Setting Column Width

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

On Sun, September 5, 2010 4:31 pm, Steve Juniper wrote:
>   Columns are driving me crazy. I cannot see the "balance" column on the
> far right no matter what I do. Moving the lines at the top either makes
> the "description" column larger but moving the "balance" line will only
> reduce the "deposit" or "withdrawal" to the vanishing point. Going full
> screen merely makes the "description" much bigger but I still cannot see
> the "balance" column unless I move it to the left, eliminating those
> columns. When I try to move the left line in the "transfer" column it
> just jumps back. Moving the right window further to the right just makes
> the "description" column wider, which is not needed.
>
> I don't know how this happened (or what I may have done) as I have been
> using GC for years with no such problem. All I want to do is set the
> column width so I can see all of them. Is there not some way I could
> simply turn off the automatic column feature, whatever it is, and set
> the columns as appropriate???

This is in the FAQ:

http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_resize_my_register_columns.3F__Why_can_I_not_shrink_the_description_column.3F

> GC 2.2.9 PC with Vista home basic
>
> Steve

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-derek