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

[David H]

... and also the Total(Period) column :-)

Cheers David H.



On Sun, 5 Nov 2023 at 10:43, David H <hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:

> Working fine here on an Intel based Macbook Pro running Gnucash 5.4 and
> MacOS Ventura 13.6.1 From memory it also works ok on an Intel based iMac
> running Big Sur.  Tried with Balance and Hidden columns only.
>
> Cheers David H.
>
> On Sun, 5 Nov 2023 at 07:48, G R Hewitt <hewittgr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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