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

[G R Hewitt]

Hi Stan,

Yes I am closing using the red dot (MacOS) and sometimes Gnucash>Quit, with
the ame result.
Yes the .gcm file show 'Today' on close

G

On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 at 15:32, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) <stan+gc at fastmail.fm>
wrote:

> 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
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