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Implement Toggleable Locking For Sorting Columns In Explorer Panel

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total_annihilation00:
Please add functionality to lock sorting columns within the Explorer panel, preventing accidental resizing or reordering. The locking state should be toggleable via right-click context menu on the column headers. This feature aims to preserve the user-defined default column layout, reducing the need for repeated adjustments and enhancing stability during navigation.
P.S.: The sorting order doesn't require locking; only the resize functionality needs to be locked.
P.P.S: I see it's stored in "ColumnSets.xml" —made a backup of it ! False alarm; the data isn't stored at that path.

Mathias (Author):
So fixed column size ? no matter how you resize the window ?

total_annihilation00:

--- Quote from: Mathias (Author) on June 09, 2025, 08:44:20 ---So fixed column size ? no matter how you resize the window ?

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Yeah basically, I didn't think of how it would look in split-panes until you mentioned it, but I only have one pane open (at all times) & would be nice to lock it to prevent accidental resizing, maybe serialize it so until you toggle it off it stays locked.

Mathias (Author):
So if you turn off "AutoFit columns to view width" in Explorer Panel Settings. Then resize the column and select "Save current layout as default"
Then columns will not auto size. and if they do not fit in view you get a scroll bar

total_annihilation00:

--- Quote from: Mathias (Author) on June 09, 2025, 18:30:47 ---So if you turn off "AutoFit columns to view width" in Explorer Panel Settings. Then resize the column and select "Save current layout as default"
Then columns will not auto size. and if they do not fit in view you get a scroll bar

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Yeah I don't use Auto-Size Columns, I have a custom setup.

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