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.