diff --git a/db_badger.go b/db_badger.go
index 488a0f6..e784dc0 100644
--- a/db_badger.go
+++ b/db_badger.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4"
 	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl"
-	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl/types"
 )
 
 type badgerLoadedDatabase struct {
@@ -46,8 +45,6 @@ func (ld *badgerLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 
 	colKey := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 	colKey.Title().SetCaption("Key")
-	colKey.SetWidth(MY_WIDTH)
-	colKey.SetAlignment(types.TaLeftJustify)
 	colVal := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 	colVal.Title().SetCaption("Value")
 
@@ -82,6 +79,7 @@ func (ld *badgerLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 	}
 
 	// Valid
+	vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(f.contentBox)
 	f.contentBox.SetEnabled(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/db_bolt.go b/db_bolt.go
index 12a9364..208d85d 100644
--- a/db_bolt.go
+++ b/db_bolt.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl"
-	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl/types"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt"
 	"go.etcd.io/bbolt/version"
 )
@@ -49,12 +48,8 @@ func (ld *boltLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 
 	// Load data
 	// Bolt always uses Key + Value as the columns
-
-	f.contentBox.Columns().Clear()
 	colKey := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 	colKey.Title().SetCaption("Key")
-	colKey.SetWidth(MY_WIDTH)
-	colKey.SetAlignment(types.TaLeftJustify)
 	colVal := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 	colVal.Title().SetCaption("Value")
 
@@ -81,6 +76,7 @@ func (ld *boltLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 	}
 
 	// Valid
+	vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(f.contentBox)
 	f.contentBox.SetEnabled(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/db_debconf.go b/db_debconf.go
index 22813bb..7361786 100644
--- a/db_debconf.go
+++ b/db_debconf.go
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ func (ld *debconfLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 
 		col := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 		col.Title().SetCaption(cname)
-		col.SetWidth(MY_WIDTH)
 	}
 
 	for _, entry := range ld.db.Entries {
@@ -66,6 +65,7 @@ func (ld *debconfLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 	}
 
 	// Valid
+	vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(f.contentBox)
 	f.contentBox.SetEnabled(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/db_pebble.go b/db_pebble.go
index 601d93c..5ea8499 100644
--- a/db_pebble.go
+++ b/db_pebble.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/vfs"
 	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl"
-	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl/types"
 )
 
 type pebbleLoadedDatabase struct {
@@ -50,8 +49,6 @@ func (ld *pebbleLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 
 	colKey := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 	colKey.Title().SetCaption("Key")
-	colKey.SetWidth(MY_WIDTH)
-	colKey.SetAlignment(types.TaLeftJustify)
 	colVal := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 	colVal.Title().SetCaption("Value")
 
@@ -73,6 +70,7 @@ func (ld *pebbleLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 	}
 
 	// Valid
+	vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(f.contentBox)
 	f.contentBox.SetEnabled(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/db_redis.go b/db_redis.go
index c8c5ca3..e49f3a2 100644
--- a/db_redis.go
+++ b/db_redis.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
 	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl"
-	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl/types"
 )
 
 type redisLoadedDatabase struct {
@@ -77,8 +76,6 @@ func (ld *redisLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 
 		colKey := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 		colKey.Title().SetCaption("Key")
-		colKey.SetWidth(MY_WIDTH)
-		colKey.SetAlignment(types.TaLeftJustify)
 		colType := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
 		colType.Title().SetCaption("Type")
 		colVal := f.contentBox.Columns().Add()
@@ -130,6 +127,7 @@ func (ld *redisLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 		}
 
 		// Valid
+		vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(f.contentBox)
 		f.contentBox.SetEnabled(true)
 
 	} else {
@@ -183,10 +181,8 @@ func (ld *redisLoadedDatabase) ExecQuery(query string, resultArea *vcl.TStringGr
 		return
 	}
 
-	resultArea.SetEnabled(false)
-	resultArea.Clear()
+	vcl_stringgrid_clear(resultArea)
 
-	resultArea.Columns().Clear()
 	colVal := resultArea.Columns().Add()
 	colVal.Title().SetCaption("Result")
 
@@ -209,6 +205,7 @@ func (ld *redisLoadedDatabase) ExecQuery(query string, resultArea *vcl.TStringGr
 
 	}
 
+	vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(resultArea)
 	resultArea.SetEnabled(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/db_sqlite.go b/db_sqlite.go
index 8e77e4a..ecc46e6 100644
--- a/db_sqlite.go
+++ b/db_sqlite.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	_ "yvbolt/sqliteclidriver"
 
 	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl"
-	"github.com/ying32/govcl/vcl/types"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -87,6 +86,7 @@ func (ld *sqliteLoadedDatabase) RenderForNav(f *TMainForm, ndata *navData) {
 		populateRows(datar, f.contentBox)
 
 		// We successfully populated the data grid
+		vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(f.contentBox)
 		f.contentBox.SetEnabled(true)
 
 	} else {
@@ -123,12 +123,9 @@ func (ld *sqliteLoadedDatabase) sqliteGetColumnNamesForTable(tableName string) (
 }
 
 func populateColumns(names []string, dest *vcl.TStringGrid) {
-	dest.Columns().Clear()
 	for _, columnName := range names {
 		col := dest.Columns().Add()
 		col.Title().SetCaption(columnName)
-		col.SetWidth(MY_WIDTH)
-		col.SetAlignment(types.TaLeftJustify)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -171,8 +168,7 @@ func (ld *sqliteLoadedDatabase) ExecQuery(query string, resultArea *vcl.TStringG
 
 	defer rr.Close()
 
-	resultArea.SetEnabled(false)
-	resultArea.Clear()
+	vcl_stringgrid_clear(resultArea)
 
 	columns, err := rr.Columns()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -184,6 +180,7 @@ func (ld *sqliteLoadedDatabase) ExecQuery(query string, resultArea *vcl.TStringG
 
 	populateRows(rr, resultArea)
 
+	vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(resultArea)
 	resultArea.SetEnabled(true)
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5bd19af..06b0c92 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ func (f *TMainForm) OnFormCreate(sender vcl.IObject) {
 	f.contentBox.SetParent(dataTab)
 	f.contentBox.BorderSpacing().SetAround(MY_SPACING)
 	f.contentBox.SetAlign(types.AlClient) // fill remaining space
-	f.contentBox.SetOptions(f.contentBox.Options().Include(types.GoThumbTracking))
+	f.contentBox.SetOptions(f.contentBox.Options().Include(types.GoThumbTracking, types.GoColSizing, types.GoDblClickAutoSize))
+	f.contentBox.SetDefaultColWidth(MY_WIDTH)
 	vcl_stringgrid_clear(f.contentBox)
 
 	queryTab := vcl.NewTabSheet(f.Tabs)
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ func (f *TMainForm) OnFormCreate(sender vcl.IObject) {
 	f.queryResult.BorderSpacing().SetRight(MY_SPACING)
 	f.queryResult.BorderSpacing().SetBottom(MY_SPACING)
 	f.queryResult.SetOptions(f.queryResult.Options().Include(types.GoThumbTracking))
+	f.queryResult.SetDefaultColWidth(MY_WIDTH)
 	vcl_stringgrid_clear(f.queryResult)
 
 	f.none = &noLoadedDatabase{}
diff --git a/util_vcl.go b/util_vcl.go
index c4d40a7..a556c1a 100644
--- a/util_vcl.go
+++ b/util_vcl.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const (
 	MY_SPACING = 6
 	MY_HEIGHT  = 90
 	MY_WIDTH   = 180
+
+	MAX_AUTO_COL_WIDTH = 240
 )
 
 // vcl_row makes a TPanel row inside the target component.
@@ -69,3 +71,21 @@ func vcl_stringgrid_clear(d *vcl.TStringGrid) {
 	d.SetEnabled(false)
 	d.Columns().Clear()
 }
+
+func vcl_stringgrid_columnwidths(d *vcl.TStringGrid) {
+	// Skip slow processing for very large result sets
+	if d.RowCount() > 1000 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	d.AutoAdjustColumns()
+
+	// AutoAdjustColumns will leave some columns massively too large by themselves
+	// Reign them back in
+	ct := d.Columns().Count()
+	for i := int32(0); i < ct; i++ {
+		if d.ColWidths(i) > MAX_AUTO_COL_WIDTH {
+			d.SetColWidths(i, MAX_AUTO_COL_WIDTH)
+		}
+	}
+}