# Wider column edit UX in data editor

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [June 20, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171 "2021-06-20T09:00:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mark\_Turrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_turrell/32/26605_2.png) [@Mark\_Turrell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Turrell)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171/1 "2021-06-20T09:00:06Z")

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![Screenshot 2021-06-20 at 10.58.29](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/glideapps/original/3X/a/4/a434d05b752597de8d2f00cf596eb9f67aca0452.png)

I have long column names and I cannot see them:

- I do not know which column I am using
- to find out I have to navigate to the column I have picked through either user profile data or the table data… and this can be very confusing

And easy fix would be to give more space in the UX to see more.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Murphy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/darren_murphy/32/47326_2.png) [@Darren\_Murphy](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Darren_Murphy)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:03am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171/2 "2021-06-20T09:03:55Z")

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Agreed. This was already a problem, but it’s much worse now that we have column grouping to play with.

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Turrell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark_turrell/32/26605_2.png) [@Mark\_Turrell](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark_Turrell)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 9:28am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171/3 "2021-06-20T09:28:41Z")

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Absolutely - and the good way of showing where the column values come from (form ‘user’, etc) takes up yet more space

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Petitto](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/robert_petitto/32/25193_2.png) [@Robert\_Petitto](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Robert_Petitto)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171/4 "2021-06-20T12:42:12Z")

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Agreed!!!

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**Author:** ![ehdubya](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/ehdubya/32/24087_2.png) [@ehdubya](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ehdubya)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/wider-column-edit-ux-in-data-editor/28171/5 "2021-06-20T13:24:19Z")

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I don’t mind the “path”, however at least if not widen the column, add the ability to hover over the icon or section and have it display a pop-up bubble of what columns are being referenced. My first choice would be to widen said columns, but I’m all outta votes.