Select multiple columns heading

[ChrisGreaves]

Please see "Clean up Column context menu" and "column handling"

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In the screenshot above I have narrowed all but my rightmost column by dragging the right-hand border of each column heading to the left.

I tried at first selecting all the column headings on the left with Click, followed by a Shift+Click. Just as can be done with columns in a spreadsheet processor.

Of course a Click and a set of Ctrl+Clicks would be a handy way, too, of selecting a set of columns so that the width (or even other qualities of columns) could be implemented in a consistent manner.
Thanks, Chris

[void]

I will consider an option to select multiple columns (for batch resizing)

Thank you for the suggestion.



For now, one way to do this is hold down CTRL and resize the window.
Make the window rather small with CTRL, then release CTRL and make the window larger.
This will make all columns small.
re-adjust the single regular expression match 1 column.

[ChrisGreaves]

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... one way to do this is hold down CTRL and resize the window.
Make the window rather small with CTRL, then release CTRL and make the window larger.
This will make all columns small.
re-adjust the single regular expression match 1 column.

Thank you David. I ***think*** that this has worked for me, but I must try it again this evening with a simpler search string.

In the image above my rightmost column will never hold more than 80 characters, as imposed by the search string (so I will try with a simpler search)
I have identified all the other column-headings with an orange line; the Date Modified column seems to be swollen, possibly on account of the text in the heading itself, "Date Modified". Again, let me try again this evening!
Now I think that both the Size and the Date column have been maximized to fit the data that is displayed. That is, not all the columns are sized to a specific width. Columns holding Size and Date are given special treatment.

Two qualifications:
(1) Where you say "rather small" I think that you mean to make the window mid-sized, that is neither Maximized nor Minimized, using the control button top-right of the window before dragging it make really smaller, perhaps 1/16 of the screen
(2) Where you say "make the window larger" I think that you mean me to drag one corner of the Window OR to maximise the window using the control button top-right of the window .
Have I understood?

Thanks, Chris

[void]

Two qualifications:
(1) Where you say "rather small" I think that you mean to make the window mid-sized, that is neither Maximized nor Minimized, using the control button top-right of the window before dragging it make really smaller, perhaps 1/16 of the screen

You'll see the columns resize in real-time, just resize the window until you see the desired column widths.
For the columns to be as small as possible, you'll need to resize the window to a relatively small size. (1/16 of the screen width sounds about right)

(2) Where you say "make the window larger" I think that you mean me to drag one corner of the Window OR to maximise the window using the control button top-right of the window .
Have I understood?

Drag one corner or maximize.
Either should work.

The easiest method is just hold down CTRL while resizing one corner.
Everything is OK at adjusting the columns width to fit the window.

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Once CTRL is released, the columns will stop auto-sizing.
Just resize the window to give you the desired space to show your full regex expression match 1 column.
You'll have to manually adjust this to get it right, and you'll have to do it in steps, eg:
Make the window larger without CTRL, resize the regex expression match 1 column so it fills the remaining window.
Make the window larger (or smaller) without CTRL, resize the regex expression match 1 column so it fills the remaining window.
and so on..
This works best if you don't really want to show the whole column (some lines might be really long)

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Double click the column header divider after regex expression match 1 column to auto size this column.
Then adjust your window width.