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Bug 355500 - Option to open an existing file when another is locked.
Option to open an existing file when another is locked.
Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 309943
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface General
2.0.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: David Hampton
Chris Shoemaker
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-09-11 21:42 UTC by Neil Williams
Modified: 2018-06-29 21:12 UTC
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Description Neil Williams 2006-09-11 21:42:05 UTC 
This is Debian bug #345580.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=345580

I think it is very useful to have an "open file" button in the dialog that is shown if gnucash is started and another instance uses the last opened file.

Sometimes I compare to files and start two instances of gnucash. The second instances shows me a dialog that tells me the default file is used by another process and I can "exit", "open it otherwise" or "create a new account". But I want to open another account.

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This is a different twist on the crash-handler issue.

To reproduce, load gnucash. Load a second instance of gnucash. Bingo. The only workaround is to select "New File", cancel the new file druid and open the comparative file from the menu. 

A "nofile" button in the dialogue would be good, or an "open a different file" button.
Comment 1 Christian Stimming 2006-09-12 08:30:31 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

(Feel free to make a concrete proposal in that other bug. Obviously nobody has a strong idea how this should look like instead.)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 309943 ***
Comment 2 John Ralls 2018-06-29 21:12:41 UTC 
GnuCash bug tracking has moved to a new Bugzilla host. This bug has been copied to https://bugs.gnucash.org/show_bug.cgi?id=355500. Please update any external references or bookmarks.