[GNC] Column Width Saving?

Fri Oct 23 19:08:29 EDT 2020

Is there any note in the GnuCash help indicating that column widths and
open window information are apparently only made persistent or persistently
updated if the user selects File > Quit or selects the red x which is in
the upper right corner of the GnuCash window in most operating system
desktops but only if the Save icon on the upper left end of the menubar is
*not* greyed out?  What a mouthful!  Did I get that right?

On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 3:56 PM David H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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