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Description

This PR helps users increase or decrease the width of kanban board layout columns while keeping minimum and maximum width limits. It stores the set width by user in localstorage.

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  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • [ x] Feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
  • Improvement (change that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
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  • Performance improvements
  • Documentation update

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#9677

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  • New Features
    • Added resizable Kanban columns with interactive drag handles.
    • Preserves customized column widths through Kanban filter settings.
    • Applies minimum and maximum width limits for consistent layouts.

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Kanban columns now support bounded interactive resizing. Widths load from Kanban filters, update during dragging, and persist after resizing. The Kanban root passes width data and the resize callback to the view.

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Kanban column resizing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Width contracts and persistence
packages/types/src/view-props.ts, packages/constants/src/state.ts, apps/web/core/store/issue/project/filter.store.ts
Kanban filters now support group_widths. Filter loading initializes and restores these values. Default, minimum, and maximum column widths are defined.
Resize interaction and rendering
apps/web/core/hooks/use-kanban-column-resize.ts, apps/web/core/components/issues/issue-layouts/kanban/default.tsx
The Kanban view uses persisted or default widths, applies live bounded resize state, and renders resize separators for visible top-level columns.
Kanban wiring and updates
apps/web/core/components/issues/issue-layouts/kanban/base-kanban-root.tsx
The Kanban root saves rounded resized widths and passes width data and the resize callback to KanBanView. The pagination dependency and permission callback parameter are updated.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e89e4

The feature adds draggable, browser-persisted Kanban column widths. It is mergeable with explicit owner awareness because keyboard-only users cannot currently resize columns, malformed or stale saved widths may bypass the intended limits, and some Kanban views may not restore saved widths consistently.

Suggested reviewers: sriramveeraghanta

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sequenceDiagram
  participant KanBanView
  participant ResizeHook
  participant KanbanFilters
  KanBanView->>ResizeHook: Start column drag
  ResizeHook->>KanBanView: Apply clamped live width
  ResizeHook->>KanbanFilters: Submit final width
  KanbanFilters->>KanBanView: Return persisted group_widths
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In `@apps/web/core/components/issues/issue-layouts/kanban/base-kanban-root.tsx`:
- Around line 239-248: Update handleResizeColumnWidth to await updateFilters and
wrap the persistence call in try-catch, logging the caught error with the
established error-logging mechanism and proper error typing while preserving the
existing filter and rounded-width updates.

In `@apps/web/core/components/issues/issue-layouts/kanban/default.tsx`:
- Around line 255-265: Make the resize separator in the kanban layout
keyboard-operable: add focusability, handle ArrowLeft and ArrowRight to adjust
the column width, and expose the current width with aria-valuemin,
aria-valuemax, and aria-valuenow. Update the separator element associated with
startResize and getEffectiveWidth while preserving the existing mouse-resize
behavior.
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  • apps/web/core/components/issues/issue-layouts/kanban/base-kanban-root.tsx
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  • apps/web/core/hooks/use-kanban-column-resize.ts
  • apps/web/core/store/issue/project/filter.store.ts
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Comment on lines +255 to +265
{!isSubGroup && groupByVisibilityToggle.showIssues && (
<div
role="separator"
aria-label="Resize column"
className={cn(
"absolute top-0 right-0 z-[3] h-full w-2 cursor-ew-resize transition-colors",
"after:bg-subtle after:absolute after:top-0 after:right-1/2 after:h-full after:w-px after:translate-x-1/2",
isResizing && resizingColumnId === subList.id ? "bg-accent-primary/20" : "hover:bg-surface-2"
)}
onMouseDown={(e) => startResize(e, subList.id, getEffectiveWidth(subList.id))}
/>

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Provide keyboard operation for the resize separator.

The div is not focusable and only handles onMouseDown. Keyboard-only users cannot change a column width. Add focus handling, ArrowLeft and ArrowRight handlers, and aria-valuemin, aria-valuemax, and aria-valuenow.

Proposed change
                 <div
                   role="separator"
                   aria-label="Resize column"
+                  aria-orientation="vertical"
+                  aria-valuemin={STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MIN_WIDTH}
+                  aria-valuemax={STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH}
+                  aria-valuenow={Math.round(getEffectiveWidth(subList.id))}
+                  tabIndex={0}
                   className={cn(
                     "absolute top-0 right-0 z-[3] h-full w-2 cursor-ew-resize transition-colors",
                     "after:bg-subtle after:absolute after:top-0 after:right-1/2 after:h-full after:w-px after:translate-x-1/2",
-                    isResizing && resizingColumnId === subList.id ? "bg-accent-primary/20" : "hover:bg-surface-2"
+                    isResizing && resizingColumnId === subList.id
+                      ? "bg-accent-primary/20"
+                      : "hover:bg-surface-2 focus-visible:bg-surface-2"
                   )}
                   onMouseDown={(e) => startResize(e, subList.id, getEffectiveWidth(subList.id))}
+                  onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                    const delta = e.key === "ArrowLeft" ? -10 : e.key === "ArrowRight" ? 10 : 0;
+                    if (!delta) return;
+                    e.preventDefault();
+                    onResizeColumnWidth?.(
+                      subList.id,
+                      Math.min(
+                        Math.max(getEffectiveWidth(subList.id) + delta, STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MIN_WIDTH),
+                        STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH
+                      )
+                    );
+                  }}
                 />
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{!isSubGroup && groupByVisibilityToggle.showIssues && (
<div
role="separator"
aria-label="Resize column"
className={cn(
"absolute top-0 right-0 z-[3] h-full w-2 cursor-ew-resize transition-colors",
"after:bg-subtle after:absolute after:top-0 after:right-1/2 after:h-full after:w-px after:translate-x-1/2",
isResizing && resizingColumnId === subList.id ? "bg-accent-primary/20" : "hover:bg-surface-2"
)}
onMouseDown={(e) => startResize(e, subList.id, getEffectiveWidth(subList.id))}
/>
{!isSubGroup && groupByVisibilityToggle.showIssues && (
<div
role="separator"
aria-label="Resize column"
aria-orientation="vertical"
aria-valuemin={STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MIN_WIDTH}
aria-valuemax={STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH}
aria-valuenow={Math.round(getEffectiveWidth(subList.id))}
tabIndex={0}
className={cn(
"absolute top-0 right-0 z-[3] h-full w-2 cursor-ew-resize transition-colors",
"after:bg-subtle after:absolute after:top-0 after:right-1/2 after:h-full after:w-px after:translate-x-1/2",
isResizing && resizingColumnId === subList.id
? "bg-accent-primary/20"
: "hover:bg-surface-2 focus-visible:bg-surface-2"
)}
onMouseDown={(e) => startResize(e, subList.id, getEffectiveWidth(subList.id))}
onKeyDown={(e) => {
const delta = e.key === "ArrowLeft" ? -10 : e.key === "ArrowRight" ? 10 : 0;
if (!delta) return;
e.preventDefault();
onResizeColumnWidth?.(
subList.id,
Math.min(
Math.max(getEffectiveWidth(subList.id) + delta, STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MIN_WIDTH),
STATE_GROUP_COLUMN_MAX_WIDTH
)
);
}}
/>
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@apps/web/core/components/issues/issue-layouts/kanban/default.tsx` around
lines 255 - 265, Make the resize separator in the kanban layout
keyboard-operable: add focusability, handle ArrowLeft and ArrowRight to adjust
the column width, and expose the current width with aria-valuemin,
aria-valuemax, and aria-valuenow. Update the separator element associated with
startResize and getEffectiveWidth while preserving the existing mouse-resize
behavior.

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