diff --git a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h
index edb60e800..a440c8d62 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/views/viewbase.h
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             int m_skipResizeThreshold                 = 40;                    //!< when to skip resize (rows count)
             int m_resizeAutoNthTime                   = 1;                     //!< with ResizeAuto, resize every n-th time
             int m_loadIndicatorTimeoutMsDefault       = 30 * 1000;             //!< default time for timeout
-            bool m_forceStretchLastColumnWhenResized  = false;                 //!< a small table might (few columns) might to fail stretching, force again
+            bool m_forceStretchLastColumnWhenResized  = true;                  //!< a small table might (few columns) fail stretching, force again
             bool m_showingLoadIndicator               = false;                 //!< showing loading indicator
             bool m_enabledLoadIndicator               = true;                  //!< loading indicator enabled/disabled
             bool m_acceptClickSelection               = false;                 //!< clicked
diff --git a/src/blackgui/views/viewbasenontemplate.cpp b/src/blackgui/views/viewbasenontemplate.cpp
index 5f4c12185..17a383dbc 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/views/viewbasenontemplate.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/views/viewbasenontemplate.cpp
@@ -760,6 +760,10 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CViewBaseNonTemplate::fullResizeToContents()
         {
+            //! \fixme 2019-04 Disabled the magic FOO trick for resizing
+            //! Not working anymore and NOT needed ??? anymore, seems like
+
+            /**
             // resize to maximum magic trick from:
             // http://stackoverflow.com/q/3433664/356726
             this->setVisible(false);
@@ -773,6 +777,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 vpNew.setWidth(screenGeometry.width());
                 this->viewport()->setGeometry(vpNew);
             }
+            **/
 
             this->resizeColumnsToContents(); // columns
 
@@ -784,12 +789,19 @@ namespace BlackGui
             m_resizeCount++;
 
             // re-stretch
-            if (m_forceStretchLastColumnWhenResized) { this->horizontalHeader()->setStretchLastSection(true); }
-            if (m_forceColumnsToMaxSize) { this->viewport()->setGeometry(vpOriginal); }
+            if (m_forceStretchLastColumnWhenResized)
+            {
+                // toggling forces the stretch, otherwise not working
+                this->horizontalHeader()->setStretchLastSection(false);
+                this->horizontalHeader()->setStretchLastSection(true);
+            }
 
+            /** Magic FOO
+            // if (m_forceColumnsToMaxSize) { this->viewport()->setGeometry(vpOriginal); }
             // if I store the original visibility and then
             // set it back here, the whole view disappears
-            this->setVisible(true);
+            // this->setVisible(true);
+            **/
         }
 
         void CViewBaseNonTemplate::customMenuRequested(const QPoint &pos)