[GNC-dev] Missing column header labels after resizing columns (Windows 10, GC version 4.12)

[Scott Traurig]

Hi John,

Respectfully, this is beyond the user-list. That list has come up dry, and
the conventional FAQ answer is not working.

The relevant FAQ entry:

<
https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_resize_my_register_columns.3F_Why_can_I_not_shrink_the_description_column.3F
>

That FAQ entry looked promising, but it did not solve the problem. There
are no entries in the .gcm file showing zero width to edit.

Worse, uninstalling GnuCash and deleting the entire C:\Users\my user
name\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash directory, including all .gcm files such that
they would be reconstituted from scratch, does not work either.

Interestingly, somewhere in the system it remembers what book I had open
even through an uninstall/reinstall cycle. I suspect it has something to do
with that.

And whatever/wherever that data is, it also transcends books. If I create
an entirely new book, it also immediately has the exact same missing column
label problem

It's also worth noting that the columns themselves are visible with normal
appearing widths. Only the labels are missing. I've attached a screen shot.

Is there another directory somewhere, or a set of registry entries, that
also need to be deleted?

Thank you,

Scott


On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 6:11 PM john <jralls at ceridwen.us> wrote:

> That's a user-list question. I've changed the CC for your convenience.
>
> The file you're looking for is the book's metadata file, see
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Metadata_File. It stores among other things
> window sizes and column widths for registers.
>
> Regards,
> John Ralls
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2022, at 1:56 PM, Scott Traurig <scott.traurig at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dev's,
>
> After resizing some column headers in an account, the labels for the
> Transfer and Reconciled ("R") columns have disappeared. The header blocks
> for both are now combined into a single blank field.
>
> I tried un-installing, including manually removing the folders in %appdata%
> and Program Files (x86), but the problem persists after re-installing
> GnuCash.
>
> I grabbed another Windows 10 machine, installed on it, and opened the
> .gnucash file that I normally use from it's normal directory on my NAS
> without the same problem appearing--all column headers are fine. So the
> .gnucash file is OK.
>
> Thus it would appear that there is a file that is not removed during a
> Windows uninstall (or the manual files I deleted), or a registry setting
> that persists and continues to cause this behavior on my main PC.
>
> If someone could identify the offending file or registry setting for me so
> that I can kill it it would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
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