diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.cpp
index bbc211d8a..3a345d6a1 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.cpp
@@ -2554,6 +2554,16 @@ ArrayCtrl& ArrayCtrl::ColumnWidths(const char *s)
 	return *this;
 }
 
+String ArrayCtrl::GetColumnWidths()
+{
+	String text;
+	for(int i = 0; i < header.GetCount(); i++)
+		text << Format(i ? " %d" : "%d",
+		              header.GetMode() == HeaderCtrl::SCROLL ? (int)header[i].GetRatio()
+		                                                     : header.GetTabWidth(i));
+	return text;
+}
+
 ArrayCtrl& ArrayCtrl::OddRowColor(Color paper, Color ink)
 {
 	oddpaper = paper;
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.h b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.h
index cbac87848..4e1b55874 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.h
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/ArrayCtrl.h
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ public:
 	ArrayCtrl& NoColumnSortSecondary()                 { columnsortsecondary = NULL; return *this; }
 
 	ArrayCtrl& ColumnWidths(const char *s);
+	String     GetColumnWidths();
 
 	ArrayCtrl& SetScrollBarStyle(const ScrollBar::Style& s)   { sb.SetStyle(s); header.SetScrollBarStyle(s); return *this; }
 	ArrayCtrl& SetHeaderCtrlStyle(const HeaderCtrl::Style& s) { header.SetStyle(s); return *this; }
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.cpp b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.cpp
index ad4492a90..f3b01d203 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.cpp
@@ -550,6 +550,10 @@ void HeaderCtrl::LeftDown(Point p, dword keyflags) {
 	}
 	li = pushi = -1 - split;
 	col[pushi].WhenLeftClick();
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+	if((keyflags & K_ALT) && pushi >= 0)
+		WriteClipboardText(AsString(GetTabWidth(pushi)));
+#endif
 	if(pushi >= 0) {
 		if(!col[pushi].WhenAction) {
 			pushi = -1;
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.h b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.h
index 070f800ec..cbdf75dce 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.h
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/HeaderCtrl.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public:
 		Column&  Tip(const char *s)                { tip = s; return *this; }
 		Column&  SetPaper(Color c)                 { paper = c; return *this; }
 		Column&  SetRatio(double ratio);
-		Column&  SetMargin(int m);
+		Column&  SetMargin(int m)      ;
 
 		void     Show(bool b = true);
 		void     Hide()                            { Show(false); }
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 		Color    GetPaper() const                  { return paper; }
 		int      GetIndex() const                  { return index; }
 		bool     IsVisible() const                 { return visible; }
+		double   GetRatio() const                  { return ratio; }
 
 		Column();
 	};
diff --git a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/src.tpp/ArrayCtrl$en-us.tpp b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/src.tpp/ArrayCtrl$en-us.tpp
index 22b974321..1589e9830 100644
--- a/uppsrc/CtrlLib/src.tpp/ArrayCtrl$en-us.tpp
+++ b/uppsrc/CtrlLib/src.tpp/ArrayCtrl$en-us.tpp
@@ -1229,6 +1229,10 @@ blank`-separated decimal numbers, e.g. `"1 4 6 4 1`".&]
 [s7; [*/ Return value]-|[* `*this]&]
 [s3; &]
 [s4;%- &]
+[s5;:ArrayCtrl`:`:GetColumnWidths`(`):%- [_^String^ String]_[* GetColumnWidths]()&]
+[s2; Returns current column widths in format compatible with ColumnWidths.&]
+[s3;%- &]
+[s4;%- &]
 [s5;:ArrayCtrl`:`:CursorOverride`(const Image`&`):%- [_^ArrayCtrl^ ArrayCtrl][@(0.0.255) `&
 ]_[* CursorOverride]([@(0.0.255) const]_[_^Image^ Image][@(0.0.255) `&]_[*@3 arrow])&]
 [s2; Overrides mouse cursor to [%-*@3 arrow]. Setting Null ends override.&]