for multiple books for
GNC on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS prior to installing the FlatPak version for GNC 4.9.
Everything I have tried for the desktop icon has failed miserably on the
Flatpak version of GNC 4.9. Is there someone who can guide me on
creat
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