[GNC] Column Width Saving?

Fri Oct 23 21:57:55 EDT 2020

I think that it has been odd like that at least since release 2.4.x.

On Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 6:47 PM Jack Slater <theilliniguy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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