Columns too narrow/can't adjust

[Derek Atkins]

Hi,

"carpetnailz at researchintegration.org"
<carpetnailz at researchintegration.org> writes:

> My Deposit/Withdrawal/Balance columns are not the right width. In
> particular the Deposit column only shows some of the numerals. And I
> can't get gnucash to let me adjust the widths. Mostly when I try to drag
> a column wider, to create some space for the Deposit column, it springs
> right back to it's original width. Occasionally I can seemingly get a
> column to change its width only to have to revert when I go to a
> different account or even when I return to the account where I changed
> the width.
>
> How can I make the necessary adjustment? I looked under Preferences, but
> there doesn't seem to be any relevant options there.
>
> The suggestion in the FAQ for adjusting register column size doesn't
> help. The only way to change the size of the Deposit column seems to be
> to shrink the Description column. So I can't adjust its size first, the
> way the FAQ suggests. Isn't there some other way to override the
> autosizing feature of the Description column?

The FAQ suggestion works for me.  You grab the right-hand side of the
deposit column and drag it to the right.  A scrollbar will appear.  Then
you can grab the right side of the description and drag it to the left
until the scrollbar disappears.

What happens when you try this procedure?

> Thanks.

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-derek

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