Hi Paul,

The settings in Edit -> Preferences -> Register Defaults may have some bearing 
too,in addition to Stan's ideas.

HTH,
Maf.


On Wednesday, 18 February 2026 21:36:24 GMT Stan Brown (using GC 4.14) wrote:
> If I understand correctly, I don't think this is a bug. I think you may
> be conflating two types of "double-line" transactions.
> 
> (1) View » Double line. This adds a line to each transaction in the
> register, on which you can type Notes. (The Description field is always
> available, and I confess I've never found a use for Notes.)
> 
> (2) View » Basic Ledger / Auto-Split Ledger / Transaction Journal.
> * Basic ledger shows only the splits that belong to the account in this
> register. if you want to see all the splits in a transaction, click on
> the transaction and then click Split in the toolbar at the top.
> * Auto-Split Ledger is the same except that whenever you are in a
> particular transaction all splits for that transaction are shown.
> * Transaction Journal always shows all splits in every transaction in
> this register, each split on a separate line. Since most transactions
> contain just two splits, this can look like a "double-line mode".
> 
> I recommend you try each of these four settings in a register of yours.
> Now that you know what to look for they should make more sense.
> 
> Stan Brown
> Tehachapi, CA, USA
> https://BrownMath.com
> 
> On 2026-02-18 03:33, Paul Feakins via gnucash-user wrote:
> > Not sure if this is the right email address to send this type of
> > question to, but I'm finding that even with double-line view unchecked,
> > accounts usually default to double-line view anyway meaning I have to go
> > View > Double Line.
> > 
> > Is this a bug?
> > 
> > I'm on Kubuntu 24.04.
> > 
> > GnuCash Version: 5.5
> > Build ID: 5.5+(2023-12-16)
> > Finance::Quote: 1.59
> 
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