Re: [GNC-dev] Missing column header labels after resizing columns (Windows 10, GC version 4.12)

Scott,

If you still have a copy of the offending registry files in your trash
folder, recover it and  put it in your bug report.  It could help a
developer find out what went wrong.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 8:37 PM Scott Traurig <[email protected]>
wrote:

> David,
>
> Please look again. The metadata file that John referred me to is *exactly*
> the same one as in the FAQ.
>
> I was just able to solve the problem a few minutes ago by deleting the
> registry information under HKEY_CURRENT_USER/software/Gsettings. That was
> where the problem was. I did not try to identify precisely which registry
> key was at fault, I do not have sufficient knowledge of the software to do
> so efficiently. Instead I uninstalled, deleted the registry info, manually
> deleted the %appdata%/gnucash folder for good measure, then reinstalled.
>
> And, because this bug (and it is a bug) affects literally every book on
> the machine, I will have to grab another machine here that I am not using
> for production, install GnuCash, and try to replicate it there so I can
> submit a proper bug report.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 9:15 PM David Carlson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Scott,
>>
>> The metadata file that John referred you to is not FAQ that you checked
>> but a file on your hard drive.  The exact location depends on your os.
>> Look under Configuration section of <https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Backup>
>> to find it.
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 6:11 PM Scott Traurig <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi John,
>>>
>>> Respectfully, this is beyond the user-list. That list has come up dry,
>>> and
>>> the conventional FAQ answer is not working.
>>>
>>> The relevant FAQ entry:
>>>
>>> <
>>>
>>> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_resize_my_register_columns.3F_Why_can_I_not_shrink_the_description_column.3F
>>> >
>>>
>>> That FAQ entry looked promising, but it did not solve the problem. There
>>> are no entries in the .gcm file showing zero width to edit.
>>>
>>> Worse, uninstalling GnuCash and deleting the entire C:\Users\my user
>>> name\AppData\Roaming\GnuCash directory, including all .gcm files such
>>> that
>>> they would be reconstituted from scratch, does not work either.
>>>
>>> Interestingly, somewhere in the system it remembers what book I had open
>>> even through an uninstall/reinstall cycle. I suspect it has something to
>>> do
>>> with that.
>>>
>>> And whatever/wherever that data is, it also transcends books. If I create
>>> an entirely new book, it also immediately has the exact same missing
>>> column
>>> label problem
>>>
>>> It's also worth noting that the columns themselves are visible with
>>> normal
>>> appearing widths. Only the labels are missing. I've attached a screen
>>> shot.
>>>
>>> Is there another directory somewhere, or a set of registry entries, that
>>> also need to be deleted?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2022 at 6:11 PM john <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> > That's a user-list question. I've changed the CC for your convenience.
>>> >
>>> > The file you're looking for is the book's metadata file, see
>>> > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Metadata_File. It stores among other
>>> things
>>> > window sizes and column widths for registers.
>>> >
>>> > Regards,
>>> > John Ralls
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Dec 4, 2022, at 1:56 PM, Scott Traurig <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Dev's,
>>> >
>>> > After resizing some column headers in an account, the labels for the
>>> > Transfer and Reconciled ("R") columns have disappeared. The header
>>> blocks
>>> > for both are now combined into a single blank field.
>>> >
>>> > I tried un-installing, including manually removing the folders in
>>> %appdata%
>>> > and Program Files (x86), but the problem persists after re-installing
>>> > GnuCash.
>>> >
>>> > I grabbed another Windows 10 machine, installed on it, and opened the
>>> > .gnucash file that I normally use from it's normal directory on my NAS
>>> > without the same problem appearing--all column headers are fine. So the
>>> > .gnucash file is OK.
>>> >
>>> > Thus it would appear that there is a file that is not removed during a
>>> > Windows uninstall (or the manual files I deleted), or a registry
>>> setting
>>> > that persists and continues to cause this behavior on my main PC.
>>> >
>>> > If someone could identify the offending file or registry setting for
>>> me so
>>> > that I can kill it it would be most appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Scott
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>>
>> --
>> David Carlson
>>
>

-- 
David Carlson