[kmymoney4] [Bug 382111] New: Ledger column widths incorrect and can't be adjusted; help file has nothing about column widths

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https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=382111

            Bug ID: 382111
           Summary: Ledger column widths incorrect and can't be adjusted;
                    help file has nothing about column widths
           Product: kmymoney4
           Version: 4.8.0
          Platform: MS Windows
                OS: MS Windows
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: kmymoney-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: on at seldenhouse.com
  Target Milestone: ---

In Kmymoney 4.8 running on Windows 10, downloaded and installed today, at least
some ledger columns are not wide enough to show the data they contain, and all
columns are fixed in width (they can't be adjusted and do not change widths
automatically when the length entries change, or when the window is resized).
Specifically, the No., Date, Deposit and Balance columns at least are all too
narrow to display fully the data they contain. 

Searches on this site and Google show that these sorts of problems have plagued
Kmymoney for many years, but I  couldn't find a clear statement of what the
expected behavior is, nor a statement as to whether the user should expect to
be able to adjust column width or should expect the widths to adjust themselves
automatically to fit the data length. The "KMyMoney Handbook" that came with
the product has no mention -- that I could find -- of ledger column width.
Neither could I find any open bugs that refer explicitly to these incorrect and
un-adjustable column widths. 

Clearly there's something wrong here. Although I *strongly* prefer manual
control over columns widths in software that presents data in tabular fashion,
automatic resizing that actually works would be acceptable. But if I can't see
the figures the ledger is worthless. My guess is that this is a Windows
problem, and further that you don't have tons of Windows users, given the lack
of excitement here. 

This is my first exposure to Kymoney, and given that my time is short I am
doubtful that I will return to it. But since the software looks as though it
would otherwise have been a great choice, I figured I'd chip in at least with a
report of my experience.

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