Re: [GNC] how to migrate data to new computer

2019-12-08 Thread D via gnucash-user
The short answer is: "No." Gnucash data files end with ".gnucash" Gnucash *settings* files use gcm. Go back to the first machine and locate the file named {MYACCOUNTS}.gnucash (usually in your home directory) and copy that. Note that you should not look for MYACCOUNTS, but rather the file name

Re: [GNC] Invoice date field starts too narrow

2019-12-12 Thread D via gnucash-user
Axel, Just to confirm that you're not going crazy, I've seen the same behavior on the date field for a long time. As you describe, the date field width is optimized for display without the drop down triangle; the triangle causes erroneous display as you describe. I seem to fecal that the regis

Re: [GNC] Invoice date field starts too narrow

2019-12-14 Thread D via gnucash-user
Why would the format of the date have any effect on this? Whether it is 12/12/2019 or 12/12/2019, the sequence of elements is immaterial. I should clarify that I see this in the registers, not invoices. I should also say that it appears to me that the column width gets set, and then the drop do

Re: [GNC] Recommendation on how to close a GnuCash Account

2019-12-20 Thread D via gnucash-user
Set the account as Hidden and Placeholder. On December 20, 2019, at 10:01 PM, David Carlson wrote: Alan, A very simple method that I use is to append the word - Closed to the account name. If you want, you could also change the account to read only. David Carlson On Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 10:17

Re: [GNC] HTML Chart exports are blank on MacOS/Windows browsers

2019-12-30 Thread D via gnucash-user
I may be a little slow here, but it seems to me this is something of an edge case. Isn't this analogous to sending an html file without including embedded images? Very efficient; not very informative. Finally, from my perspective, a 100kb pdf is not a huge payload to be sending, but I understa

Re: [GNC] Chaning left sidebar spacing

2019-12-31 Thread D via gnucash-user
I think https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3 will help the OP adjust the tab heights, as will (especially) https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2018-June/077390.html David T. On January 1, 2020, at 8:10 AM, Greg Feneis via gnucash-user wrote: I think the items in that list are tabs

Re: [GNC] Gnucash keeps crashing with Online Banking Setup Wizard

2019-12-31 Thread D via gnucash-user
Chase has been a problem for several years. Multi factor authentication has been one source of trouble, which Traveler12 might explore. I seem to recall also that some have had troubles with Chase's OFX, but that may be an outdated problem. On January 1, 2020, at 8:28 AM, Greg Feneis wrote: I

Re: [GNC] Chaning left sidebar spacing

2020-01-01 Thread D via gnucash-user
William, Did the discussion on css styling not work for you? David T. On January 2, 2020, at 4:05 AM, Colin Law wrote: I see what you mean. On Ubuntu with Waterfox browser they are much tighter packed (gnucash 3.6). Colin On Wed, 1 Jan 2020 at 17:00, William Marshall wrote: > Colin, > > I

Re: [GNC] GC CTD lost saved reports

2020-01-01 Thread D via gnucash-user
Elmar, I've had my saved reports disappear in the past, but never did figure out what precisely caused it; the most likely culprit (I think) was some kind of invalid character in the saved reports file. Saved reports on Windows is in (I believe) %HOME%\AppData\Roaming, although it could be %HO

Re: [GNC] Locating Data and Log Files SINCE UPDATING to 3.8

2020-01-02 Thread D via gnucash-user
I would step a little bit further back and ask the OP to describe a little more fully his setup, especially with regards to the folder on which he has previously stored his data. It seems possible that his data is stored in a location that is currently not available. Similarly, perhaps there are

Re: [GNC] Chaning left sidebar spacing

2020-01-03 Thread D via gnucash-user
Oh. Ok. I'm sorry it's not working for you; I'm pretty sure that, prior to my leaving the Apple world, I was able to change the appearance of Gnucash by following the css styling instructions. That included the tab height. Unfortunately, for this discussion, I no longer have my Mac to look at th

Re: [GNC] Chaning left sidebar spacing

2020-01-04 Thread D via gnucash-user
Adrien, I'm intrigued. You have given the relevant css nodes simply as "tab" off "tabs". The earlier thread that I cited had the nodes as "notebook tab" and "notebook tabs". Has the css been changed, are these different elements, or does the difference not matter, I wonder? David T. On Januar

Re: [GNC] Corrupt security information

2020-01-05 Thread D via gnucash-user
Historical price data is available on the web (e.g., Yahoo! or Alphavantage), and can be imported into the price db from csv or tab files pretty easily. On January 5, 2020, at 11:09 PM, Bruno Acklin wrote: Hi John, Thanks for the impressively quick reply - and yes, I agree this looks like the

Re: [GNC] Anyone noticing an issue with list messages 'un-threading'?

2020-01-07 Thread D via gnucash-user
d let me combine and split conversations at will >when they come in wrong. (or are handled by the client improperly) > >Regards, >Adrien > >> On Jan 7, 2020 w2d7, at 1:23 PM, Frank H. Ellenberger > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I anm using Thun

[GNC] (no subject)

2020-01-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
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Re: [GNC] Gnucash Reports - Comparative Income Statement

2020-01-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
Bill, You might explore creating several 2 x 2 multi column reports with the individual reports embedded--one for each of your entities, with each row  putting current and previous year in a column.  Although the multi column report can be picky and slow at times, it might meet your needs in th

Re: [GNC] (no subject)

2020-01-10 Thread D via gnucash-user
Either it was connectivity issues, or I'm getting senile... On January 10, 2020, at 11:32 AM, D via gnucash-user wrote: Bb ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe:

[GNC] Date Column Width (Was: Re: Chaning left sidebar spacing)

2020-01-10 Thread D via gnucash-user
The bug (whose number you haven't provided) is more of an inconvenience than a block to basic functionality. That brings the relative importance of the issue way down in priority. David T. On January 10, 2020, at 6:34 AM, David Carlson wrote: Jack, There are many bugs open that long or lon

Re: [GNC] (no subject)

2020-01-10 Thread D via gnucash-user
I like your thinking! On January 10, 2020, at 10:26 PM, John Ralls wrote: A# ? > On Jan 8, 2020, at 11:42 PM, D via gnucash-user > wrote: > > Bb > ___ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your

Re: [GNC] General accounting question about Assets = Liabilities + Equity

2020-01-15 Thread D via gnucash-user
Brandon, The Guide at section 2.2 says: "Assets - Liabilities = Equity + (Income - Expenses)" In your case: 209.01 - 1497.72 = -18818.74 + (22975.27 - 5445.24) Or: -1288.71 = -1288.71 Yay! HTH, David On Jan 15, 2020, 13:13, at 13:13, Brandon Captain wrote: >Hello, > >I have a rather gener

Re: [GNC] Scripted price editing and adding

2020-01-17 Thread D via gnucash-user
A few versions back, I pieced together a Perl script that rebuilt the price history for a Gnucash SQL file, replacing the existing history table with monthly prices for the duration that a given commodity was held. It worked fine for me, and cleaned up years of erratic pricing info, although it

Re: [GNC] since Catalina, unable to open gnucash

2020-01-25 Thread D via gnucash-user
It might be worth asking why OP is using /opt for their data files in the first place. It is more usual for users to place their personal files in the /users hierarchy (i.e., ~/). On January 26, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Bruce Schuck wrote: It seems that maybe the /opt directory tree is being restric

Re: [GNC] since Catalina, unable to open gnucash

2020-01-25 Thread D via gnucash-user
risen. On 26 Jan 2020, at 2:02 pm, D via gnucash-user wrote: It might be worth asking why OP is using /opt for their data files in the first place. It is more usual for users to place their personal files in the /users hierarchy (i.e., ~/). On January 26, 2020, at 8:33 AM, Bruce Schuck wrote

Re: [GNC] since Catalina, unable to open gnucash

2020-01-26 Thread D via gnucash-user
t;> Peter West >> p...@pbw.id.au >> …he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because >they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. >> >>> On 26 Jan 2020, at 2:02 pm, D via gnucash-user > wrote: >>> >>> It might b

Re: [GNC] gnucash-user Digest, Vol 202, Issue 66

2020-01-26 Thread D via gnucash-user
Indeed, Bruce's own citation at 3.13 states: "/opt is reserved for the installation of add-on application software packages." That would preclude a user's data files. On January 26, 2020, at 11:29 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: But /opt isn’t for user data files according to that standard. T

Re: [GNC] Foreign Currencies in one account

2020-01-27 Thread D via gnucash-user
If it were me, I'd simply record everything in HUF, unless one of the aforementioned accounts is actually denominated in CAD. David On Jan 27, 2020, 14:50, at 14:50, Marcell Madar wrote: >Hello everyone, > >Our family has one common GnuCash account in Hungarian Forints (HUF) >that is >used to

Re: [GNC] Foreign Currencies in one account

2020-01-27 Thread D via gnucash-user
If the extent of the transactions is small, a separate spreadsheet might suffice, but I imagine it wouldn't scale much, if at all. As I have reached the point in my life where I try not to focus on small balance differences between friends, I might not be the one to advise you here. Perhaps som

Re: [GNC] Edit number of recently opened books

2020-01-30 Thread D via gnucash-user
Have you tried this: https://www.howtogeek.com/231700/how-to-change-the-number-of-recent-items-in-os-x/ On Jan 31, 2020, 01:43, at 01:43, Greg W wrote: >I've tried searching around and haven't found anywhere that seems to >suggest how to edit then number of recently opened books that show up >in

Re: [GNC] Edit number of recently opened books

2020-01-30 Thread D via gnucash-user
Ok. Thanks. On Jan 31, 2020, 08:53, at 08:53, John Ralls wrote: > >GnuCash pays no attention at all to that setting. > >Regards, >John Ralls > > >> On Jan 30, 2020, at 7:17 PM, D via gnucash-user > wrote: >> >> Have you tried this: >> >&g

Re: [GNC] The Tutorial and Concepts Guide

2020-03-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Honestly? That appendix should be deleted. Everything is covered in other places, or is incredibly dated. Original Message From: "Frank H. Ellenberger" Sent: Sat Mar 07 14:49:38 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Rick Squires , 'David Cousens' Cc: GnuCash Subject: Re: [GNC] The Tutorial a

Re: [GNC] The Tutorial and Concepts Guide

2020-03-08 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Frank, You're right. My perspective on the documentation is beside the point now, and I have to remind myself not to engage in these discussions any more. Maybe the German users have a need for the xslt; haven't seen much traffic on the English lists on the topic. David T. Origina

Re: [GNC] How To Set Tax Report Options

2020-04-04 Thread D. via gnucash-user
There is one exception I know: you can set an account and all its children to the same TXF category. Otherwise, Adrien is correct. David T. Original Message From: Adrien Monteleone Sent: Sat Apr 04 21:56:32 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] How To Set Tax

Re: [GNC] Starting Balance in Reconciliation Window wrong

2020-04-08 Thread D via gnucash-user
So, David, you're saying you edited the data file directly in order to fix the new reconciliation problem? If so, that's a pretty strong indication to me that this change should get rolled back. There is no situation in which I think an end user should have to edit the data directly in order to

Re: [GNC] Starting Balance in Reconciliation Window wrong

2020-04-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
gt; >> On Apr 9, 2020 w15d100, at 1:10 AM, D via gnucash-user > wrote: >> >> So, David, you're saying you edited the data file directly in order >to fix the new reconciliation problem? >> >> If so, that's a pretty strong indication to me that this ch

Re: [GNC] Auto-delete imbalance with no value in split

2020-04-10 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I have used empty splits to anchor a transaction for a stock spin off to the originating company. Say IBM spun off shares for AAPL. Without an empty split for IBM in the new AAPL shares-in transaction, there's no way to see the connection between the original company and the new one. I wouldn't

Re: [GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

2020-04-11 Thread D. via gnucash-user
It's been a while since I imported transactions, but I seem to recall there being a point where you could tell the matcher to (R)econcile or (U)pdate the existing entry.  Choosing R should set the transaction to cleared and leave your manually-entered data intact. Now,  why that matcher defaul

Re: [GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

2020-04-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Frank, On the first point, I'd note that the books in question are mine; changing the transaction date from MY date to the bank's date would seem to contradict that. I was unaware that the matcher would match transactions that have different amounts. That seems worrying. Generally speaking,

Re: [GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

2020-04-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
r *can* be taught to not overwrite existing data. There are win32 builds; do try a master release. More features are upcoming, and all need beta testing. On Sun, 12 Apr 2020, 10:21 pm D. via gnucash-user, wrote: > Frank, > > On the first point, I'd note that the books in

Re: [GNC] Keeping Imported Transactions from Overwriting Data?

2020-04-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
David, Thanks for taking this on. I'd noticed as well that the Guide was rather limited in its explanation for these settings. Explaining what each option does as will as offering some ideas why a user might want one setting over another would be advisable. Frank, As I mentioned, I no long

Re: [GNC] Would like to use, but ....

2020-04-15 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Andrew, The XP version won't be "creaky;" it will be a hazard. Microsoft stopped supporting XP years ago, and all sorts of unfixed security threats exist in it. Those threats are not just for the machine in question; they give a foothold into entire networks. You really should reconsider this.

Re: [GNC] Gnucash logs

2020-04-25 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Unfortunately, no. This is a long standing feature request. See: https://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-feature-request/suggestions/1470507-configuration-option-for-backup-location David T. Original Message From: Tom Browder Sent: Sat Apr 25 21:31:57 GMT+05:30 2020 To: g

Re: [GNC] notify when new version is available?

2020-04-26 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Every release is announced in this user list. Does that notification not reach you? Original Message From: Ed Love Sent: Mon Apr 27 10:45:00 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Gnucash Users Subject: [GNC] notify when new version is available? Is this possible? It would be useful! I checked

Re: [GNC] Gnucash logs

2020-04-27 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I agree that the setting sounds broken in Rich's case, although it's generally worked for me. However, the preference setting and storage location of log files is comparing apples and oranges, regardless of whether the setting works or not. Many people want to have their primary data file in o

Re: [GNC] Volunteers for a triage teem; was: Gnucash logs

2020-04-27 Thread D. via gnucash-user
20 To: "D." , stepbystepf...@comcast.net Cc: Gnucash Users Subject: [GNC] Volunteers for a triage teem; was: Gnucash logs Hi David et.al. Am 27.04.20 um 18:47 schrieb D. via gnucash-user: > It's too bad the RFE had never been taken up. It doesn't seem like it would >

Re: [GNC] Gnucash logs

2020-04-27 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Michael, I take your point; we users will often create duplicated file names for different content. I believe that many users only keep one set of books. I don't have any statistics on general GnuCash usage to be able to say whether more users have one file or many. However, given that opera

Re: [GNC] Volunteers for a triage teem; was: Gnucash logs

2020-04-28 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Frank, I don't understand; comment number 2 on https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=638858 was written by Jeff on 2016-04-28, and reads in its entirety: Yes this would be a great option! Is is also listed on the GnuCash Feature Requests here: https://gnucash.uservoice.com/forums/101223-f

Re: [GNC] Gnucash logs

2020-04-28 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Michael, I purposefully *didn't* say in this email "almost all users have only one set of books"; I said "I believe that many users only keep one set of books," and I very specifically noted that I do not have statistics regarding the uses to which gnucash is put. Neither do you. Your use expe

Re: [GNC] Gnucash logs

2020-04-29 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Chris, No doubt I agree that your approach is easier, but... users aren't going to follow that. As I am not going to be the one coding, I can only offer observations. If you build out, you get to decide how it works. David T. Original Message From: Chris Good Sent: Wed Ap

Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Set up an independent income account for the government contributions: Income:GovContrib Then add either a split to your contribution for the government, 01-01-2020 SIPP Contribution   Assets:SIPP  £125 My contribution  Income:Me  £100 Government contribution Income:GovContrib £2

Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
??? Perhaps this is a terminology thing, but aren't you just re-presenting the second option I gave originally? Think of it another way: there are two sources for the funding of your SIPP: your contribution, and the government's. How you handle your own contribution depends on your workflow;

Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
ville Hamilton Sent: Thu Apr 30 19:42:46 GMT+05:30 2020 To: "D." Cc: "D. via gnucash-user" Subject: Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions Sorry David, I didn't mean to imply I prefer the second to the first option. I just thought it easier to show by editing one of your vers

Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Christopher, I think the point Ruaraidh is making here is that *their* contribution isn't income-- not the government piece. I agree this can easily be handled in one file though. Original Message From: Christopher Lam Sent: Thu Apr 30 19:57:36 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Ruaraidh

Re: [GNC] Adding Transactions From Another Program

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Hal, John Ralls, the person who manages the Mac end of GnuCash, has pointed out that Homebrew simply uses the GnuCash dmg for its installation. That dmg does not include python bindings, so the answer to your question is "No, Homebrew does not include python. You would need to clozapine GnuCas

Re: [GNC] Working with dates in Postgresql DB

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
John, I somewhat remember the discussion back in 2011 about the timestamp, but do not recall all the details. Remind me why it is that GnuCash uses timestamps in these date fields? All these steps and workarounds that take place to present the proper date around the world. Wouldn't it be sim

Re: [GNC] Adding Transactions From Another Program

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
"clozapine"="compile" Not sure what dictionary my machine is using! Original Message ---- From: "D. via gnucash-user" Sent: Fri May 01 09:21:46 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Hal Vaughan Cc: "D. via gnucash-user" Subject: Re: [GNC] Adding Transa

Re: [GNC] Working with dates in Postgresql DB

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
uot; Cc: "finf...@gmail.com" , "D. via gnucash-user" Subject: Re: [GNC] Working with dates in Postgresql DB David, I don't know why the decision was made to use time, it was taken long before I joined the project, but it probably has to do with that being the way computers kee

Re: [GNC] Adding Transactions From Another Program

2020-04-30 Thread D. via gnucash-user
That somehow seems to be an entirely justified substitution in my case! Original Message From: John Ralls Sent: Fri May 01 10:34:54 GMT+05:30 2020 To: "D." Cc: Hal Vaughan , "D. via gnucash-user" Subject: Re: [GNC] Adding Transactions From Anothe

Re: [GNC] Superannuation Co-Vid payment

2020-05-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Did you read thre recommendations that David Cousens gave in: https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2020-May/090891.html David T. Original Message From: Chris Taylor Sent: Fri May 01 11:37:46 GMT+05:30 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: [GNC] Superannuatio

Re: [GNC] Working with dates in Postgresql DB

2020-05-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
take transaction dates and store them in UTC, to be converted back to some arbitrary time zone at a later time. It makes my head hurt, though. David Original Message From: John Ralls Sent: Fri May 01 23:30:37 GMT+05:30 2020 To: "D." Cc: finf...@gmail.com, "D.

Re: [GNC] Working with dates in Postgresql DB

2020-05-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
DB Might be a problem if you were in Perth on April 11 entering txns and then back in California on April 10 entering further txns using today's date ? i.e. if you travelled to a timezone that was still the previous day ? Cheers David H. On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 04:35, D. via gnucash-us

Re: [GNC] Working with dates in Postgresql DB

2020-05-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
lifornia on April 10 entering further txns using today's date ? > i.e. if you travelled to a timezone that was still the previous day ? > > Cheers David H. > > > On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 04:35, D. via gnucash-user > wrote: > I understand that a lot of debate and discuss

Re: [GNC] Change account type by editing XML?

2020-05-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Just fishing, but wouldn't the signs change if you moved an asset account, say, to expenses? How would/should GnuCash handle existing transactions in such a moved account? David T. Original Message From: Adrien Monteleone Sent: Sat May 02 11:53:19 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Gnucas

Re: [GNC] How do I add stock trades?

2020-05-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Hello, You have a number of misconceptions going here, beginning with the purpose and implementation of Trading Accounts. If you go to the external article on trading accounts referred to in the wiki, you should get a clearer picture. I am no expert on trading accounts, so I'll let others clea

Re: [GNC] Export Transaction Report as pdf Splits Last Line over 2 Pages

2020-05-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Yes. Save as html and open/print from browser. Original Message From: flywire Sent: Sat May 02 16:52:56 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Gnucash Users Subject: [GNC] Export Transaction Report as pdf Splits Last Line over 2 Pages Is exporting Transaction Report as pdf splitting the last

Re: [GNC] How do I add stock trades?

2020-05-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
n the Guide, however. Regards, Adrien > On May 2, 2020 w18d123, at 2:08 AM, D. via gnucash-user > wrote: > > Hello, > > You have a number of misconceptions going here, beginning with the purpose > and implementation of Trading Accounts. If you go to the external article on &

Re: [GNC] How do I add stock trades?

2020-05-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Hear, hear! Thanks John! David Original Message From: Adrien Monteleone Sent: Sun May 03 07:59:18 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] How do I add stock trades? An even more thorough explanation and understanding. Thanks John! Regards, Adrien > On May 2,

Re: [GNC] Payroll Report

2020-05-02 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Since each of the lines has its own account, that should be eminently possible with a transaction report. I have something just like this to track my personal wage situation--a W-2 in US tax parlance. It's just a simple transaction report for the proper time period, using only the accounts in qu

Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions

2020-05-03 Thread D. via gnucash-user
What happens if you delete the two transactions and recreate them? Original Message From: augras Sent: Sun May 03 18:59:08 GMT+05:30 2020 To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org Subject: Re: [GNC] Scheduled transactions Hello Jim, thanks for your answer and your time. You are right for

Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions

2020-05-03 Thread D. via gnucash-user
If it works for you and it's clear to you, then that's what matters. Original Message From: Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton Sent: Sun May 03 15:19:16 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Christopher Lam Cc: "D. via gnucash-user" Subject: Re: [GNC] Reporting transactions

Re: [GNC] QIF file import still doesn't work with Gnucash 3.10

2020-05-06 Thread D via gnucash-user
I'm trying to figure out whether the OP is referring to QIF or QFX. The original message refers to the former. But subsequent messages refer to the latter. If the problem is with QFX, perhaps the source file has FITID issues. Some clarification is in order. David On May 6, 2020, 16:48, at 16

Re: [GNC] QIF file import still doesn't work with Gnucash 3.10

2020-05-06 Thread D. via gnucash-user
he QFX issues to another discussion thread. -Original Message- From: gnucash-user [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces+alangnuc=bigtowers....@gnucash.org] On Behalf Of D via gnucash-user Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2020 10:17 AM To: David Carlson Cc: Gnucash Users Subject: Re: [GNC] QIF file imp

Re: [GNC] Porting the Tutorial & Concepts Guide to ReadTheDocs.org

2020-05-06 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Adrien, Being a past member of group 1, I can vouch for the challenges that the current tool set presents. Some might even call me the poster child on how difficult it can be. It does meet numerous disparate needs, however. Your group 2 users can and do contribute-- to the wiki and the user l

Re: [GNC] XML vs SQL data integrity question

2020-05-07 Thread D. via gnucash-user
My experience matches David H. Windows 10, dropbox XML file. No crashes in years. Might want to figure out why Windows is hiccuping, rather than change data back ends. I can't imagine that recovering your corrupted gnucash data will be easier with an SQL back end. David T. Original

Re: [GNC] Report seems to pull wrong amount from transaction

2020-05-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
I'd look at the price source used in the report (on the report options). It sounds to me like the report is converting the January shares sold at the February/March price. Original Message From: Art Chimes Sent: Wed May 13 01:57:24 GMT+05:30 2020 To: Gnucash Users , Adrien M

Re: [GNC] Transaction report: selected date range

2020-05-24 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Further: if you want to use the Account Report,  first filter the register for the dates  (View->Filter by) and then run the report. If you want  to use the Transaction Report, once it informs you that you haven't selected any account, open the Options and select the account and date range. -

Re: [GNC] Adjusting journal column widths

2020-06-01 Thread D. via gnucash-user
https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v3/C/gnucash-guide/basics-running-gnucash.html#basics-register2 In particular, the note regarding the description column is relevant. Original Message From: rmom...@gmail.com Sent: Mon Jun 01 13:24:43 EDT 2020 To: GnuCash Subject: [GNC] Adjusting

Re: [GNC] redoing reconciliation

2020-06-11 Thread D. via gnucash-user
You could fix the one error, then reconcile to the last statement you have. Presumably, it will only differ by the amount of the transactions you changed. That's a lot less work... Original Message From: Gio Bacareza Sent: Thu Jun 11 13:39:20 EDT 2020 To: Adrien Monteleone ,

Re: [GNC] 1) View Transactions: Newest at Top 2) Larger Type

2020-06-12 Thread D. via gnucash-user
Further to 2: assuming GnuCash version 3.x, read https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/GTK3, which explains how to use the underlying CSS to modify thre appearance. There are also numerous discussions on the lists over the years that cover this. I'd try searching for discussions about css.

Re: [GNC] file storage location

2020-06-15 Thread D. via gnucash-user
1. File->Save As --- save into your new location. Exit Gnucash. 2. From your favorite file manager, move all remaining gnucash files into the new location. Note that the base data file will already be there, since you saved it there in step 1, so you don't need that. You could of course do it

Re: [GNC] Tutorial for moving stock between accounts?

2019-01-02 Thread D via gnucash-user
Jon, I can't test this right now, since I'm not at my machine... Try this: Open your source account. Move to the entry point in the register. Click the 'Split' button. Enter your description. Tab to the Shares field in the first split and type -13. Tab to the price field and type 0. Now,

Re: [GNC] Trying to install GNUcash 3.4.1 on IMac

2019-01-03 Thread D via gnucash-user
Funny. On my Mac (Mojave as well), I have side by side dock icons for 2.6.19 and 3.3. Both work. David T. On January 4, 2019, at 2:06 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Interesting. There has been some issue with phantom dock icons in the past. This is the first I’ve seen of an older version’s ico

Re: [GNC] Tracking Reimbursable Medical Expenses

2019-01-05 Thread D via gnucash-user
Your reply used a phrase similar to "to implement this you need to use the business features" (I don't see the text of your previous reply here because you're using Nabble). My sense was that you were saying the OP had to use them. That was why I posted my comment. David T. On January 5, 2019,

Re: [GNC] Stocks/Equities queries (Australian Based)

2019-01-05 Thread D via gnucash-user
I'd go further and say that, while it is possible to do as Maf says, it can be quite confusing to manage, especially where investments are concerned. Capital gains and basis calculations are tricky enough to manage without having to jigger balances. I'd recommend choosing one or the other: eith

Re: [GNC] Does CSV importer work with foreign currencies?

2019-01-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
David, On January 10, 2019, at 4:01 AM, David Cousens wrote: >At the same time >david T was starting a reorganization of the concepts and tutorial guide. For the record, I am in favor of moving substantive content from Help to the Guide, which is what I think you're referring to here. I ma

Re: [GNC] Present Reconcile Is Showing Previous Reconciled Items UnReconciled

2019-01-09 Thread D via gnucash-user
David's points here are all well-considered. See notes inline. On January 10, 2019, at 9:42 AM, David Cousens wrote: >Normally the only way a reconciled transaction becomes unreconciled is if the >split to the account which has been reconciled is editied, either in the >register for the reconcil

Re: [GNC] Does CSV importer work with foreign currencies?

2019-01-10 Thread D via gnucash-user
David Cousens, Are you replying to me? I can't tell here. David T. On January 11, 2019, at 8:50 AM, David Cousens wrote: David, The changes seem to have been pulled into git now so should go into the next documentation release. The changes (new feature) I made in the GnuCash program where I u

Re: [GNC] Lost all my transactions on Gnu cash

2019-01-14 Thread D via gnucash-user
David, Gnucash maintains its own list server; your search should reference that. David T. On January 15, 2019, at 8:02 AM, David Cousens wrote: Also returns from a Mojave specific search http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=1415818&query=MacOS++

Re: [GNC] Lost all my transactions on Gnu cash

2019-01-14 Thread D via gnucash-user
David, I am able to run 2.6.19 and 3.4 on the same data file without problem. For most users, there are no such file changes--although I believe there is a date format change in one of the SQL storage back ends that might cause this. Gnucash developers have very carefully ensured that such chan

Re: [GNC] Lost all my transactions on Gnu cash

2019-01-15 Thread D via gnucash-user
Interesting. I seem to recall someone instructing people to use only lists.gnucash.org for such searches, and was not aware of the reference you cite. A search of the wiki only shows an example for lists.gnucash.org on the mailing lists page. I must be showing my age... David T. On January 16,

Re: [GNC] "Save Report Configuration" Crashes GnuCash and Truncates saved-reports-2.8

2019-01-16 Thread D via gnucash-user
Adrien, It's not merely a case of the OS reporting the wrong file size; the file was in fact truncated. Reports were gone. It's more likely that something in the particular report was causing Gnucash to discard the data before saving. I say this because Gnucash consistently put the original f

Re: [GNC] Transaction Report Preference missing?

2019-01-16 Thread D via gnucash-user
Then why include the option? It no longer does anything, except imply to the user that they have control over something they Nik longer can control. David On January 17, 2019, at 6:27 AM, Christopher Lam wrote: This is by design. Previously a transaction report including *all* accounts for

Re: [GNC] Fwd: [gnucash-de] Reversed banlanced accounts setting does not work in reports

2019-01-22 Thread D via gnucash-user
Raimund, I saw the same issues recently. The changes you see are purposeful. In order to make the totals add up, the person changed the way that the transaction report handles this setting. As I am not a programmer, I am not able to delve in to try and find a fix for it.I The thread from the

Re: [GNC] Fwd: [gnucash-de] Reversed banlanced accounts setting does not work in reports

2019-01-23 Thread D via gnucash-user
Sorry. The start of the thread is misleading. Following the thread, you will see that with https://lists.gnucash.org/pipermail/gnucash-user/2019-January/082031.html the discussion turns to precisely the issue you're asking about. On January 23, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Raimund Strehl wrote: Than

Re: [GNC] Reconciliation is not adding up correctly - what to do??

2019-01-24 Thread D via gnucash-user
As noted in the Tutorial, the opening balance in a reconciliation is immaterial. What matters is the ending balance. If they match, then you can finish reconciliation. The Tutorial explains some of the circumstances that might cause an opening balance not to match. David T. On January 24, 20

Re: [GNC] GnuCash Reconciliation Documentation

2019-01-27 Thread D via gnucash-user
David, The various sections covering reconciliation have always made my head hurt. I agree that something should change. You note that reconciliation is a generic concept, which I agree. Because it is a general concept that might apply to any account, I think the description of the process act

Re: [GNC] Upgrade Path from version 2.6.16 on MacOS High Sierra (10.13.6) and beyond

2019-01-28 Thread D via gnucash-user
Well, in addition to the malformed subtotals with respect to user sign preferences, there's the problem that the method for producing a totals-only report has been substantially reworked. In 2.6, using "Show totals" and "Suppress transaction detail" worked to create a report that did just that

Re: [GNC] Mac OS application size

2019-01-28 Thread D via gnucash-user
Nike, If you navigate into the app bundle, you can remove the various translations of the documentation. There are versions in English (placed in a folder named C), German, Japanese, Portuguese, and Italian, I believe. The Japanese version especially takes a lot of space. David On January 29,

Re: [GNC] reconcile history

2019-01-29 Thread D via gnucash-user
Or you could just ignore the starting balance, and see whether reconciling will balance out, once you've reclicked the dereconciled entries. On January 29, 2019, at 9:29 PM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: You could also filter the view of transactions in the register (View > Filter by...) and choos

Re: [GNC] v 3.2.1 reconcile window

2019-01-29 Thread D via gnucash-user
No. He's talking about nabble. James, NNG (Nabble's Not GnuCash). You can subscribe to gnucash-user directly, and then your resume can remain your own business. David T. On January 30, 2019, at 12:25 AM, Adrien Monteleone wrote: Are you talking about GnuCash or SourceForge? I normally run

Re: [GNC] Transferring portion of mutual fund account to another fund account

2019-02-06 Thread D via gnucash-user
On February 6, 2019, at 2:10 PM, cicko wrote: >Hi, Harry, >What I do is simply create a transaction which subtracts shares from one >accounts and puts them into the other. >This, of course, does not track the original prices. For that you'd need to >do something similar to what scrubbing does

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