[GNC] Question: how to see end of line in invoice editing screen

[Bill Wohler]

Unless you have a very long Description, which I must have had in the
first register I tried since the Description then filled the entire
window. It worked in another register, so that technique is easier in
(hopefully) most cases. Thanks!

R Losey <rlosey at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would only add to these answers that after getting the other columns correct by double-clicking, you can then
> double-click on the Description column, and it will resize so that all of the column are visible.
> 
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM Bill Wohler via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> wrote:
> 
>  I think the Description column is designed to grow or shrink as you
>  change the size of the window. My technique when viewing a new register
>  is this:
> 
>  1. If any of the columns are too narrow and truncating values, I
>  double-click on the column's title. This auto-sizes the column to fit.
> 
>  2. Grab the vertical bar on the right side of the Description (the mouse
>  icon turns into a double-ended arrow) and drag left until all columns
>  are visible. When you let go, the column will grow to eliminate any
>  blank space to the right of the rightmost column.
> 
>  Mark at Lorimark <mark at lorimarksolutions.com> wrote:
> 
>  > 1: At the very bottom of the 'table' there should be a scroll bar
>  > (left right) that should allow you to view the right-most columns.
>  > 
>  > 2: You should be able to narrow-down any one of the other columns, to
>  > cause the right-most columns to move in.
>  > 
>  > Is any of that working?
>  > 
>  > ~mark petryk
>  > ~w:http://www.lorimarksolutions.com
>  > ~q:i don't know where it's going to go,
>  >     ...and i don't know what to wear when it gets there.
>  > 
>  > On 8/31/25 10:44, Adam Mackler via gnucash-user wrote:
>  > > Hi, I have a super-basic question.  I'm entering an invoice in GNUCash, and I cannot see the right end of
>  the table row.  No matter how wide I make the window the "Description" column just keeps getting wider,
>  and the "Tax" column remains truncated.  I've tried dragging the column separator at the right edge of the
>  "Description" column but it won't get any narrower, even though the text is a fraction of its width.  I would
>  like to confirm the tax amount is correct before posting.  What's the trick?
>  > > Thanks in advance!
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