Re: [GNC] Am I in business?

2022-05-18 Thread davidcousens49
It will depend on your email client Arthur. I usually filter on gnucash which picks up gnucash in the list address and seems to work fairly well. It your email client also has a group by thread option this makes it easier to follow conversations. David Cousens On Wed, 2022-05-18 at 01:18 +, a

Re: [GNC] Startup issue - two windows

2022-05-18 Thread David Carlson
In the Gnome desktop and, I think, most other Linux desktops, using Alt-Tab, Super-Tab or just the Super key alone gives a means to navigate around all the open windows on your computer. I only have one display monitor active, so I am not sure how that behavior is modified for multi-display users.

Re: [GNC] Startup issue - two windows

2022-05-18 Thread Tommy Trussell
Yes, it's probably true I could use the keyboard to navigate to whichever GnuCash window is blocking the startup. However it is impossible to tell by sight which window is the culprit. So I find myself clicking around until I find the one that responds. And as previously mentioned, for some reas

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread David Carlson
Andrea, Perhaps your question is not clear if it wasn't answered by several replies hinting that accountants treat various types of assets differently. I am not an accountant, so I cannot know how well GnuCash treats the various types, but I would expect it to work reasonably well when currencie

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
A couple of points here: First, the analogy of a painting's unrealized gains to those of any other asset is perfectly valid. The only difference is that there is only one "share" of the painting, while there are many shares of a stock or mutual fund. Their change in value is going to be the unr

Re: [GNC] Startup issue - two windows

2022-05-18 Thread Adrien Monteleone
In my original reply of suggestions to try, I was working on the assumption that the user had inadvertently raised focus while the controlling window was generated. The only way around that is to not touch anything till all windows load. But if a window that demands control is not also 'sticky

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread Kenneth Schneider
Ken Schneider > On May 18, 2022, at 10:49 AM, David T. via gnucash-user > wrote: > > A couple of points here: > > First, the analogy of a painting's unrealized gains to those of any other > asset is perfectly valid. The only difference is that there is only one > "share" of the painting,

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread D via gnucash-user
I have no idea how NFTs change the concept of gains. And suggesting that tax laws in the US are going to adopt these guidelines is speculation at best. More likely it's wishful thinking-- or tilting at windmills. On May 18, 2022, 15:03, at 15:03, Kenneth Schneider wrote: > > >Ken Schneider

Re: [GNC] Import Map Editor - accidentally deleted account

2022-05-18 Thread Bogdan
Hello, I don't have a "qif-accounts-map" file on my system. I've been importing OFX rather than QIF format. Where else would the mapping for these imports be stored? On Wed, May 18, 2022 at 1:28 AM Tommy Trussell wrote: > I don't regularly import data, so I am not sure... > > HOWEVER what hap

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread Michael or Penny Novack
On 5/18/2022 10:46 AM, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: A couple of points here: First, the analogy of a painting's unrealized gains to those of any other asset is perfectly valid. The only difference is that there is only one "share" of the painting, while there are many shares of a stock or

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread davidcousens49
Andrea The mechanism for recording unrealized gains and losses is basically fairly simple but the devil is as usual in the detail. You need a sub account of your asset account and a corresponding account in Equity which you could call a revaluation reserve or something similar. This account can

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread Kenneth Schneider
Ken Schneider > On May 18, 2022, at 3:52 PM, D wrote: > >  > I have no idea how NFTs change the concept of gains. > > And suggesting that tax laws in the US are going to adopt these guidelines is > speculation at best. More likely it's wishful thinking-- or tilting at >> NFT, Nonfungibl

Re: [GNC] Import Map Editor - accidentally deleted account

2022-05-18 Thread davidcousens49
Bogdan AFAIK the import mapping data is stored in the main data file as is the price database data. I don't know if the log files record changes to the import map editor or only transaction changes. I suspect if you have deleted something in the import map editor your only recourse will be to ret

Re: [GNC] unrealized gain / losses for mutual funds

2022-05-18 Thread David T. via gnucash-user
I know what NFT stands for; I don't see how they have any effect on the concept of gains. You buy something at one price. You sell it at a different price. The difference is your gain (loss). Whether it's a painting, a stock, an NFT, or a parcel of land doesn't affect the idea of a gain. And w

Re: [GNC] Startup issue - two windows

2022-05-18 Thread Bruce Irving
I believe that I might have experienced Tommy's situation - twice, on different machines. I believe they happened when I had just installed GNC on a new PC, I open the GNC by double clicking the data file. Hopefully, I remember the details. GNC would show the opening banner (I never turn that of