Thursday, April 25, 2013

Reckon Accounts 2013 doesn't remember company files

Reckon Accounts 2013 looks for a file that may not exist on your system (Windows XP):

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Intuit\Quickbooks 2013\qbw.ini

 - restore or copy the file from ...\Quickbooks 2012-13
if it exists there. Otherwise create the new directory for "Quickbooks 2013".


Cannot save to PDF or Email:
Delete all existing Quickbooks printers:
 Amyuni Printer
 Quickbooks PDF Printer
 Quickbooks v303 PDF Converter
 Quickbooks v4 PDF Converter
 etc.

Delete the 2 files:
 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\ReckonAccounts 2013\QPRINT.QBP
 C:\ProgramData\Intuit\ReckonAccounts 2013\wpr.ini

Run as Administrator:
 C:\Program Files\Intuit\Reckon Accounting 2013\install.exe
- this will recreate the Amyuni printer.
- create a new local port, eg. "Reckon v4 PDF"

End task splwow64.exe (Print driver host for 32bit applications)

Attempt to send an email - this will rename the Amyuni or re-create the Quickbooks v4 PDF Converter.
End task QB32.exe if Reckon Accounts freezes.

End task splwow64.exe (Print driver host for 32bit applications)
Change the printer port for Quickbooks v4 PDF Converter to the new port "Reckon v4 PDF"

Start Reckon Accounts again.


Friday, April 5, 2013

Rename Logout on LXDE lxpanel

Edit ~/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels/panel

Comment the existing lines and add 3 new lines:
# image=gnome-logout
# command=logout
image=boot
name=Exit
action=lxde-logout

 Reload lxpanel for the change to take effect:
lxpanelctl restart

Monday, April 1, 2013

Debian Wheezy boot splash screens

Grub wallpaper and resolution can be changed by editing
  /etc/default/grub
and running:
 update-grub

The boot splash screen can be enabled by editing
  /etc/default/grub
and adding "splash" to the Grub command line:
  GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
and running:
  update-grub

The splash will not appear unless a splash package is installed.
The only package available in standard repositories is plymouth:
  apt-get install plymouth-x11

Other external packages:
 Bootsplash - original kernel space implementation
 Usplash - designed to replace Bootsplash, implemented in User space
 Xsplash - used in Ubuntu Karmic to take over from Usplash
 Plymouth - designed to replace Usplash+Xsplash
 Splashy - a Debian project, last updated in 2008, implements splash using framebuffers in user space, not  compatible with startup system in Wheezy.
 Fbsplash - a Gentoo splash implementation, not available for Debian


Once installed, the plymouth splash theme is updated using:
  plymouth-set-default-theme

*When plymouth is removed, it still leaves the theme embedded in initrd.  To complete the removal of plymouth boot splash, update the initrd image:
  update-initramfs

**Wheezy contains a package called "startupmanager" which is described as providing an easy to use interface to update some settings for grub & splash screens - but it does not give correct resolutions and only  has a tick-box to enable or disable splash screen.  startupmanager corrupts /etc/grub.d/00_header by hard-coding a resolution that will prevent GRUB_GFXMODE from working in /etc/default/grub.

***Screen corruption occurs if using Slim display manager when Plymouth is installed.