[GNC] Possible to Set and Save an Individual Register's Default Style?

[Tom Route36]

David H,

I just want to say a big Thank You for this info.  I went and edited 
that accelerator-map file just now; and it changed things and works 
exactly as you described.  I still feel that the Register View Style 
should be saved along with the Column Width settings; so I'll probably 
still be putting in an RFE for that.  But having these shortcut keys 
available rather than having to mouse-click for the View settings each 
time sure makes life easier.  (Hey, I'm still new to GnuCash and 
learning my way around.)

Thanks again.  And feel free to keep these tips coming,
Tom


On 12/16/2025 2:17 PM, David H wrote:
> Oops my bad, the lines to be changed will normally look as follows before
> they are changed - i.e. empty double quotes just before the right closing
> bracket ...
>
> ; (gtk_accel_path
> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleDoubleLineAction" "")
> ; (gtk_accel_path
> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/0" "")
> ; (gtk_accel_path
> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/1" "")
> ; (gtk_accel_path
> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/2" "")
>
> Cheers David H.
>
>
> On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 at 07:09, David H<hellvee at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> What I haven't seen mentioned in all of this are the Accelerator shortcut
>> keys that for keyboard users can be set to easily change the View in the
>> current register and may alleviate the pain somewhat :-)  Personally if I
>> customise a register I tend to just leave it open permanently anyway so
>> none of this is an issue for me.
>>
>>   i.e. Basic view = ctrl + alt + b on Windows or option / command b on macOS
>>         AutoSplit ledger = ctrl + alt + s  on Windows or option / command s
>> on macOS
>>         Transaction Journal view = ctrl + alt + x  on Windows or option /
>> command x on macOS
>>         Double line view = ctrl + alt + l  on Windows or option / command l
>> on macOS
>>
>> If you go to Gnucash >> Help >> About on Windows  (Gnucash >> About
>> Gnucash on macOS) you will be presented with an "About GnuCash"
>> popup window.  Clicking on the GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR link will take you to the
>> GnuCash user config folder which contains an "accelerator-map" file.
>>
>> While GnuCash is closed, edit this file using a text editor and remove the
>> semi-colon (;) from the beginning of these lines to UnComment them and
>> change them as follows.  I suggest you copy this file before changing it so
>> you have a backup to go back to if the need arises.
>>
>> change these lines from this
>>
>> ; (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleDoubleLineAction"
>> "<Primary><Alt>l")
>> ; (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/0"
>> "<Primary><Alt>b")
>> ; (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/1"
>> "<Primary><Alt>s")
>> ;  (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/2"
>> "<Primary><Alt>x")
>>
>> to for example this :
>>
>> (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleDoubleLineAction"
>> "<Primary><Alt>l")
>> (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/0"
>> "<Primary><Alt>b")
>> (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/1"
>> "<Primary><Alt>s")
>> (gtk_accel_path
>> "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/2"
>> "<Primary><Alt>x")
>>
>> On Windows <Primary> is the ctrl key and <Alt> is self explanatory and on
>> macOS these are equivalent to option + cmd + l, b, s or x on my systems at
>> least :-)
>>
>> Once you have these set and save the file and re-open GnuCash you should
>> see the Shortcut keys to the right of the view style radio buttons as per
>> the screenshot below.
>>
>> Cheers David H.
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 at 04:09, David Carlson<david.carlson.417 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If you are going to propose a button to save account register display
>>> style, I would suggest also [optionally] saving the sort order and column
>>> settings.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM R Losey<rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Absolutely; it's just a temporary work around until (hopefully), the
>>>> feature is implemented.
>>>>
>>>> I typically keep about 8 tabs open all the time (my most frequently used
>>>> accounts).
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM Adrien Monteleone< adrien.monteleone at lusfiber.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I would see the problem is that if you *ever* close that register, the
>>>>> next time you open it, the default will take over.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Adrien
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/15/25 11:58 PM, R Losey wrote:
>>>>>> So... given that the Register Style persists if you have the
>>> register
>>>>> open,
>>>>>> is that something that you cannot do?
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