Getting the "Num" column width to persist between sessions?

[Adam Funk]

On 2008-11-20, Derek Atkins wrote:

> Adam Funk <a24061 at ducksburg.com> writes:
>
>> Is there any way to get the width of the "Num" column in an account
>> register to persist  between sessions?
>>
>> My bank uses 6-digit cheque numbers and GnuCash always comes up with a
>> Num column that only shows the first five.  I know how to change
>> column widths in a session, but every time I run GnuCash it comes up
>> with the defaults again.
>
> Are you sure GConf is working?
> Do other Preferences changes persist across sessions?

OK, I was changing the column widths while running GnuCash (hey, it
seemed to me to be the obvious thing to do) ... as it turns out,
changing them using gconf-editor produces persistent results.