[GNC] Column Width Saving?

Dale Alspach alspachde at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 18:15:26 EDT 2020


Try using quit from the menu instead of killing the window with X.
Dale

Dale

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020, 5:11 PM Jack Slater <theilliniguy at gmail.com> wrote:

> I first do a Save As (to save a backup to an external drive). Then I do a
> Save As to the original (desired C: drive) location. Then Click upper right
> X to close the program.
>
> When I reopen GC  the same windows/accounts open right up.
>
> Windows 10.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 4:03 PM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Jack,  Did you quit the program when you saved the file?  Do you find the
> > same windows and reports open when you re-start GnuCash and re-open the
> > file? Which OS are you using?
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 3:08 PM Chris Graves <mohavebaked at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Using 4.2 on Windows and macOS, both remember the column width settings.
> >> Adjust column width, quit, re-open and column widths remain as I
> adjusted
> >> them.
> >>
> >> Except for the Description column, which isn’t remembered.
> >>
> >> > On Oct 21, 2020, at 12:34 PM, Jack Slater <theilliniguy at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I'm running 4.2.
> >> >
> >> > Adjusted column widths - looked at the View Menu and Register &
> Register
> >> > Default options in Preferences - found nothing. I saved the file with
> >> the
> >> > adjustments in place and poof - modified widths gone when I reopened
> the
> >> > file. To be honest I could never get them to save in 3.x versions
> >> either.
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:07 PM David Carlson <
> >> david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Jack,
> >> >> Prior to the 4.x releases it was necessary to close the program,
> >> possibly
> >> >> with the window(s) open to save the column width settings.  I think
> >> there
> >> >> was a change for the 4.x series, but I have not  migrated yet, so I
> >> cannot
> >> >> be sure.
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM Jack Slater <theilliniguy at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>> How can I save the form with the column widths I've set for each
> >> account
> >> >>> while in use so they stay in place permanently?
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