[GNC] column width help

[Adrien Monteleone]

On 11/18/25 9:59 AM, Ken Pyzik wrote:
> Adrian — LOL!!  Would MS listen??

Ha. Of course not.
> This is probably the best explanation I have had from anyone regarding the odd behavior of the column widths in the register.   Yes, I agree with you on all counts, except the description field behavior.  For me, I would prefer it do nothing and allow me to control how large or small I want it.

It doesn't do anything on its own. It does allow you to control it, but 
it may take some getting used to understanding how it works.

My only beef is that the behavior should be a simple - I move the 
columns to the spacing I want and they stay just like that.  I don't 
want any auto-sizing - auto fitting or anything automated.  Not asking 
for much — just let me set the column widths to my liking and leave them be!

If you set your columns, they do not change. If they do, that is a bug 
as it is not intended. (presuming you aren't deleting your gcm file 
regularly, or something outside of GnuCash is not messing with it)

However, the column settings only apply to the register you are 
changing. Perhaps that is why you think they don't stay put? (they stay 
put for one register, but open a different account and they switch to 
either the default or your last change) This is by current design so you 
can customize different registers.

I think there was an attempt to provide the function to set the current 
layout as default and apply it to all other registers, but it either 
never quite made it, or was too buggy to keep at the time.

There is such an option for Invoices/Bills however.

Regards,
Adrien