Re: [GNC] I don't understand this IRA distribution solution

2022-01-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Looking at that thread, I believe that the crucial points are these: 1) You need to isolate the tax deferred income as you go. So, for example, you have $2000 gross income on a paycheck, of which $250 is deposited into your IRA. The payroll transaction will need to have separate entries of $1750

Re: [GNC] Exiting GNUCash

2022-01-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
David, What Gyle is describing has nothing to do with OneDrive. Gnucash shouldn't exit the program when he closes the "Save/Close without Saving/Cancel" dialog box by clicking the "X" for the dialog-- and it sure shouldn't leave the lock file in place when it does so. That the lock file still

Re: [GNC] Exiting GNUCash

2022-01-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
David, That's off topic. And I don't use OneDrive. Better to start a different topic. David T. Original Message From: David Carlson Sent: Tue Jan 18 13:42:16 EST 2022 To: "D." Cc: Gyle McCollam , "D. via gnucash-user" Subject: Re: [GNC] Exi

Re: [GNC] Exiting GNUCash

2022-01-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Mobile gmccol...@live.com<mailto:gmccol...@gyleshomes.com> email From: D. Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:46 PM To: David Carlson Cc: Gyle McCollam ; D. via gnucash-user Subject: Re: [GNC] Exiting GNUCash David, That&

Re: [GNC] Short-Term Capital Gains question - Entering Mutual Fund or EFT Distribution

2022-01-21 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Art, I'm no accountant, and I'm only speaking from my own experience. I have similar holdings and reporting. For my purposes, I track dividends,  LTCG and STCG in separate accounts by brokerage.  That way, I can match my accounts against the EOY reports issued by the brokerages and track down

Re: [GNC] report subaccounts totals on stacked barchart

2022-02-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Mattia, I believe you want to experiment with the Account Level setting. It controls how far down into the account hierarchy the report displays. It will total up lower level accounts into the parent if they are also selected accounts. Unfortunately, you can't set different levels for differen

Re: [GNC] Help with reconcile menu

2022-02-05 Thread D via gnucash-user
The opening balance tallies every transaction that was previously reconciled, regardless of date. The Guide notes that the starting balance is less important than the closing balance. If the closing balance is correct, proceed with your reconciliation and finish when the difference is zero. On

Re: [GNC] mortgage calculator

2022-02-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I manually edit each mortgage entry as well. I use the mortgage statements to reconcile the final amounts. I mean, there aren't that many transactions to consider. I don't see this as much of a burden. David Original Message From: Derek Atkins Sent: Fri Feb 18 14:50:22 ES

Re: [GNC] exporting search?

2022-02-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Personally, I'd have a separate account for medical expenses, and then a transaction report for that account would quickly give me totals for any given period. Original Message From: Geoff Sent: Sat Feb 19 18:32:43 EST 2022 To: p...@kinzelman.com, Gnucash Elist Subject: Re:

Re: [GNC] exporting search?

2022-02-21 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Moreover, if you've already assigned your accounts to tax lines, the TXF report will quickly give you exactly how much you spent on each tax line last year. That's what the report is for. The TXF report will also break up tax lines by gnucash account, which is why I have brokerage-based income

Re: [GNC] Profit & Retained Earning don't match

2022-02-25 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Derek, Some of the standard reports automatically update the account selection when they are invoked. See, for example, the Advanced Portfolio report, which automatically selects new commodity accounts each time it is run. My recollection was that standard reports based on a class of accounts

Re: [GNC] Profit & Retained Earning don't match

2022-02-25 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Derek, Thanks for raising those legitimate points. I think a flag or trigger to reselect accounts would be helpful. I would note that, to my way of thinking, when I call up a saved report, I *am* running it from scratch, although I understand your perspective. From my corner, when I call up

Re: [GNC] Report question

2022-02-26 Thread D. via gnucash-user
If you took the report data and pasted it directly into your favorite spreadsheet, you could save the result as CSV, no problem. At this point, it might be more useful if you explained more completely what it is you're trying to accomplish. Then people on the list could help you solve the prob

Re: [GNC] Stock Transaction

2022-03-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I'd say yes. Original Message From: Jack Frillman via gnucash-user Sent: Wed Mar 02 12:11:30 EST 2022 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Stock Transaction I had a stock (INFO) in a company that was purchased by another company (SPGI).  INFO no longer exists but I n

Re: [GNC] mac fails to open gnucash file

2022-03-04 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I'm not using a Mac anymore, but you should know that double clicking a file in Finder will not open that file in GnuCash but will open the last opened file instead. It is a Known Mac Thing. You might want to try using File -> Open to see whether your File really won't open... Origi

Re: [GNC] Subject: Re: Keeping tenant accounts on Gnucash - periodic 'rent owing' ?

2022-03-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
With your system, you could use your spreadsheet as a data source for a Word mail merge document that would fill in the receipt information from the spreadsheet. No editing necessary, just process the single entry to a new document (or pdf). Probably could have a calculated cell in Excel for bal

[GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

2022-03-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Flywire, I received the attached notice about an addition you made to the wiki FAQ page. The addition you made concerned rental statements. However, the solution you offered was to use a spreadsheet. While the information is likely to be useful to some users, it's not really relevant to using g

Re: [GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

2022-03-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
me to try and do the same in 2022. On 8/03/2022 12:45 pm, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > Flywire, > > I received the attached notice about an addition you made to the wiki FAQ > page. The addition you made concerned rental statements. However, the > solution you offered was to

Re: [GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

2022-03-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
ou > put it, but it still adds value to the overall GnuCash ecosystem. > > (4) It does no harm. > > So, my vote is to retain it. > > Regards > > Geoff > = > P.S. THANK YOU Flywire for taking the time and making the effort to > update the FAQ.  You hav

Re: [GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

2022-03-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
t to Using GnuCash. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 3/8/22 6:13 AM, D. via gnucash-user wrote: >> Geoff, >> >> Your points are valid. >> >> If we accept your assertions (and I'm willing to), my thinking is that >> this i

Re: [GNC] Fwd: GnuCash page FAQ has been changed by Flywire

2022-03-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Using_GnuCash#GnuCash_on_Holidays_with_your_friend > > <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Using_GnuCash#GnuCash_on_Holidays_with_your_friend> > > :--)) > > Thanks > > Geoff > = > > On 9/03/2022 7:16 am, Adrien Monteleone wrote: > > I second mov

Re: [GNC] MySQL

2022-03-13 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Henrik, As the third David on this thread, I fully echo what the other two have said, but will further add that if you are hoping to access the data serially and singly from a common location, the default XML file format can work equally effectively. And you don't have to maintain a MySQL serv

Re: [GNC] importing prices from csv

2022-03-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I am able to import prices from csv with a four column source: Ticker,  Namespace, Price,  Date Namespace is the entry from Gnucash. Original Message From: George Riner Sent: Wed Mar 16 11:36:14 EDT 2022 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] importing prices from csv

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Adrien, Overall, I think you're right, but I believe the tax features you're referring to are used to calculate taxes for a business? The issue with deferred income-- and this has been true for as long as I can remember-- is that when Joe Retiree takes money from their IRA, the IRS considers i

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
es, virtual type tracking will be needed. Regards, Adrien On 3/16/22 5:09 PM, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > Adrien, > > Overall, I think you're right, but I believe the tax features you're > referring to are used to calculate taxes for a business? The issue with > defer

Re: [GNC] importing prices from csv

2022-03-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Every stock has a Namespace in Gnucash. "NYSE"  "NASDAQ" are examples. I have an online spreadsheet into which I can paste my Advanced Portfolio data, and then a second worksheet in the file compiles the prices for the result set, which can be cut and pasted locally for import. Orig

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
t overthinking this? David T. Original Message From: Michael or Penny Novack Sent: Wed Mar 16 19:10:50 EDT 2022 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection On 3/16/2022 6:09 PM, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > Adrien, > > Overall, I th

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
oing to fine me if I don't pay up. Original Message From: Stan Brown Sent: Wed Mar 16 20:32:51 EDT 2022 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection On 2022-03-16 15:09, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > when Joe Retiree takes money from their

Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection

2022-03-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
ginal Message From: Stan Brown Sent: Thu Mar 17 09:48:26 EDT 2022 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] IRA/401K income detection On 2022-03-16 17:49, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > But one of the big selling points of IRA/401Ks is that they earn > money tax deferred (whic

Re: [GNC] Account Edit

2022-03-28 Thread D via gnucash-user
Set them to placeholder as well. On Mar 28, 2022, 05:41, at 05:41, Jack Dill wrote: >I have been a user of Gnucash for years. As you might expect over the >years I have added many accounts. Recently I did some account editing >to hide accounts that I no longer use. > >When entering a transacti

Re: [GNC] I try to set up GNUCash and it says that my attempt to save the file is denied

2022-03-31 Thread D via gnucash-user
Out of curiosity, were you trying to run gnucash from inside the dmg, or did you actually copy the app onto your hard drive? On Mar 31, 2022, 07:19, at 07:19, David H wrote: >Check your settings, have you allowed Gnucash to have access to your >Folders - Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Pri

Re: [GNC] Transaction Imports

2022-04-11 Thread D via gnucash-user
Not going to go into great detail here, but you definitely DON'T want to have gnucash calculate shares. Have it calculate price. On Apr 11, 2022, 11:21, at 11:21, Stu Perlman wrote: >Hello Everyone, > >I am looking for some guidance on how to import a few hundred >transactions >from my 401(k) a

Re: [GNC] Trouble opening ancient files

2020-06-17 Thread D via gnucash-user
Online resources indicate that Windows support was added for 2.2, so finding Windows binaries before that may be futile. According to the wikipedia article, that was in 2007. On Jun 17, 2020, 12:17, at 12:17, Derek Atkins wrote: >Thomas Klausner writes: > >> On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 10:22:33AM

Re: [GNC] Disappearing entries

2020-06-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I'd definitely agree that his data is forked. Both ways! Original Message From: Michael Hendry Sent: Thu Jun 18 12:27:13 EDT 2020 To: Derek Atkins Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org, Carl Subject: Re: [GNC] Disappearing entries > On 18 Jun 2020, at 17:22, Derek Atkins wrote: > >

Re: [GNC] Disappearing entries

2020-06-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Hard to say how bad this is. I'd start with the newest data file (by modification date) that does NOT include the 14-digit timestamp, and see what was there. That may or may not be the file named "GC January 12 2019.gnucash". More likely it's newer ("GC January 15 2020.gnucash", for example). Y

Re: [GNC] Cursor Focus on Wrong Tab

2020-06-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
In this case, tab moves you to other fields in the hidden tab. Only by clicking in the visible register does it change. Original Message From: David Carlson Sent: Fri Jun 19 15:00:49 EDT 2020 To: "David T." Cc: Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] Cursor Focus on Wrong Tab I s

Re: [GNC] Cursor Focus on Wrong Tab

2020-06-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
David, Thanks for the reply. Can't believe I forgot version info. GC3.5 Windows 10. I just found another piece of this. I reopened gnucash just now, and it opened with the previous window settings. When I clicked the duplicate button in tab H this time, however, I didn't get the same behavior

Re: [GNC] Old version Gnucash

2020-06-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20%28stable%29/ Original Message From: James Fuller Sent: Fri Jun 19 22:52:20 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Old version Gnucash Hi, Is there a website where I can find and download earlier versions o

Re: [GNC] Cursor Focus on Wrong Tab

2020-06-20 Thread D. via gnucash-user
wonder if that behavior still exists in 3.10? Regards, Adrien > On Jun 19, 2020 w25d171, at 9:56 PM, D. via gnucash-user > wrote: > > David, > > Thanks for the reply. Can't believe I forgot version info. GC3.5 Windows 10. > > I just found another piece of this.

Re: [GNC] QUESTION: transaction classes (tags) like QuickBooks?

2020-06-22 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Zi, Welcome to the world of GnuCash. As a user of GnuCash for nearly 15 years, I can tell you that it's a feature-rich application with a great user community. Unfortunately, "classes" is not one of those features. It has been discussed for as long as I can remember (e.g., https://lists.gnucas

Re: [GNC] [GnuCash 4.0] - Lost customizations from gtk-3.0.css

2020-06-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I tend to agree with GTI on this one; reinventing the CSS style wheel on a major upgrade is not likely to win fans. I'm also curious whether the Windows install, which uninstalls earlier versions automatically, removes these files... Having been chided recently for remaining at 3.5 rather than

Re: [GNC] Bulk moving transactions

2020-07-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Of course, once you've edited every transaction to put it into a child account, you could have just changed them all to their proper account altogether, and eliminated the entire account delete set of steps... Original Message From: Michael or Penny Novack Sent: Wed Jul 01 15

Re: [GNC] Bulk moving transactions

2020-07-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Ah. I misread your original post. Having used GnuCash for over 15 years now, I am quite familiar with editing accounts, thank you. Still, editing a bunch of accounts seems like more complication than just editing the transactions themselves. I guess I assume that because a month of credit card

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Antonio, I think the point that John and Frank were making is that if you *entered* the transaction in the EUR account, then it will have EUR as its currency, and you will be asked to provide an exchange rate for every GBP split that is subsequently entered, regardless of your current register

Re: [GNC] Split transaction on invoices in foreign currencies

2020-07-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Antonio, Your original description of the situation was clear, and the scenario John and Frank and I outlined was accurate. The point is this: if you enter the transaction from the GBP account, you can add the bank fee split without invoking the second exchange rate dialog. Origin

Re: [GNC] Cost Basis Report on Transaction

2020-07-02 Thread D via gnucash-user
Well, if you track your gains, it's simple to track using a transaction report. On Jul 2, 2020, 18:59, at 18:59, gnuc...@runbox.com wrote: >I'm evaluating gnuCash for tracking investments. For my taxes I need a >report of all stock sales during the year, showing the cost basis. >Perhaps even a r

Re: [GNC] Gnucash-User

2020-07-05 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I guess all that would recommend abandoning nabble altogether, and drinking the gnucash Kool ade directly from lists.gnucash.org... just saying.?. Original Message From: David Cousens Sent: Sun Jul 05 17:01:40 EDT 2020 To: Liz , John Ralls Cc: GnuCash-User Subject: Re: [GNC]

Re: [GNC] Help required

2020-07-06 Thread D. via gnucash-user
2.6.13 was released in 2016. While the user may not have engaged with the community actively over that time, I'd hesitate to refer to them as a "newbie." Original Message From: "w...@theprescotts.com" Sent: Mon Jul 06 10:57:21 EDT 2020 To: David Carlson Cc: GnuCash Users Sub

Re: [GNC] Gnucash-User

2020-07-07 Thread D via gnucash-user
David C. I know what nabble is, and I know that nabble is not gnucash-user. People who use nabble to experience gnucash-user as a forum should pay attention to this fact, and place the blame for nabble's failings where they belong: with nabble. * Personally, I find nabble's penchant for never

Re: [GNC] Gnucash - user: Google result

2020-07-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I have modified the Mailing lists page (which opens ironically with the introductory phrase "The Official Forum") to include a brief sentence explicitly juxtaposing mailing lists from forums, with a new link to a simple stub page at "GnuCash Forum" that refers back to the mailing lists page. Pe

Re: [GNC] Gnucash - user: Google result

2020-07-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Looks like I was slow on the uptake, and my changes have been rolled back. Original Message From: "D. via gnucash-user" Sent: Tue Jul 07 12:38:09 EDT 2020 To: Adrien Monteleone Cc: David Reiser via gnucash-user Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash - user: Google resu

Re: [GNC] Gnucash - user: Google result

2020-07-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
> On Jul 7, 2020 w28d189, at 11:45 AM, D. wrote: > > Looks like I was slow on the uptake, and my changes have been rolled back. > > > Original Message ---- > From: "D. via gnucash-user" > Sent: Tue Jul 07 12:38:09 EDT 2020 > > I have modif

Re: [GNC] Gnucash - user: Google result

2020-07-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
And they might just do the trick. > > Regards, > Adrien > > p.s. -you forgot to send those to the list? > >> On Jul 7, 2020 w28d189, at 11:45 AM, D. wrote: >> >> Looks like I was slow on the uptake, and my changes have been rolled back. >> >> >

Re: [GNC] Net Worth Linechart report issue

2020-07-10 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Attempting a five year and a ten year daily net worth linechart on Windows 10 and GC 4.0 yield no display issues either in app or in browser (Chrome and Edge tested). David Original Message From: Adrien Monteleone Sent: Fri Jul 10 12:04:31 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.

Re: [GNC] Reconcile also opens Interest Payment box?

2020-07-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
John, Count me as a supporter of removing these. I long ago disabled that feature on every account. I have always found it easier to enter these transactions myself, especially since I found that the dialog would present a strange subset of accounts that I would override every time. Simplifyin

Re: [GNC] Prevent register from auto-duplicating transactions?

2020-07-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I've often struggled with this problem as well. Another way to handle it would be to create two different transaction descriptions, each beginning with a different descriptive string or code, like "G- Store" and "M- Store". You could go with "Store- G" etc., but then you have to type more... Da

Re: [GNC] Prevent register from auto-duplicating transactions?

2020-07-14 Thread D. via gnucash-user
My suggestion in this scenario is to *begin* the description with the variable text. That way, you type fewer characters. For example, you could have "Dividends - AAPL" or you could have "AAPL - Dividends" The latter requires only a couple of characters' typing to get the unique entry.?. -

Re: [GNC] Getting prices at startup

2020-07-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Given that GnuCash doesn't have such a feature implemented (see https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=628734), I imagine that at some point in the past, you created a script that first invoked the command line update process before invoking the program itself. With the latest upgrade, the co

Re: [GNC] Getting prices at startup

2020-07-18 Thread D. via gnucash-user
If you have a "gnucash.bat" somewhere on your hard drive, you could just change the line there to use the new executable. Or create yourself a new bat file with the two commands in it-- gnucash-cli.exe on the first, and gnucash.exe on the second. David Original Message From

Re: [GNC] Still no access to Gnucash Nabble

2020-07-23 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Jimmy, Nabble is not GnuCash. Go ask Nabble. Original Message From: J R via gnucash-user Sent: Thu Jul 23 18:10:00 EDT 2020 To: "gnucash-user@gnucash.org" Subject: [GNC] Still no access to Gnucash Nabble After 6 weeksI still cannot post or reply on "http://gnucash.1415818.

Re: [GNC] Export as PDF vs Print to PDF

2020-07-28 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Adrien, As I understand it, the problem lies with the underlying WebKit rendering engine, which is known to have this problem on both Windows and Mac, as you've noted. Exporting pdf will only generate a pdf with the problem embedded in it. The solution is, as you've also noted, to export html a

Re: [GNC] Installing on Windows 10 (with Defender)

2020-08-03 Thread D. via gnucash-user
David, Gnucash doesn't use an MSI file. It's an EXE. Unfortunately for Peter's brother in law, I cannot help, since my Windows 10 installation was without complication. David T. Original Message From: David Carlson Sent: Mon Aug 03 10:44:08 EDT 2020 To: Peter West Cc:

Re: [GNC] help to set up equity sub-accounts opening balances

2020-08-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Marilyn, Part of your problem, I think, is based on a misunderstanding of terminology. You keep referring to these virtual amounts as "Equity" when really they are *Assets*. In the gnucash world, these funds should be placed as Assets accounts. That you have set them aside in your mind as "not

Re: [GNC] Close account

2020-08-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Set it as a Placeholder account,  which freezes the account for new transactions, and optionally set it to hidden. Both are on the Account->Edit screen. Original Message From: Chris Taylor Sent: Fri Aug 07 20:44:54 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Close a

Re: [GNC] Version 4.1 - Check & Repair problem and segfault on close GnuCash

2020-08-10 Thread D. via gnucash-user
LMGTFY You *could* go to the non-sanctioned, flawed third party repackager Nabble at http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/ Or you could go to the official sources at https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo Your choice. David Original Message From: Greg Feneis Sent: Mo

Re: [GNC] Difficulty with online price retrieval

2020-08-10 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Odd that the list isn't properly sorted... Original Message From: "Frank H. Ellenberger" Sent: Mon Aug 10 09:16:42 EDT 2020 To: Samantha Payn Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Difficulty with online price retrieval Samanta, Am 10.08.20 um 12:53 schrieb Samantha

Re: [GNC] Get quote - online price retrieval

2020-08-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Of course, if you're using amfiindia as your price source, it's not technically necessary to add an AlphaVantage key, since you're not using AlphaVantage as a source. Original Message From: Geoff Sent: Mon Aug 17 01:41:22 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [G

Re: [GNC] Get quote - online price retrieval

2020-08-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Ah, yes. ISTR that AlphaVantage is used for all currency conversions. That would suggest that users should be told that outright somewhere. Original Message From: Geoff Sent: Mon Aug 17 08:32:10 EDT 2020 To: "D." Cc: David Reiser via gnucash-user , gnucash-user@gnucash.org

Re: [GNC] help increasing size of font in GnuCash?

2020-08-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
John, I wondered about that as well; a check of the wiki turns that location up in this section: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations#GTK_DATA_HOME Original Message From: John Ralls Sent: Mon Aug 17 12:13:08 EDT 2020 To: Peter West Cc: gnucash-u...@lists

Re: [GNC] Capital Gain Calculations on Split Stocks

2020-08-24 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Christopher, Thanks for the reply. I'll have to figure out how I'd trigger the --extra flag in Windows and take a look at that report. It may make the whole gains process a little easier. As it is, a statement with 10-15 sales transactions can take quite some time to work through. I understa

Re: [GNC] Capital Gain Calculations on Split Stocks

2020-08-24 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Peter, I thought the same about partial sales, but have found now that almost all my scenarios can be addressed in the lots tool. In my case, matching the broker's sales record up to the correct lot yields accurate results, except in this situation with a split stock. I agree with you generall

Re: [GNC] Capital Gain Calculations on Split Stocks

2020-08-25 Thread D. via gnucash-user
he correct cost basis). Once you have done this, just enter the sale and scrub the account to automatically calculate the correct capital gain of $16.55 - screenshot 02. Hope this helps. Geoff = On 25/08/2020 1:13 pm, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > Peter, > > I thought the same about

Re: [GNC] Asset accounts: cost, or value?

2020-09-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Michael, Could you go into more detail about how one would enter, e.g., title insurance in GnuCash so that it would apply to the cost basis of a property? TIA, David Original Message From: Michael or Penny Novack Sent: Wed Sep 02 09:53:54 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.

Re: [GNC] Import quicken

2020-09-04 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Hello, Reading the available help is a great way to start. Start with: https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_importing.html Next: https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Quicken_Migration Original Message From: PhilipChaban Sent: Thu Sep 03 08:57:11 EDT 2020 To:

Re: [GNC] Installing GnuCash 4.1 There is no Disk - Insert a Disk on Windows 7 x64

2020-09-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
This has come up before. As I understand it, this is a problem with Windows and some applications. Past threads on this suggested a registry edit, among other solutions. I'll note that Windows 7 is no longer actively supported, which means that it might not be the best choice at this time to p

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread D. via gnucash-user
On putting the Chart of Accounts at the end: presumably that would work, but it really messes with the Order of Things in my head.  ;) As for the size changes, well, I have been using gnucash a while... Original Message From: Stan Brown Sent: Tue Sep 15 15:55:35 EDT 2020 To:

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-15 Thread D. via gnucash-user
around with the mouse or judicious use of arrow keys to put them in your preferred order. The corollary, of course, is does that order stick if you close and reopen the same file. later. On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM D. via gnucash-user < gnucash-user@gnucash.org> wrote: > On putting

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Thanks for pointing this bug out. It's too bad that the suggestion in the bug to discuss this change on the lists was not apparently taken up. The devs would then have at least heard from some other users about their use cases and preferences, and users would have had a heads up about the chan

Re: [GNC] Tabs Behaviors in GNC4.1

2020-09-16 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Geert, I stopped contributing in any way to the project at the beginning of 2019, in large part because of problems with the workflow, culture, and environment that GnuCash operates within. So, I can definitely relate to your feeling like you want to step back. Given that my observations rega

Re: [GNC] Error with Advanced portfolio report

2020-09-20 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Thanks. Original Message From: John Ralls Sent: Sat Sep 19 16:46:42 EDT 2020 To: mike823 Cc: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Error with Advanced portfolio report > On Sep 19, 2020, at 1:15 PM, mike823 wrote: > > It is a bug and it was reported at least 5 time

Re: [GNC] Can't "Save As" to sqlite, is it a compile option?

2020-09-21 Thread D. via gnucash-user
No need.  https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v4/C/gnucash-guide/basics-files1.html Original Message From: Chris Green Sent: Mon Sep 21 03:47:20 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Can't "Save As" to sqlite, is it a compile option? On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 11:19:4

Re: [GNC] Reconcile Status Redux: New Odd Behavior, or Is It Me Again?

2020-09-22 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Sorry. I meant clicking the reconcile field itself (the spot in the register labeled "R" to the left of the transfer account field) is the only field that actually changes the status and sticks. Glad to know that I'm not imagining things... Original Message From: Adrien Mont

Re: [GNC] Can't "Save As" to sqlite, is it a compile option?

2020-09-23 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Yes. I did. Original Message From: Geert Janssens Sent: Wed Sep 23 16:10:11 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Can't "Save As" to sqlite, is it a compile option? Op dinsdag 22 september 2020 10:13:37 CEST schreef Chris Green: > On Mon, Sep 21, 2020 at 01

Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories

2020-09-29 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I've no idea. Original Message From: ToddAndMargo via gnucash-user Sent: Tue Sep 29 20:58:30 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] clip board paste across catagories On 2020-09-29 13:29, David T. via gnucash-user wrote: > I am not an expert, but perhaps if

Re: [GNC] Report headings, can one separate the company name from the report name?

2020-09-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I don't use those reports, but I can't see why your solution is a "hack." Seems perfectly legitimate to me. Original Message From: Chris Green Sent: Wed Sep 30 12:40:43 EDT 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Report headings, can one separate the company name

Re: [GNC] Account view question

2020-10-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
David, I thought about using reports as well, but the OP clearly mentions a "delta" between days, suggesting that they may be looking for data entered out of sequence. Such data wouldn't be accurately displayed in a time slice report. To truly get a delta, I imagine one would have to process

Re: [GNC] Start up with security prices updated during launch

2020-10-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Not really. See https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2017-March/069738.html for a recent discussion, and https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=628734 for an older one. You can get behavior like this by writing a simple batch file that updates process before opening your data fil

Re: [GNC] Start up with security prices updated during launch

2020-10-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Further to your last statement, the syntax should I believe be: gnucash-cli.exe --add-price-quotes= But I haven't used this feature in a long time, myself. Original Message From: "D. via gnucash-user" Sent: Mon Oct 19 16:44:05 EDT 2020 To: Kalpesh Patel

Re: [GNC] Button1 & Button2

2020-10-22 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I was under the impression that "Button1" refers to the primary button, and "Button2" refers to the secondary one. Those were typically called the left mouse and right mouse buttons, respectively, but with customizable hardware, directional references were discouraged. But, I'm not any sort of e

Re: [GNC] Strange behaviour

2020-11-17 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Tony, No need to dig much; there's an outstanding bug (https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=797959) that addresses the issue at length. That bug is supposed to be fixed in the upcoming release. HTH, David T. Original Message From: Tony Vanson Sent: Tue Nov 17 01:18:34

Re: [GNC] Using GnuCash with Dropbox

2020-11-19 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I imagine File->Save As might work. Original Message From: davidvernonl...@gmail.com Sent: Thu Nov 19 19:15:45 EST 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Using GnuCash with Dropbox My Gnucash is saving to C:\Users\my username\Documents. However, Dropbox is synchr

Re: [GNC] Wrong starting balance

2020-11-20 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Not sure what the bug would be. You reconciled the transaction and then moved it. Should gnucash de-reconcile the entry? Personally, I don't really know; arguments could be made either way. One point to realize (and that others hinted at) is that the starting balance for the reconcile window i

Re: [GNC] How to Manually Match transactions

2020-11-21 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Option A is extensively documented, if you understand that once the first import is successfully completed with full assignment of destination accounts, then the second import is simply that: another import. Presumably, if you assign destination accounts upon import, then you can avoid most dupl

Re: [GNC] Wrong starting balance

2020-11-22 Thread D. via gnucash-user
https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=710902 already covers this issue exactly. Original Message From: David Carlson Sent: Sun Nov 22 00:51:01 EST 2020 To: GnuCash List Cc: Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] Wrong starting balance Liz I would suggest copying that entire

Re: [GNC] Accounts for Tracking Dividends

2020-11-24 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I'll chime in to say that I started out using separate dividend accounts for each stock, but maintenance got to be a royal pain. I backtracked, and now I have umbrella dividend accounts for each brokerage account. So, Income:Dividends:Taxable:BrokerAccountA Income:Dividends:Taxable:BrokerAccoun

Re: [GNC] entry point error after recent automatic windows 10 update

2020-11-25 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Laurel, I'm sorry you're having these troubles. Many windows users (myself included) are successfully using gnucash on windows. A search online showed several very old email threads with this error; however, they were from users of a repackaged version of Gnucash from a group called portableapp

Re: [GNC] Error with Asset Chart report

2020-12-06 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Adrien, Does your CoA have accounts deep enough to trigger level 6? I can trigger the error consistently whenever I select a set of accounts that includes accounts below the sixth, and then make it go away simply by selecting accounts that don't range below that depth. David Origi

Re: [GNC] Error with Asset Chart report

2020-12-06 Thread D. via gnucash-user
port I have about a dozen or more level-6 asset accounts. I don't have anything greater than level-6. Can you reproduce if you try level-All? (there'd still be a bug in the level-6 option of course) Regards, Adrien On 12/6/20 2:17 PM, D. via gnucash-user wrote: > Adrien, > >

Re: [GNC] Error with Asset Chart report

2020-12-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Dec 06 15:22:14 EST 2020 To: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Error with Asset Chart report I have about a dozen or more level-6 asset accounts. I don't have anything greater than level-6. Can you reproduce if you try level-All? (there'd still be a bug in the leve

Re: [GNC] bulk operations?

2020-12-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Of course, one can edit the data using SQL (for a file stored in one of the database formats) or even a text editor (for an uncompressed XML file). Many do so.  But bear in mind that any edits made outside the Gnucash API may affect the reliability of your data set, or even corrupt the data. P

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