Not that I saw - and I would think that any way a person quits - the actions are the same.
On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 6:08 PM David Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there any note in the GnuCash help indicating that column widths and > open window information are apparently only made persistent or persistently > updated if the user selects File > Quit or selects the red x which is in > the upper right corner of the GnuCash window in most operating system > desktops but only if the Save icon on the upper left end of the menubar is > *not* greyed out? What a mouthful! Did I get that right? > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2020 at 3:56 PM David H <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Glad to help! >> >> Cheers David H. >> >> >> On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 at 02:04, Jack Slater <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>>> 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 < >>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> 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 < >>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> > 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 < >>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> >> 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 < >>>>>>> >> [email protected]> >>>>>>> >> > 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 < >>>>>>> [email protected]> >>>>>>> >> >> 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 >>>>>>> >> >>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >> >>> 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 >>>>>>> >> > [email protected] >>>>>>> >> > 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 >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> 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 [email protected] 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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