[GNC] Column Width Saving?

Fri Oct 23 16:56:37 EDT 2020

Glad to help!

Cheers David H.

On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 at 02:04, Jack Slater <theilliniguy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Using File/Quit did in fact save the settings so I'm good to go.  I do
> have a backup strategy too - SyncBack Pro syncs 3 PCS on LAN. Does backup
> to 2 external HDs. And use BackBlaze for cloud storage. I get a bit anal
> about the financial files so I even do the SaveAs too!!
>
> Thanks for all the help. Great user support here.
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 6:52 PM Jack Slater <theilliniguy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Ya - I guessed the SaveAs was the culprit.  I don't need to - its just a
>> redundant move to save a 4th copy. I'll try your method.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 6:08 PM David H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Does the same on Win 10 - X'ing out of Gnucash or using File >> Quit
>>> saves the prefs correctly.
>>>
>>> Doing a save as to a different file name saves the prefs
>>> in C:\Users\<<your user name>>\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\books under the NEW
>>> FILE NAME - this probably unsets the flag to say the prefs have changed so
>>> when you come back and save the file again under the original file name it
>>> doesn't try to save the prefs there as well.  Have a look in your
>>> C:\Users\<<your user name>>\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\books folder - you'll
>>> probably have a gnucash.gcm file there from your last save as backup file
>>> details ???
>>>
>>> If I were you I would change my workflow and save under the real file
>>> name and quit Gnucash which will save your prefs for the real file and then
>>> copy the gnucash data file to your backup location and your problem should
>>> go away :-)  You should look at backing up your preferences and saved
>>> reports as well so it makes more sense to have a separate backup strategy
>>> which copies these files to your backup location - see wiki for what files
>>> to back up at
>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_backup_my_GC_environment.2C_including_preferences.3F
>>>
>>> There are programs out there to copy files to backup locations at the
>>> press of a button or when they detect changes or on a schedule - I use
>>> FreeFile Sync, but there's others like Rsync, Syncthing - so you might want
>>> to take a look at those.
>>>
>>> Cheers David H.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 08:22, 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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>>>>> >> >> --
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