[GNC] Column Width Saving?

Fri Oct 23 19:47:13 EDT 2020

Not that I saw - and I would think that any way a person quits -
the actions are the same.

On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 6:08 PM David Carlson <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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