Graham, If your problem is specifically that the Balance column is too narrow, then you’ve encountered a Known Idiosyncrasy: the Balance column is a challenge to resize. In fact, the only way I know to get it to resize is to double-click the column heading. This is documented in a note in the Guide at 2.3.3.
David T. > On Aug 16, 2018, at 10:00 AM, David Carlson <david.carlson....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Graham, > > Try temporarily to grab the right edge of the Account field and drag it > left until it is very narrow. That should make it easier to see the > Balance. > > After double clicking or dragging the right edge to fix Balance double > click Account and lastly drag the right edge of Description way to the > left, drop it and watch it snap back to hide the horizontal scrollbar that > no doubt was present while you were making the adjustments. > > David C > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2018, 11:10 AM Colin Law <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 at 16:38, Graham Balin <graham.ba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes. 2.6.12 on Ubuntu with HP Laptop. No matter what I do, only the >>> letters 'Ba' show in the Balance column on the far right of the screen. >>> Clicking tile window allows me to resize the height of the window but not >>> the width. >>> >> >> I don't understand what you mean by that. You should be able to re-size >> the gnucash window to any size you like. Which Ubuntu version are you >> using? >> >> Colin >> >> >>> Very frustrating. No problem when I am on my big monitor running 3.1 but >>> then i don't need to resize as the screen is wide enough. However i have >>> tried to resize and the same 'snapping back' occurs. >>> Thanks for the suggestions anyway >>> >>> Cheerio >>> >>> Graham >>> >>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018, 1:30 pm Colin Law, <clan...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2018 at 09:44, Graham Balin <graham.ba...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> No, that doesn't work. Sadly my previous 'fix' doesn't work either >>>>> because >>>>> as soon as I open a new account window, the widths of all open windows >>>>> are >>>>> spoilt. It seems to think my screen is an inch or so wider than it >> really >>>>> is, as the balance column is always off-screen. >>>>> >>>> >>>> For most people, once they understand how to sort it there is no >>>> problem. Something about your situation must be unusual. >>>> Do you see the same issue if the window is not maximised? >>>> Have you told us which version of GC you are using and on what OS? >>>> >>>> Colin >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dragging the right divider doesn't work - as soon as I let go, it >> springs >>>>> back to the previous width. >>>>> >>>>> What I can't understand is why this problem still happens. Someone once >>>>> must have coded the auto-size feature for the description column - >> given >>>>> that people have been complaining about it for at least 8 years, can it >>>>> not >>>>> just be deleted so all columns behave the same way? >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Cheerio, >>>>> >>>>> Graham >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 15 Aug 2018 at 21:46, GT-I9070 H <gti90...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I have large and small monitors and the sizing of the columns started >>>>> to >>>>>> work very well for me after I got enough knowledge to deal with them. >>>>>> >>>>>> After you scale all columns to your liking, drag in the header the >> end >>>>>> divider of the Description column farthest to the left and then drop >>>>> it and >>>>>> it will auto size as much as possible in the window without a >>>>> horizontal >>>>>> scrollbar. >>>>>> >>>>>> Double-clicking on the column header resizes it to the minimum >> required >>>>>> and sets this width, dragging its right divider in the header >> defines a >>>>>> fixed width. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> GTI >>>>>> >>>>>> Em seg, 13 de ago de 2018 às 14:34, Graham Balin < >>>>> graham.ba...@gmail.com> >>>>>> escreveu: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> Recent convert from Quicken and pleased overall...BUT... >>>>>>> version 2.6.12 on a windows machine and 24" monitor-fine; on a HP >>>>>>> laptop...almost unusable due to description column auto-widening to >>>>> screen >>>>>>> width. >>>>>>> I have tried trawling through the many posts, dating back 8 years!, >>>>> and >>>>>>> cannot believe that it still happens! Why on earth is there such a >>>>> feature >>>>>>> that is the antithesis of user-friendliness? >>>>>>> Is there some programming reason it needs to be there? >>>>>>> I have tried all workarounds except going into programming in which >> I >>>>> am >>>>>>> sadly ignorant. >>>>>>> Once I have made the error of re-sizing one of the columns -bang, I >>>>> have >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> keep horizontal scrolling to see what is going on. Does 3.2 offer >> any >>>>>>> improvement on this? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Has anyone got any suggestions? >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheerio, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Graham >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>>>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>>>>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>>>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>>>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> gnucash-user mailing list >>>>> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >>>>> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >>>>> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >>>>> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >>>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >>>>> ----- >>>>> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >>>>> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> gnucash-user@gnucash.org >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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