[GNC] Column Width Saving?

Jack Slater theilliniguy at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 18:49:49 EDT 2020


I will tomorrow David. Thanks.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 5:22 PM David H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:

> OK I just tried X'ing out of Gnucash and using Quit from the top menu on
> MacOS - both times the timestamp on the prefs file was updated.  Will try
> on Win 10 shortly.
>
> Do you want to try just opening your usual file from C: location changing
> some column widths and then quitting Gnucash without all the Save As carry
> on - maybe that's screwing something up?  Then re-open Gnucash and see if
> the column widths are saved in that circumstance ?
>
> Regards David H.
>
>
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 08:10, 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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