# Attribute User Text: panel column width problem

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521 "2025-01-27T13:48:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521/1 "2025-01-27T13:48:57Z")

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I’m saving file paths as user attribute and some of them are quite long.

The column width resets to a default width when something else is selected which is super annoying. I need to change the column width manually every time…

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**Author:** ![martinsiegrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/martinsiegrist/32/498369_2.png) [@martinsiegrist](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/martinsiegrist)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521/2 "2025-05-02T10:43:57Z")

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@wim, this is still a problem.

The column width of user text attributes reset to default every time the panel is opened. It’s annoying that it does not stay. For my liking, the column width for a key can be minimal and use all that’s left for a value. I often have file paths as value and in general I think a key needs to be short and compact otherwise what’s the point of a key?

I’d be fine if the width would stay the way I set it. Similar to a layer column I guess where the changes are saved with the file.

This was an issue before and I think it worked for some time but now in 9 it does not.

> [@Property tab width issue](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/property-tab-width-issue/107098/7):
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> The additional column is the FX column. Add a text function to that object and you’ll see an icon appear in it. This is a new feature of v7 user text that identifies when a User Text value is powered by a text field function. As to the auto sizing, it will likely remain the way it is in v6 as it is or is not broken depending on which user you ask. Some want it to always auto size while you yourself do not for this case (understandable). This means some additional code would need to be added to …

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**Author:** ![Trav](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/trav/32/681734_2.png) [@Trav](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Trav)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521/3 "2025-05-02T14:24:02Z")

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I’ll take a look at this today while looking into enhancing pasting to inactive cells (your other post). I think the gridview is set to auto size which is likely the source of the issue.

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**Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521/4 "2025-07-20T07:56:58Z")

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It’s annoying having to change the size of the columns all the time so I hope you find a solution…

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**Author:** ![Trav](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/trav/32/681734_2.png) [@Trav](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Trav)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/attribute-user-text-panel-column-width-problem/198521/5 "2025-07-22T13:08:19Z")

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Thanks for the nudge. I issued a change that should show up in 8.23 if I’m not mistaken. [RH-88503](https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-88503)