Permanently make Finder columns as wide as longest filename in Lion?

In Lion you can place the cursor over a column dividing line, then do a Ctrl-click and thus have some choices to adjust the column width.
That's fine - but does not solve my problem: I wish columns to be just as wide as the longest filename - always.
Is there a way (e.g. setting or a Terminal commando) by which you permanently (also in a new Finder window and after restart) can have such a full column width?

Just in case this is still an issue, let me provide you the following options:
Double-clicking on the "handle" at the right of a column will quickly resize the column to fit the widest file name. We all know this. The knowledge you're missing is that holding Option while dragging a column width sets that custom width for every future Finder window. You can even fix all your columns at once with a right-click:
Control (Right) click on any column handle to reveal three choices (as follows): Right Size This Column, Right Size All Columns Individually, and Right Size All Columns Equally.
The first selection is the same as the manual (ie sizing to the longest name); the second, sizes the same for each individual column; and the third, takes the widest column and applies it to all, no matter what.
Now go! Be happy with your Mac!

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