Nautilus does not resize columns

[Renato Souza]

When dragging the columns or trying to resize them, the mouse pointer changes to the resize shape, but the behavior is strange and it does not resize correctly. One column invades the space of another in the attribute columns. The file name column does not resize.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: nautilus 1:49.0-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-8.8-generic 6.17.2
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Jan 9 16:48:32 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-01-05 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" - Release amd64 (20251007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
usr_lib_nautilus:
 file-roller 44.5-1
 papers 48.0-1ubuntu1.25.10.3

[Simon Poirier (simpoir)]

I think I see. I think I can better describe the issue as:
In nautilus, in list view…
The Name column is auto-expanding to the remaining size of the window.
The size and Modification dates resize normally.
Thus when one augments size, the name shrinks.
Name can't be shrunk by itself (due to auto-expanding) but can be expanded beyond the window for some reason.

The sum of it does make resizing columns awkward.