Hi Derek,
I appreciate the reply but logically I MUST be in "Double Line" mode
because when I go to "View > Double Line", the extra lines disappear.
I have developed a habit of pressing Alt+V, D immediately on opening an
account, but I would really rather it respected my preference.
I may be running an old build, but it is the one that's in the Kubuntu
repositories:
Version: 5.5
Build ID: 5.5+(2023-12-16)
Finance::Quote: 1.59
Happy to attach screenshots if this list allows?
Kind regards,
Paul Feakins
Managing Director
Antropy.co.uk <https://antropy.co.uk>
Antropy Ltd, Crawley Business Centre, Stephenson Way, Crawley, RH10 1TN
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/QQ2iBRDE5mHuHA7G6>
Antropy Ltd | Reg No: 06468795 | Registered in England & Wales
On 19/02/2026 12:18, Derek Atkins wrote:
Hi Paul,
The "Action" and "Memo" is the key here. This is NOT double-line mode.
In Double Line Mode you would see "Notes". You're not seeing that, so
you're not actually in double-line mode.
The "Action" and "Memo" implies you're in "expanded split mode", either
because you've turned on Auto-Split Ledger or Transaction Journal Modes.
You can also get this by clicking the "Show Splits" button.
Please check those settings.
-derek
On Thu, February 19, 2026 6:48 am, Paul Feakins via gnucash-user wrote:
Maf - thanks, but in "Edit -> Preferences -> Register Defaults", Double
Line is unchecked.
Stan - my view is "View » Basic Ledger".
Let me re-state the problem as simply as I can:
Despite, "Edit -> Preferences -> Register Defaults", Double Line
unchecked, when I double-click an account, it opens in Double Line view
and I must go to "View > [uncheck] Double Line" before the extra lines
disappear and I can get more transactions on the screen.
So it appears GnuCash is ignoring my Preferences.
For further clarify, the extra line that appears shows placeholder text
of "Action" in the Ref column and "Memo" in the Customer column.
Kind regards,
Paul Feakins
Managing Director
Antropy.co.uk<https://antropy.co.uk>
Antropy Ltd, Crawley Business Centre, Stephenson Way, Crawley, RH10 1TN
<https://maps.app.goo.gl/QQ2iBRDE5mHuHA7G6>
Antropy Ltd | Reg No: 06468795 | Registered in England & Wales
On 19/02/2026 05:00, Maf. King wrote:
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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