I'm so disturbed. I read that and didn't catch the LEFT click! It's all good now and thank you so much for a quick response.
On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 1:15 PM Maria Inmaculada de la Torre < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello Phyllis, > > If I am not mistaken, that has come up several times. That column is the > only one that works a little differently than the rest. The best help is > from the guide > > 2.9.2.3. Setting Column Widths > > As with most spreadsheet-like displays the columns in the register can be > resized by left-clicking and dragging the dividers in the header. The > divider to the right of the column header controls the width of that > column. In GnuCash the Description and Memo columns autosize to fit the > register into the window so dragging those columns' dividers to the left > will shrink the column but it will snap back when you release it. Dragging > them to the right will widen the display and put a scrollbar at the bottom > of the window, but that will persist only while the register is open. If > you close it and reopen it or quit GnuCash the register will again fill the > space exactly. > > Note > > Many new users have trouble resizing the Balance column, in particular > making it larger. Just drag its right-hand border out of the window to grow > it. Be careful, though, as there's another column called rate whose width > is set to 1 pixel to hide it (it's for internal use). Approach the divider > from the left side and click as soon as the cursor changes to a > double-headed arrow (<-|->). > > Important > > When in split mode there are different column markers in the header for > split rows and transaction rows depending on which type of row is active. > In order to adjust split column widths one must first make a split row > active; to adjust transaction line column widths a transaction row must be > active. > > > > https://www.gnucash.org/docs/v5/C/gnucash-guide/chapter_txns.html#:~:text=The%20divider%20to%20the%20right,back%20when%20you%20release%20it. > > You need to choose the right divider and drag it to the left that should > bring them within your screen > > I hope this helps. > > Thanking you. > > Regards, > > Inma de la Torre > > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 at 19:02, Phyllis Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have a beautiful verdana 16px font in my register. I am however, unable >> to change the width of the Description column. I have changed all the >> other columns to accommodate the larger font but the description column >> width is forcing them off the screen. >> Any help will be much appreciated. I've read everything I could find. >> >> Thanks, po >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> 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 [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
