[GNC] Column widths-- Help!

[Greg Feneis]

A user should be able to adjust each column's width by dragging its right
side (except description column). Sometimes the result is the total width
of all columns becomes wider than the window or dialog they appear in.
(When this happens, look for a horizontal scroll bar to appear at the
bottom of all columns) This can make things appear as if columns are
disappearing or suddenly becoming too narrow. Usually, just double click
the description column header and its width will adjust to allow all of the
columns to be seen in one window's width (as long as there's enough room).

That is to say, manually adjust or auto adjust all columns' widths but
description, as necessary, then auto adjust description column width last.

Kind regards, Greg Feneis
(Pixel 3)


On Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 23:16 Gyle McCollam <gmccollam at live.com> wrote:

> Steve,
> I had a similar problem in a reconciliation window.  It turned out that
> there was some bad data in the description column, namely a lot of spaces
> and what looked like the enter key symbol at the very end.  If this just
> happened recently, I would suggest you check each of the description
> entries by using your mouse and clicking in the middle of the text.  Then
> hit the end key, which should take you to the end of the text.  I have the
> feeling that on one line it will take you way to the right, past where the
> text actually ends.  That line is most likely so long and that is why
> double clicking does solve your problem.  You could left click the left
> click the right side of the description column, if you can distinguish it
> from the right side of the transfer column, and drag it to the left
> manually making the description column narrower.
>
>
> Thank You,
> Gyle McCollam
>
> Gyle McCollam
>
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> Sent: Saturday, October 2, 2021 1:08 PM
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> Subject: [GNC] Column widths-- Help!
>
> [image: PXL_20211002_170211297.jpg]
> Long time user of GnuCash on Windows laptop, using latest version.
>
> I was trying to widen the transfer column.  In fooling around with it,
> however, I seem to have gone down a rabbit hole.
>
> Now, my description column is extremely wide, my transfer column has
> basically disappeared (yes, I know it's there, but the vertical edges are
> next to the adjoining column and indistinguishable. See the screenshot.
>
> I understand I can't "move" the description column. But whenever I tried to
> move the other columns to the left, it just reduces the width (and like the
> transfer column, seemingly disappears).  How do i shrink the description
> column, double clicking on it does not reset.
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