Can't shrink the description column in register?

Jeffrey W. Baker jwbaker@acm.org
Sat, 9 Jun 2001 17:26:25 -0700 (PDT)


On 9 Jun 2001, Dave Peticolas wrote:

> On 09 Jun 2001 17:17:24 -0700, Jeffrey W. Baker wrote:
> > In 1.5.97, the description column in the register cannot be made smaller
> > than a certain size.  For instance, I cannot make the description column
> > any smaller than 600 pixels wide.  None of my descriptions are even nearly
> > that long.
> >
> > I can move the right column separator wherever I want, but when I release
> > it, it snaps back to 600 pixels wide.
>
> First make the window narrower. Also, make sure you have 'save window
> geometry' enabled in the preferences dialog (it's on by default).

Fine, but why is there a minimum width for the description that is larger
than the maximum of all the descriptions?  It can squeeze out long items
in the transfer column.  Also, it's different from every other table
widget I've ever used.

-jwb