You're right, this simple example does work. I still don't know why my original code didn't work... But I built up this example until I reached the same functionality as the old code. Unfortunately, I'm unable to identify the part that made the difference!
Thanks for your help, Chris. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If horizontalScrollPolicy="off" (default), width is not ignored, but > attempts are made to proportionally size all columns within the DG. At > some point, things degenerate and the proportions are hosed. > > > > If horizontalScrollPolicy="on", width should be honored. Width seems to > work in this test, so maybe I don't understand what problem you're > running into. zable="false" /> > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Risk" > > dataField="TBD"minWidth="50" /> > > ... > > > > Thanks, Chris. > > >