[GNC] column width help

[sunfish62 at yahoo.com]

It appears that no one has yet mentioned that Brian can recover columns that are too narrow for modification by either editing the gcm file (which is named after the data file, storage location defined in the wiki), or deleting that file altogether (which will cause a new gcm file to be created with default column widths).

⁣David T.​

On Nov 16, 2025, 6:03 AM, at 6:03 AM, "Stan Brown (using GC 4.14)" <stan+gc at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
>
>On 2025-11-15 15:03, Ken Pyzik wrote:
>> Yes, unfortunately, this is the designed behavior.  I've always
>> dreamed of having the behavior be more Excel or spreadsheet-like when
>> you can manually change the size of the columns to anyway you like
>and
>> still control the width yourself.  Alas, this has been asked for and
>> for some reason - turned-down [...]
>
>I'm not a fan of the existing behavior, but it has the advantage of not
>requiring any time of the coders since at least 2.6 -- not counting new
>versions of shared libraries, which would have to be dealt with no
>matter what the design.
>
>"for some reason" -- I have no inside information, but I'll guess the
>devs feel that rewriting something that works, even if the design is
>not
>optimal, is a lower priority than fixing bugs, adjusting to the
>vagaries
>of the supported operating system versions, and adding new features.
>They give _very_ generously of their time. I know we all appreciate
>their labors, and I for one trust that they are doing what is best.
>
>It seems like every new user is confused about column widths, and
>that's
>understandable. But once they are directed to the particular FAQ, they
>can get on with their work.
>
>Stan Brown
>Tehachapi, CA, USA
>https://BrownMath.com/
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