[GNC] Saving visible Accounts columns between GnuCash runs

[Geert Janssens]

Hi James,

I'm happy it's working again, though please remember to reply to the list 
instead of me personally. That way others are also informed of the status.

Regards,

Geert

Op woensdag 20 maart 2019 10:31:41 CET schreef James Walker:
> Hi Geert,
> 
> Thanks for getting back to me.
> 
> Interestingly, after rebooting, this issue seems to have resolved itself.
> 
> I'm at a loss as to what the problem was, but perhaps some form of
> permission/lock issue (although I discovered the relevant files are in
> %appdata%, so permissions shouldn't be an issue...)
> 
> I must apologise for not including the versions; my bad for omitting that
> information.
> 
> For the record it's GnuCash 3.4 (2018-12-30) on Windows 10 (1803).
> 
> I'll let you know if the situation regresses; I was surprised to find it
> suddenly working after a reboot...
> 
> -James
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geert Janssens <geert.gnucash at kobaltwit.be>
> Sent: 20 March 2019 08:15
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Cc: James Walker <jh_walker at outlook.com>
> Subject: Re: [GNC] Saving visible Accounts columns between GnuCash runs
> 
> Hi James,
> 
> This should be saved automatically, so either you have an uncommon setup or
> there is a bug in the code.
> 
> You didn't mention the version of gnucash nor your operating system.
> 
> Also can you post the contents of the gnucash trace file [1] for the two
> gnucash runs: * run gnucash, set the columns to your liking, quit gnucash
> an copy the trace file * run gnucash, observe the column settings are
> reset, quit gnucash and copy the trace file.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Geert
> 
> [1] http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Tracefile
> 
> Op dinsdag 19 maart 2019 13:23:48 CET schreef James Walker:
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I'm very new to GnuCash and enjoying the program so far.
> > 
> > I've got a particular issue which I can't find a solution to after
> > extensive searching of the manual.
> > 
> > In the chart of accounts, I want many more columns to be visible than
> > are displayed by default:
> > 
> > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D4DE4E.997CB810]
> > 
> > 
> > [cid:image002.png at 01D4DE4E.997CB810]
> > 
> > However, after I exit the program, my customised field arrangement is
> > lost.
> > How do you get the order and display settings of Accounts columns to
> > persist on save?
> > 
> > No matter what I select from the dropdown, all the non-default fields
> > are lost after closing and restarting GnuCash. I can't see any other
> > method in the interface to save the Accounts view configuration.
> > 
> > This is quite frustrating having to spend a minute each time I start
> > GnuCash, setting up the chart of accounts screen again...
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > James Walker
> > 
> > 
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