GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 479581
gnucash --nofile hasn't application name in window title
Last modified: 2018-06-29 21:50:24 UTC
Running gnucash --nofile I see that the gnucash window that is presented has title: <no archive> (or something different, I use spanish localization) i.e. there isn't the work "gnucash" in the window title.
That is right. We follow the HIG here: http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/2.0/windows-primary.html#primary-window-titles A few comparisons: * No app name: nautilus, eog, epiphany * Prepend (app - ...): xchat, gimp * Append (... - app): openoffice, evolution, firefox * Append (... : app): gnumeric (eek) Is there any advice what to do? See also http://lists.gnucash.org/logs/2007/09/2007-09-26.html#T18:37:32
According to the HIG document linked above, the "append" form is allowed but not recommended (despite widespread adoption). Personally, I prefer to see it this way, e.g. "MyFile - GnuCash". I do think that a title of "<no file>" is confusing, even shocking, when there is data loaded into GnuCash that has just not been saved yet. The very first time that I used GnuCash, I began by importing a very large QIF file. The import process took more than 30 minutes. At the end, I clicked "Apply" and was greeted by... nothing. The same empty window as when I started, with no account list, and a window title that still just said "<no file>". I really thought that the import had failed! Assuming the "append" style is used, then I think according to the HIG it would be: 1. "Unsaved - GnuCash" if there is no data at all. For example, if you run "gnucash --nofile" then this would be the window title until you actually create some data. 2. "*Unsaved - GnuCash" when changes have been made but not yet saved. 3. "MyFile - GnuCash" if the changes are saved to a file named "MyFile" 4. "*MyFile - GnuCash" when changes have been made but not yet saved. (Saving takes you back to #3)
*** Bug 507350 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This problem has been fixed in the development version (r18526). The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.
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