My filter settings appear to be persistent; however, I tend to use filters only in account registers that I leave open.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM David Carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > I forgot to mention 'Sort Order' and 'Filter By' as other settings that may > or may not be persistent. > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM David H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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? 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