How do i set autoColumnWidth on a Table?

[Martin_M]

I have tried to set it with a js query but it doesnt seem to work.

[ScottR]

Welcome to the forum!

CSS to set column width of table

Hi, I have a wide table in ReTool that I need to set wider column widths for, otherwise the headers and text are cut off, making it difficult to use for an end-user. I tried setting the column widths manually via the UI, but ReTool "forgets" these settings after subsequent edits which is extremely frustrating. How can I use CSS to automatically set the width of my columns? I'm trying in "Scripts and Styles" but all of my CSS is ignored: ._retool-table1 th, ._retool-table1 td { width: auto …

[Martin_M]

Hi thanks for the reply, but there is a property called autoColumnWidth, but im not able to set it via javascript, i was wondering how to do that.

[ScottR]

I don't believe it can be done programmatically at this time

[Martin_M]

ok Thanks, its interessting because its mentioned here:

Table (New) | Retool Component Library

[Tess]

Hi @Martin_M Thanks for reaching out. As Scott mentions, autoColumnWidth is a read only property, so it currently cannot be set with Javascript.

It looks like that property is actually for a table configuration setting that is available yet. When it the feature ships, autoColumnWidth will be controlled by a checkbox under Appearance->Advanced

[mitchmess]

Hi all, if you're interested in changing this setting before it's available in the editor UI, you can read my post about it here - Table column width feature request - #4 by mitchmess

[Tess]

Thank you! It looks like we just shipped an auto width checkbox under Appearance -> Advanced: