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

[David Carlson]

Scott,

The metadata file that John referred you to is not FAQ that you checked but
a file on your hard drive.  The exact location depends on your os.  Look
under Configuration section of <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup> to
find it.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 6:11 PM Scott Traurig <scott.traurig at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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David Carlson