How to set and fix column widths in Mavericks?

Until recently I was using a Mid 2011 MBA with OS X 10.8.X.
I don't know what I did but the column widths in the Finder started to self-adjust to the longest filename.
Now I have migrated my user account from this MBA to a new MBP running OS X 10.9.1.
But the Finder in this account still has the same affliction, I can adjust column widths to where I want them but as soon as I click on a file or folder, the column widths readjust to the length of the longest file/folder name.
How can I stop the Finder from doing that automatically?
Thanks for your help and Happy Holidays!

Dear William Lloyd:
I actually learnt how to do this from another post in this community just a few hours ago.
You adjust column wisth in Finder by placing your curser at the column edge and while holding Option key down, move column edge to the width you desire.
This will make a "sticky" change i.e., column widths will stay where you set until you chanage them.
I would like to to attribute this to the poster I learnt from but I am not able to find that post again.
Cheers.
rdfNaresh

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