Glad to help! Cheers David H.
On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 at 02:04, Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> wrote: > Using File/Quit did in fact save the settings so I'm good to go. I do > have a backup strategy too - SyncBack Pro syncs 3 PCS on LAN. Does backup > to 2 external HDs. And use BackBlaze for cloud storage. I get a bit anal > about the financial files so I even do the SaveAs too!! > > Thanks for all the help. Great user support here. > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 6:52 PM Jack Slater <theillini...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Ya - I guessed the SaveAs was the culprit. I don't need to - its just a >> redundant move to save a 4th copy. I'll try your method. >> >> On Wed, Oct 21, 2020 at 6:08 PM David H <hell...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Does the same on Win 10 - X'ing out of Gnucash or using File >> Quit >>> saves the prefs correctly. >>> >>> Doing a save as to a different file name saves the prefs >>> in C:\Users\<<your user name>>\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\books under the NEW >>> FILE NAME - this probably unsets the flag to say the prefs have changed so >>> when you come back and save the file again under the original file name it >>> doesn't try to save the prefs there as well. Have a look in your >>> C:\Users\<<your user name>>\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash\books folder - you'll >>> probably have a gnucash.gcm file there from your last save as backup file >>> details ??? >>> >>> If I were you I would change my workflow and save under the real file >>> name and quit Gnucash which will save your prefs for the real file and then >>> copy the gnucash data file to your backup location and your problem should >>> go away :-) You should look at backing up your preferences and saved >>> reports as well so it makes more sense to have a separate backup strategy >>> which copies these files to your backup location - see wiki for what files >>> to back up at >>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_backup_my_GC_environment.2C_including_preferences.3F >>> >>> There are programs out there to copy files to backup locations at the >>> press of a button or when they detect changes or on a schedule - I use >>> FreeFile Sync, but there's others like Rsync, Syncthing - so you might want >>> to take a look at those. >>> >>> Cheers David H. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2020 at 08:22, 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. 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