[GNC] Additional 'Accounts' columns not being saved on closing program

[Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)]

On 2023-11-04 03:36, G R Hewitt wrote:
> Gnucash 5.4
> MacOs High Sierra 10.13.6
>
> I have been unable to find a reason as to why, in the
> 'Accounts' tab, the additional column 'Total (Period)', in this
> case - or any other I choose - will not save when I close
> GnuCash, meaning I have to re-select them for each session.
>
> Whilst this is not the end of the world - obviously, it is
> annoying and any help in solving it would be appreciated.

> On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 at 11:36, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)
> <stan+gc at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>Check permissions on your .gcm file, and on the folder or
>directory that contains it. For instance, if your main database
>file is XYX.GnuCash, the .gcm file is XYX.GnuCash.gcm. It
>contains the geometry of the Accounts panel, among other things.
>
>According to
><https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Diagrams_-_MacOS>
>your .gcm
> file is located in USER_DATA_HOME/GnuCash/books, and according to
><https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Configuration_Locations>
>USER_DATA_HOME is /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support.
>(On OS X 10.6 and older, replace Application Support with
>Applications Defaults.)

On 2023-11-04 05:49, G R Hewitt wrote:
> Thanks Stan, I checked that and I have read and write permissions,
> folder and file.
> Just for fun I enabled W/R for 'everyone' - still no change.

Sorry, I don't know Macs, so I can't help with detailed troubleshooting.
Two things to check and report as a starting point for someone else:

(1) Are you closing GC from the GC window, as opposed to using some sort
of operating-system feature to close it?

(2) Does the last-modified date on your .gcm file change when you close GC?

Stan Brown
Tehachapi, CA, USA
https://BrownMath.com