Hi Tom, Glad it was helpful. Be aware this works as expected on 2 of my 3 Win 11 desktops but on the 3rd the accelerator keys create new desktops and attempt to start my audio recorder - obviously something different in that Win 11 setup or some other apps have grabbed the shortcut keys already on that one - I'll pin it down over time when I can be bothered :-)
Cheers David H. On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 at 12:58, Tom Route36 <[email protected]> wrote: > David H, > > I just want to say a big Thank You for this info. I went and edited that > accelerator-map file just now; and it changed things and works exactly as > you described. I still feel that the Register View Style should be saved > along with the Column Width settings; so I'll probably still be putting in > an RFE for that. But having these shortcut keys available rather than > having to mouse-click for the View settings each time sure makes life > easier. (Hey, I'm still new to GnuCash and learning my way around.) > > Thanks again. And feel free to keep these tips coming, > Tom > > > On 12/16/2025 2:17 PM, David H wrote: > > Oops my bad, the lines to be changed will normally look as follows before > they are changed - i.e. empty double quotes just before the right closing > bracket ... > > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleDoubleLineAction" "") > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/0" "") > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/1" "") > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/2" "") > > Cheers David H. > > > On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 at 07:09, David H <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > What I haven't seen mentioned in all of this are the Accelerator shortcut > keys that for keyboard users can be set to easily change the View in the > current register and may alleviate the pain somewhat :-) Personally if I > customise a register I tend to just leave it open permanently anyway so > none of this is an issue for me. > > i.e. Basic view = ctrl + alt + b on Windows or option / command b on macOS > AutoSplit ledger = ctrl + alt + s on Windows or option / command s > on macOS > Transaction Journal view = ctrl + alt + x on Windows or option / > command x on macOS > Double line view = ctrl + alt + l on Windows or option / command l > on macOS > > If you go to Gnucash >> Help >> About on Windows (Gnucash >> About > Gnucash on macOS) you will be presented with an "About GnuCash" > popup window. Clicking on the GNC_USERCONFIG_DIR link will take you to the > GnuCash user config folder which contains an "accelerator-map" file. > > While GnuCash is closed, edit this file using a text editor and remove the > semi-colon (;) from the beginning of these lines to UnComment them and > change them as follows. I suggest you copy this file before changing it so > you have a backup to go back to if the need arises. > > change these lines from this > > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleDoubleLineAction" > "<Primary><Alt>l") > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/0" > "<Primary><Alt>b") > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/1" > "<Primary><Alt>s") > ; (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/2" > "<Primary><Alt>x") > > to for example this : > > (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleDoubleLineAction" > "<Primary><Alt>l") > (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/0" > "<Primary><Alt>b") > (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/1" > "<Primary><Alt>s") > (gtk_accel_path > "<Actions>/GncPluginPageRegisterActions/ViewStyleRadioAction/2" > "<Primary><Alt>x") > > On Windows <Primary> is the ctrl key and <Alt> is self explanatory and on > macOS these are equivalent to option + cmd + l, b, s or x on my systems at > least :-) > > Once you have these set and save the file and re-open GnuCash you should > see the Shortcut keys to the right of the view style radio buttons as per > the screenshot below. > > Cheers David H. > > [image: image.png] > > On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 at 04:09, David Carlson <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > If you are going to propose a button to save account register display > style, I would suggest also [optionally] saving the sort order and column > settings. > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM R Losey <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Absolutely; it's just a temporary work around until (hopefully), the > feature is implemented. > > I typically keep about 8 tabs open all the time (my most frequently used > accounts). > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM Adrien Monteleone < > [email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would see the problem is that if you *ever* close that register, the > next time you open it, the default will take over. > > Regards, > Adrien > > On 12/15/25 11:58 PM, R Losey wrote: > > So... given that the Register Style persists if you have the > > register > > open, > > is that something that you cannot do? > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing [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. > > > -- > _________________________________ > Richard [email protected] > Micah 6:8 > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing [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. > > > -- > David Carlson > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing [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 [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. 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