Stylesheets, I'm having trouble editing them

[lejohnston]

Sorry forgot to copy the list.

Larry

On 02/26/17 09:43 PM, lejohnston  <lejohnston at dccnet.com> wrote:
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> I have been trying a few things and think I understand it a bit better.
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> I created a new style sheet based on the'default' style sheet (as I had modified it), named it 'Borders'. It had the same features as the new 'Default' style sheet when I opened a report and applied it to the report. Then I edited the 'Default' style sheet back to what I think it was previously.
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> Now I think I can edit the existing style sheets and/or create new ones.
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> I am still interested in learning more about this if anyone has more insight.
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> Thanks,
> 
> Larry
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> On 02/26/17 07:56 PM, lejohnston <lejohnston at dccnet.com> wrote:
> > 
> > I am new to GNUCash. I started using it earlier this month. I am using it for personal finance. So far I have been able to get most things set up to my satisfaction. Accounts are good. Budget is good. It is reports where I am running into problems.
> > 
> > I have been able find reports that meet my needs but the style sheets available are hard to read.
> > 
> > I tried editing one in >Edit>Style Sheets, and accidentally changed the Default Style Sheet. It actually works better for me than the original but I did not want to get rid of the Default Style Sheet. I tried to replicate the new 'Default Style Sheet' by going >Edit>Style Sheets>New. I saved the new style sheet as 'Border' because the one I had accidentally created had borders. I changed the style options to the same as I had in the new 'Default' style sheet. Now I have a style sheet named 'Border' but it does not have borders. 
> > 
> > As far as I can see the key things I changed are in the 'General' tab, where I changed 'Table cell padding to '4' and 'Table cell border' to '4'. 
> > 
> > I have opened and closed the reports, applied the new style sheet, even opened and closed GNUCash to see if that was necessary to apply the new Style Sheet.
> > 
> > I also did this in a file I had saved as 'test' in case I made changes that I did not want. When I opened my original 'Larry2017' the new 'Default' stylesheet was there too. Which is not a big problem because I sort of like it, but was not what I expected.
> > 
> > I have read everything I can find in the Wiki, Tutorials, and list archives but nothing seems to address this matter in a way I can understand it.
> > 
> > Basically I want to create a couple of new Style Sheets that make the reports easier to read. I was hoping to do this by better aligning the columns, putting more space between the columns and possibly putting grids and/or borders around the cells and/or tables. I am not looking for beauty, just a bit more readability. I suppose I could expert to Excel but if it can be done in GNUCash that would be preferable.
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> > Since I accidentally came close to doing what I wanted, I would like to understand the process better and hopefully refine it.
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> > Also can I get the original 'Default' style sheet back?
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> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Larry
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