Thanks for the correction, Gyle. Stan Brown Tehachapi, CA, USA https://BrownMath.com
On 2025-08-11 17:30, Gyle McCollam wrote: > Stan, > The description column does not shrink when you adjust the other > columns, although it will grow if you reduce the other columns such that > the don't take up the whole window. Once you have the other columns the > way you want them, you can double click on the description column and it > will shrink (maybe) so that all the other columns are visible. I say > maybe because if any description is really long, it will only shrink to > that size. I once had a errant description that was very long and it > took me a while to find it and adjust it so I could automatically adjust > it to fit. > > Hopefully, this helps Arthur as well. > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> email > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* gnucash-user <[email protected]> > on behalf of Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, August 11, 2025 7:38 PM > *To:* arthur brogard <[email protected]> > *Cc:* GnuCash User List <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] column widths > > Arthur, I'm sorry you're having trouble. With the size of the > Description field, you're far from alone, which is why it's in the FAQ. > > It may help you to think of it this way: > > Theorem: The width of the description field is the width of the window, > mins the widths of all the other columns. > > Corollary: To resize the Description field without affecting anything > else, resize your GnuCash window. > > Corollary: If you increase/decrease the width of any other field, the > Description field shrinks/grows by that same amount. > > Stan Brown > Tehachapi, CA, USA > https://BrownMath.com <https://BrownMath.com> _______________________________________________ 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.
