Every now and then, xfe will make my columns unreasonably wide. I have attached screenshots showing the relevant states:
As you can see in xfe_bug.png, it thinks my display screen is miles wide, with really wide columns.
as per xfe_bug.png, this is in version 2.1.6, but I didn't see any mention in the 2.1.7 changelog about this.
xfe_bug_xferc.png shows the values that have become stored in xferc. As you can see, name_size is reasonable (354, but the others have become several thousands).
xfe_bug_xferc_size_width_adjusted.png shows the result of me adjusting the size_width field via texteditor to the same as name_width.
When it does this, it becomes impossible to use xfe itself to adjust the column width via mouse.
OK, could you post your xferc file please?
Does the problem occur in a specific mode (one panel, two panels, dir tree and one panel, etc.)?
Last edit: Roland Baudin 2026-07-15
OK, here it is.
Edit: your question: I don't know if the bug occurs in any other mode. Obviously, I see the effects in the left panel of every mode. I generally use folders + panel view.
Last edit: Neil Bradley 2026-07-15
OK, thanks. I don't see anything wrong in your file except the huge values of some column sizes.
I tried to resize Xfe window many times but I was not able to reproduce the issue.
If you could identify some scenario where the problem occurs and is reproducible, that would be great.