When would I replay a .log file?

[Derek Atkins]

Doug Laidlaw <laidlaws at hotkey.net.au> writes:

> I am familiar with restoring an earlier .xac file.  Thankfully, I haven't had 
> to do it for a while.
>
> I see that replaying a .log file is an option on the File menu.  When would I 
> want to do this?

If you're entering data, forget to click "save", and GnuCash Crashes.
That's pretty much the ONLY time you should replay a log.

> It is risky asking two questions in one post, but when I am entering data in 
> two-line ledger mode, is there a keystroke to enter the same amount in both 
> lines?  I thought that I saw a reference to one in a post some time ago.  It 
> would be particularly useful when editing the amount in a Scheduled 
> Transaction already entered.  Like the gent who wanted a system bell, I have 
> typing difficulties (he wasn't old: I am 65.)

What do you mean by "enter the same amount in both lines"?  In the
normal register gnucash will auto-compute the outstanding balance and put
that in the correct column of the blank split.  But this can't happen
in an SX because you're entering a formula, not amounts.

> (BTW, I really like the symbol for a Gnu used as a favicon on the Wiki.)
>
> Doug.

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-derek

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