I will tomorrow David. Thanks. On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 5:22 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK I just tried X'ing out of Gnucash and using Quit from the top menu on > MacOS - both times the timestamp on the prefs file was updated. Will try > on Win 10 shortly. > > Do you want to try just opening your usual file from C: location changing > some column widths and then quitting Gnucash without all the Save As carry > on - maybe that's screwing something up? Then re-open Gnucash and see if > the column widths are saved in that circumstance ? > > Regards David H. > > > On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 08:10, Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I first do a Save As (to save a backup to an external drive). Then I do a >> Save As to the original (desired C: drive) location. Then Click upper >> right >> X to close the program. >> >> When I reopen GC the same windows/accounts open right up. >> >> Windows 10. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 4:03 PM David Carlson < >> david.carlson....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > 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? >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> 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. >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> David Carlson >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > 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. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > David Carlson >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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.
