Save width of Explorer column (sidebar) in Workspace

[DanaMW]

When I open a one of my workspaces it consists of all short (few letters) filenames and then another I open has some very long filenames. Is there a way currently to save the positioning of that column? I switch back and forth all day.
If not I thought that (simple sounding) idea might be considered to be added to saved settings for the saved workspace.
Thanks for listening and your consideration and or help.
Note: I tried to find a setting or reference but seem unable. Please forgive me if I missed it.

[egamma]

@DanaMW can you please illustrate your problem with some screenshots?

[DanaMW]

The first WorkSpace is thinner due to short filenames...

Then i have to resize for another saved Workspace...

And having to resize all day for more editor area as I switch back and forth. A LOT.
So to be clear, If there is not a way to save that column (of the list of Directories and files in the explorer) width I was inquiring about a possible option to add saving the width of that column in the saved Workspace.
Thanks for asking.

[zisis912]

This is annoying me as well, if anyone knows of an extension to temporarily do this let me know.

[aaronransley]

Adding two related issues (#15832, #12446) that seems to have a similar spirit to this request: offer some form of persistence to the width of the sidebar.

Here is a bit of a distilled vision, which I hope helps to centralize desires around this feature.

• The widths of each "viewlet" or "sidebar panel" (i.e. Panel):
  • Are saved separately from one-another.
  • Are persisted either globally, or at the workspace level.
    • Where Panel widths are persisted would ideally be configurable (e.g. via Settings system or the Editor Layout system).
  • Are automatically saved when a user drags the appropriate divider on UI.
    • Alternatively, per Settings toggle, Panel widths are instead read-only, and modified explicitly via Settings system.
  • Are restored upon window / workspace initialization, or perhaps tied to an explicit "Restore Sidebar Panel Widths" command.

Would love to hear others' opinions on this proposed functionality. I do not have an entirely holistic view of the UI systems in VS Code, so it may make more sense to expand the Editor Layout system to achieve many of these goals.

[just7mile]

Any news?

Unfortunately, the above-mentioned issues (#15832, #12446) are already closed without any solutions.

[lauaall]

There should be an option where it automatically makes the sidebar as long as the longest file name so that all the file names are readable up to a certain width.
Like this
Before:

After:

[starball5]

Related on Stack Overflow: How can I make VS Code remember the sidebar width on a per-workspace basis?, which is also related to #158603.

[lauaall]

Any updates?