Can't adjust width of last column

[AC]

There's one cheat you can try to widen the column with the caveat that
I'm using 2.6.3 so it may or may not work in the newest version:

add a dummy transaction to the ledger you want to adjust (the
transaction can be deleted later) and make the value very large so that
the balance is also large.  Then double click the balance header to have
it autoresize to fit this new value.  Delete the transaction and the
balance column will be a new size.

I had to do this a couple times when I accidentally resized columns and
discovered the balance column can't be changed.

I also used a similar cheat to resize the Description column.  You
stretch out the column far to the right of Description by dragging the
right side separator of that particular column (in my ledger it's the
Transfer column).  Then pull the left side separator of that column
towards the Description column and the Description column will shrink as
everything is resized to fit into the window.


On 2015-09-17 19:53, David T. wrote:
> David,
> 
> I appreciate your workarounds. Unfortunately, the problem is that the balance column defaults to a width that does not always show all digits in a balance. Users often have to figure out how to resize this column if they wish to view the complete balance. Frankly, if I were to pick any column to set to auto-expand, I would have chosen the balance, rather than the description. But I am not a programmer, so I didn’t get to make that decision.
> 
> In light of providing some kind of solution, I suggest adding a second note following the note in section 2.3.3 of the Concept Guide:
> 
> Note: Double-clicking on any column heading will resize that heading to fit the widest information in that register element. This is an easy way, for example, to increase the width of the account's Balance column.
> 
> It’s not perfect, but it is accurate, and may help others figure this out on their own.
> 
> David T.