Kmail - how to resize columns

[Alvin]

On Monday 17 August 2009 23:00:41 Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:02:34 am Mark Halegua wrote:
> > Since the upgrade to Kubuntu 9.04, the kontact app has changed appearance
> > and also somewhat the way it works.
> >
> > Specifically, in kmail, the folder tab allows me to set column headings
> > so I can show the total # of emails, and how many unread.  However, the
> > settings don't seem to stick, and I can't resize the columns as I could
> > in kmail under KDE 3.5 (currently at 4.2.2, with kontact 1.11.2).
>
> There were column issues with kontact but they were resolved by 4.2, I just
> tested mine and can't replicate them, but thats with kde 4.3

I also use KDE 4.3, and there is no difference. I can confirm the column 
issues. They are small. If you right-click the column header and choose 
'Adjust Column Sizes', the view is fixed.

To temporarily fix the width in the folder list, right-click the column 
header, enable something and disable it again.

> 2 Suggestions:
>
> 1 - Upgrade to KDE 4.3 by activating the backports repository. Its worth
> doing in general, 4.3 is so much better!

It certainly is. KMail is more stable, but this annoyance isn't fixed by it.

> 2 - if problems persist you probably have cruft in your .kde folder, try
> renaming it to something else and rebooting.

I don't like that suggestion. It sounds like reinstalling that other OS 
whenever problems arise and you will lose your settings. I'd rather see a link 
to a bug report.