[GNC] Possible to Set and Save an Individual Register's Default Style?
R Losey
rlosey at gmail.com
Tue Dec 16 00:58:30 EST 2025
So... given that the Register Style persists if you have the register open,
is that something that you cannot do?
I agree that it would be a helpful option to have the register style be
saved per register (as the widths are). I have wanted to use this, but ran
into the same problem, and just live with it.
On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM Tom Route36 <tom.route36 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> That's the first thing I tried. I figured if I was able to set and save
> Column Widths, then the same technique would also work for the
> Style/View setting. But no. It doesn't work. It's easy to confirm.
> Try setting one of your registers to a different Style setting than what
> your Register Default Style is. And for good measure change one of your
> Column Widths in that register. Keep the account register open, and
> close GnuCash. Then reopen GnuCash. Yes, you'll see that the register
> is still like you left it. It will have the same Style and Column
> Widths just as you had set it. Perfect.
>
> But now, go ahead and close the register. You can leave GnuCash open
> (no need to close it). Then reopen that same register. You'll see that
> yes, the Column Widths are exactly as you last left them. That's great.
> But you'll also see that the Style setting has reverted back to the
> Default Style. And that's my issue. GnuCash doesn't save the Register
> Style setting. It only saves the Column Widths.
>
> So is there any way to get GnuCash to save the Register Style just like
> it saves the Column Widths?
>
> Tom
>
>
> On 12/15/2025 1:14 PM, Mark Itzcovitz wrote:
> > I know David talked about column widths but the rule for the register
> > view is similar - you need to set the view(s) as you want, do NOT
> > close the account register(s), and close Gnucash.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 at 20:01, Tom Route36 <tom.route36 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi David,
> >
> > I know that the column widths can be set and saved for individual
> > registers. But my question is about the Register Default Style,
> > not the
> > column widths. Is there a way to set and save the STYLE setting for
> > individual account registers?
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > On 12/15/2025 8:48 AM, David Carlson wrote:
> > > Yes, but not for for all accounts of a particular account type vs
> > > other account types. Each individual register can be set with
> > > particular column widths and left open while shutting down
> > GnuCash to
> > > memorize the column sizes for that individual account register.
> > This
> > > information is saved individually for each particular data file
> > name
> > > in a file named [datafilename]dot gcm.
> > > Once saved, the settings for that account register become
> > persistent
> > > for following use even if the register is closed before closing
> > GnuCash.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David Carlson
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2025, 7:18 AM Tom Route36
> > <tom.route36 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > > First up, my apologies here for asking a minor nit-picky kind
> of
> > > question. But here goes. I know that GnuCash lets you go
> > and edit
> > > Preferences to set a Register Default Style to one of three
> > -- Basic
> > > Ledger, Auto-Split Ledger, or Transaction Journal. And once
> > you set
> > > that it becomes the default for ALL registers. And for my
> > EXPENSE
> > > registers (food, clothing, etc. where I have lots of splits) I
> > > default
> > > to the Transaction Journal style. But ...
> > >
> > > ... for my LIABILTY registers (mainly credit cards) it's much
> > > easier to
> > > reconcile those accounts when they're viewed as Basic
> > Ledgers. And I
> > > know how to go into each register and select View -> Basic
> > Ledger.
> > > Pretty easy and straightforward. But ...
> > >
> > > ... (here's the nit-picky part) every time I open one of those
> > > Liability
> > > registers, I have to do those two extra mouse clicks to set the
> > > register
> > > view back to Basic Ledger. Yes, it's only two extra mouse
> > > clicks. But
> > > each and every time? It's annoying.
> > >
> > > So, here's the question. Is there any way to override the
> > GnuCash
> > > Register Default Style either for ALL LIABILITY registers, or
> > > possibly
> > > for EACH register individually?
> > >
> > > What I'd like is for my EXPENSE registers to default to
> > Transaction
> > > Journal, and my LIABILTY registers to default to Basic
> > Ledger. If
> > > there's some hidden setting or preference that I just haven't
> > > found yet,
> > > I'd really appreciate any help locating it.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom
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