Custom columns: reusing width from other columns
Posted: 2019-03-05, 22:21 UTC
Currently it's possible only to set a column width as a number in dialog units (either by moving the column separators in panels, or by writing a width number in Custom Columns set configuration window.
I suggest in addition to dialog units use as a column width also word as a "link" to a width of other column. This is especially useful if custom column set uses some of built-in Default or Comment view columns (File, Size, Date, Attr; Comment.)
For example, if we'll use a word Size instead of dialog units, our custom column will have a width of a Size column from default view.
In addition to taking width from built-in views, in a similar way it could be possible to re-use the width of other column from current column set. Here we could use 2 methods: a number with special character (to avoid confusion with dialog units), f. ex. #3 to re-use the with of column №3, or a quoted word (quotes to avoid conflict with above method to reuse default column widths), f.ex. "Size" is to re-use the width of a column with that (unquoted) name from current colums set (words will work only if such column name will be unique in current columns set.) This addition will allow to change a width of several columns by changing only one with mouse in panels (all other columns that "link" to a coulumn width of which we're changing, will change their widths to same value.)
I suggest in addition to dialog units use as a column width also word as a "link" to a width of other column. This is especially useful if custom column set uses some of built-in Default or Comment view columns (File, Size, Date, Attr; Comment.)
For example, if we'll use a word Size instead of dialog units, our custom column will have a width of a Size column from default view.
In addition to taking width from built-in views, in a similar way it could be possible to re-use the width of other column from current column set. Here we could use 2 methods: a number with special character (to avoid confusion with dialog units), f. ex. #3 to re-use the with of column №3, or a quoted word (quotes to avoid conflict with above method to reuse default column widths), f.ex. "Size" is to re-use the width of a column with that (unquoted) name from current colums set (words will work only if such column name will be unique in current columns set.) This addition will allow to change a width of several columns by changing only one with mouse in panels (all other columns that "link" to a coulumn width of which we're changing, will change their widths to same value.)