[GNC] Problems moving vertical lines between columns on registers

[James Fuller]

David,
thanks very much.  after some cut and try I got what I Need.
I appreciate the help.
Regards,
James


On 8/12/2019 6:09 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> James,
>
> Keep in mind that in the register view the description column is a 
> special case that essentially defaults to use all the space that is 
> not explicitly given to other columns.
>
> This means setting the other widths first, then dragging the right 
> edge of the description column title box leftward and letting it snap 
> back until there is no horizontal scrollbar at the bottom.
>
> Of course, this can get awkward for users that run the program on 
> computers with different display and font settings.  Since those 
> settings are defined as user settings, different computers normally 
> each keep their own settings, but if one accesses the program remotely 
> via ssh, for example, it can still get very interesting.
>
> David Carlson
>
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 6:15 PM James Fuller <James at plateautel.net 
> <mailto:James at plateautel.net>> wrote:
>
>
>     Hi Guys,
>
>     I'm having a problem figuring out how to move the vertical lines
>     defining columns on registers.   I seem to remember that you place a
>     mouse cursor on the vertical line, hold down the right mouse
>     button, and
>     move left or right to change the width of of the columns. When I do
>     that, the vertical line moves with my mouse. When I let go of the
>     right
>     button the line zips back.
>
>     I'm using 3.2 Gnucash on a Windows 7 HP desktop.  What am I doing
>     wrong?  BTW, I have read the Help Manual until I'm blue in the
>     face and
>     can't find it.
>
>     Thank you
>
>     James Fuller
>
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