Save file: column width

I generally find that when I'm saving a file (I use column view) the columns are too narrow to view the entire filename of my existing files. Almost every time I have to drag the columns wider.
Is there a way of permanently making it wider? I've tried enlarging the window but that doesn't usually help (I'm using the 20" cinema display).
Is this a feature of OS X that is accessed by applications, or is it something that would need to be made customisable in each individual application?

1. Finder does not appear to preserve the size you've set for columns in the Open/Save dialogs in Column View. This also appears to be the case when simply viewing folders in Column view within Finder windows. List View is much better in this regard.
Instead of resizing the column, you can simply hover the mouse pointer over a file name for a moment and a small box should appear showing you the full name of the file over which the mouse pointer is hovering.
For example, if you hold the mouse pointer over a file name that looks like;
this-is-a...ng-name.jpg
after a moment a box will appear next to the mouse pointer showing the full file name:
this-is-a-very-very-very-very-very-long-name.jpg
2. Generally, applications call upon the standard Open/Save dialogs, so these are system features.
I suggest you submit a Mac OS X Feedback.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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