Can't adjust width of last column

[David T.]

> On Sep 16, 2015, at 9:38 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ed,
> 
> Ed Fields <ed at efields.com> writes:
> 
>> Shouldn't dragging left the vertical line of any column, cause the width of
>> the last column (Balance) to grow?
>> 
>> My 8 column transaction screen has a very narrow balance column and try as
>> I might, I cannot get it to display the full number field.  the left digit
>> is not viewable, so value            123,456.78 displays as 23,456.78
>> 
>> I have narrowed all other columns by dragging their trailing vertical line
>> left.
>> The 'description' column width can be dragged left to a point but not
>> enough to leave any white space on the right side of the form.  Very
>> careful mouse position on right side of the name field for the Balance
>> column can sometimes cause the drag arrow to appear, but dragging in the
>> right direction has no effect.
>> 
>> What should I do to view the entire contents of the Balance column cell?
> 
> you need to grab the right side of the header and drag it right, off
> the window, until the scrollbar shows up.  Then you can reduce the
> description column.
> 

Actually, Derek, I think the Balance column is a special case, and can only be resized by double-clicking the column heading. At least, that’s my experience. This is documented in https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=666576

David

>> thanks for your time,
>> ed
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