topic Re: Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance? in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance?

KeithJ — Fri, 02 Jul 2021 19:34:02 GMT

Recently, my fields in Pro starting changing width after queries. My attribute tables became justified and I'm hoping there is a way to change them back that I haven't found online. I do some data entry and having to scroll to the end of a table is extremely frustrating. I usually shrink the fields so that I can see the entire table on one monitor.

This is just a very simple example, but all the fields expand in appearance after running a query. Here's a simple example:

State field prior to a query:

State field after query:

If anyone knows how to set these field lengths permanently please let me know.

Re: Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance?

Scott_McGee — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 22:19:05 GMT

I'm having the same problem with the widths of the columns (fields) in my attribute table changing unexpectedly. This started occuring after I upgraded Pro to version 2.8.2. I have noticed this behavior under these situations:

Calculate a field value (doesn't matter which field)
Stop the edit session

Here are screenshots that illustrate the changing column (field) widths under the above situations:

Before

After

This behavior affects any attribute table that I have the focus on. It is really annoying, as I have to constantly resize the widths of the columns to get them back to my optimal view. It really seems like a bug in the software.

Can anyone else replicate this behavior?

Re: Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance?

KennethElsner — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 21:56:27 GMT

A case has been opened with Esri TS. #02883364

Re: Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance?

KeithJ — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:06:10 GMT

Thanks Kenneth!

Re: Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance?

JillHalchin — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:38:03 GMT

Attribute tables jumping to different records, fields resizing, etc. was a major problem until a few versions ago (don't remember which). I remember all of the problems were finally fixed by an update in 2020, maybe 2.5.2. It was a major reason I didn't use Pro on a regular basis until that update. Really disappointing to see this is back.

Re: Attribute table fields constantly changing appearance?

Bud — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:56:25 GMT

Esri Case #03730900 - Column width behavior is inconsistent

BUG-000171080: In ArcGIS Pro, when resizing a column in the attribute table by double-clicking on the boundary between two columns, the resize does not stay after refreshing the table.

Workaround: Resize the right-sided edge of the column by dragging it. When resizing this way, the column width will stay the same after refreshing the table.

Status: New

Annoying resizing of Columns in attribute table