From bb6916effbb5a54b45cd54cdc7473a526d7b0672 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SteVen Batten <sbatten@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:23:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] better panel preferred width

---
 src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts
index 356ce9228e9..9f5ee11b11f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/panel/panelPart.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,18 @@ export abstract class BasePanelPart extends CompositePart<PaneComposite> impleme
 	}
 
 	get preferredWidth(): number | undefined {
-		return this.layoutService.dimension.width * 0.4;
+		const activeComposite = this.getActivePaneComposite();
+
+		if (!activeComposite) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const width = activeComposite.getOptimalWidth();
+		if (typeof width !== 'number') {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		return Math.max(width, 300);
 	}
 
 	//#endregion