Changing the right-most column width

[Dean Gibson]

The main accounts tab doesn't seem to auto-size any column, which is nice.

You can always make the auto-resize a register preference option ...

On 2016-11-30 14:23, Dave H wrote:
> I'd be happy with that and there have been suggestions to that effect
> over the years as the automatic resizing of the Description column was
> never very intuitive :-)
>
> Cheers Dave H.
>
> On 1 December 2016 at 08:09, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com
> <mailto:derek at ihtfp.com>> wrote:
>
>     Oh, I missed that.  That sounds like a bug.
>
>     When you let go of the mouse, it's the BALANCE column that should get
>     resized, and the horizontal scrollbar should appear.  Then you can
>     reduce
>     the description column.
>
>     I wonder if we should just turn off the desc-column auto-fill?
>
>     -derek
>
>     On Wed, November 30, 2016 5:02 pm, Dave H wrote:
>     > As does double clicking the Description column header, but it still
>     > doesn't
>     > give you a wider Balance column which was the original question ???
>     >
>     > Cheers Dave H.
>     >
>     > On 1 December 2016 at 07:52, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com
>     <mailto:derek at ihtfp.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     >> Ah, but that's the key.  Once the horizontal scroll bar appears
>     you can
>     >> finally REDUCE the size of the description column by dragging
>     it's right
>     >> size to the left!
>     >>
>     >> -derek
>     >>
>     >> On Wed, November 30, 2016 4:39 pm, Dave H wrote:
>     >> > Ah yes I think I see the issue now that I've tried dragging it
>     out a
>     >> few
>     >> > inches - my balances are only ever in the tens of thousands so I've
>     >> never
>     >> > needed to expand it that far :-(
>     >> >
>     >> > It seems you can only expand the Balance column so far and
>     after you
>     >> let
>     >> > go
>     >> > the mouse button the Description shoots out and expand to fill
>     all the
>     >> > additional space you've dragged out to and the horizontal
>     scroll bar
>     >> > appears.
>     >> >
>     >> > I don't mind the UI - maybe I've gotten used to it after a few
>     years
>     >> of
>     >> > using it.
>     >> >
>     >> > Cheers Dave H.
>     >> >
>     >> > On 1 December 2016 at 03:53, Dean Gibson
>     <gnucash.stuff at mailpen.com <mailto:gnucash.stuff at mailpen.com>>
>     >> > wrote:
>     >> >
>     >> >> Yep, done that MANY TIMES (and just now verified again w/ your
>     >> >> instructions).  Drag the right border (the "vertical double
>     lines")
>     >> to
>     >> >> the
>     >> >> right, five INCHES past the right window border of GnuCash.
>     When the
>     >> >> mouse
>     >> >> button is released, the only column width that changes is the
>     >> >> description.
>     >> >>
>     >> >> Even if that were to work, it's a terrible UI.  And then,
>     after all
>     >> that
>     >> >> fun, you have to do it again for the next transaction window.
>     >> >>
>     >> >> On 2016-11-30 01:50, Dave H wrote:
>     >> >>
>     >> >>> I don't have an issue on Windows 7, 8 or 10 and 2.6.14 making the
>     >> >>> Balance column wider that double clicking the column header gives
>     >> me,
>     >> >>> although there's a bit of a trick to it I guess.
>     >> >>>
>     >> >>> I have GnuCash setup so it's not quite full screen - about
>     2-3 cm's
>     >> of
>     >> >>> screen either side of the GnuCash window on a 23 inch
>     monitor. Then
>     >> I
>     >> >>> very carefully move the cursor to the right hand side of the
>     Balance
>     >> >>> column until it changes shape into the vertical double lines with
>     >> the
>     >> >>> horizontal double ended arrow across them - this sometimes
>     takes a
>     >> bit
>     >> >>> of trial and error.
>     >> >>>
>     >> >>> Once it's changed shape I then left click and hold and drag to
>     >> beyond
>     >> >>> the right hand edge of the GnuCash window, which is why you
>     need a
>     >> bit
>     >> >>> of screen space to the right of the GnuCash window.  Then I
>     let go
>     >> of
>     >> >>> the mouse button and double click in the Description column
>     header
>     >> to
>     >> >>> size it back down a bit which pulls back the Balance column to be
>     >> >>> completely within the gnucash window.
>     >> >>>
>     >> >>> Hope this helps,
>     >> >>>
>     >> >>> Cheers Dave H.
>     >> >>>
>     >> >>
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