How do I make Finder windows narrower (in Lion)?

One new feature of 10.7 Lion is that the minimum possible Findow window width seems to have increased (to around 300 pixels it seems, from about 150 in 10.6). Does anyone know how to decrease the window width? 300 pixels is too wide for the 13 inch MacBook.
I phoned Apple and they said "it can't be done" ..... I just do not believe that, there has to be a way. (I am not a Terminal guru, so I need walking through this if a route via the Terminal -- inevitable -- is required.)

Is anyone from Apple listening?
This is a user-to-user forum. The people you wish to address are most likely not reading this forum.
I would encourage you to file a bug or feature enhancement with Apple at either:
BugReporter
<http://bugreporter.apple.com>
Free ADC (Apple Developer Connection) account needed for BugReporter.
Anyone can get a free account at:
<http://developer.apple.com/programs/register/>
And/Or
Mac OS X Feedback
<http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html>

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