Adrien's comment was about the *Transfer* column, whose header is mashed together with the Reconcile column in such a way that the transfer column's right border is hidden (another developer decision buried in the mists of time).
ISTR that you originally asked to see more of the Transfer column, not the Description. If you want the Description column wider, just make it wider. David T. On March 13, 2026 3:08:25 AM GMT+05:30, Chris Green <[email protected]> wrote: >On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 02:14:48PM -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: >> >> On 2026-03-12 13:17, Chris Green wrote: >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 12:32:46PM -0700, Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote: >> >> ... one of those is the FAQ, located at >> >> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ >> >> >> >> (The answer to the question that spawned this thread is under "4.22 Q: >> >> How do I resize my register columns? Why can I not shrink the >> >> description column?") >> >> >> > OP here. No, item 4.22 of the FAQ doesn't answer my question. I >> > wanted to make the Description column **wider**. >> >> I'm not clear how you can say that FAQ doesn't answer your question. >> Either widen the GC window, or narrow some other columns. >> >As answred way back at the beginning of the thread the only way to >widen the description column seems to be as follows:- > > > If you are in Single-Line mode (default) you will not see this border, > > but will instead, see the right-hand border for the Reconciled column. > > > > Click View > Double Line to see the specific Account/Transfer column > > border, adjust as needed, then if you prefer, turn off Double-Line mode. > > > > Regards, > > Adrien > > > OK, thank you! :-) > > One has to wonder why it's like this though. > >That isn't what's described in the FAQ, I think the documentation >section 2.9.2.3 does sort of refer to it but it's not at all clear. > > >-- >Chris Green >_______________________________________________ >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.
