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#320 Column widths become unusably wide from time-to-time.

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2026-07-16
2026-07-15
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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.

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  • Roland Baudin

    Roland Baudin - 2026-07-15

    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
  • Neil Bradley

    Neil Bradley - 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
    • Roland Baudin

      Roland Baudin - 2026-07-16

      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.

       

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