adjusting column width

[Derek Atkins]

The Description column is "special" -- it will always auto-resize to
fill the window.  Just increase the size of your other columns, first,
and then you can decrease the size of the description column.

-derek

Jim Hartzell <wa3uqd at nauticom.net> writes:

> I am running 1.8.7 on SUSE 9.0, GNOME 2.2.
> I am having a problem adjusting the width of the Description column, it
> is taking up half the window width. When I grab either side with the
> mouse I can drag the column to make it smaller, but as soon as I release
> the mouse button it snaps back to the original width. This only happens
> on the Description column all  the other columns the adjustment will
> stay where I release the mouse button, at least for the current session,
> I did not try to see what happens on a new session. How do I make this
> change and make it permanent? help is silent on resizing. I looked at
> the archives of this list, no messages newer than November 2003. HOW do
> I access and search the archives??
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Jim
>
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