Jack,  Did you quit the program when you saved the file?  Do you find the
same windows and reports open when you re-start GnuCash and re-open the
file? Which OS are you using?

On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 3:08 PM Chris Graves <mohaveba...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Using 4.2 on Windows and macOS, both remember the column width settings.
> Adjust column width, quit, re-open and column widths remain as I adjusted
> them.
>
> Except for the Description column, which isn’t remembered.
>
> > On Oct 21, 2020, at 12:34 PM, Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I'm running 4.2.
> >
> > Adjusted column widths - looked at the View Menu and Register & Register
> > Default options in Preferences - found nothing. I saved the file with the
> > adjustments in place and poof - modified widths gone when I reopened the
> > file. To be honest I could never get them to save in 3.x versions either.
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:07 PM David Carlson <
> david.carlson....@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Jack,
> >> Prior to the 4.x releases it was necessary to close the program,
> possibly
> >> with the window(s) open to save the column width settings.  I think
> there
> >> was a change for the 4.x series, but I have not  migrated yet, so I
> cannot
> >> be sure.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> How can I save the form with the column widths I've set for each
> account
> >>> while in use so they stay in place permanently?
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