diff --git a/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp b/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
index d3d3c526d..a178ef0b4 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColDescription.cpp
@@ -65,9 +65,20 @@ void ColumnDescription::measure (Task& task, int& minimum, int& maximum)
   {
   }
 
-  // The text
+  // Just the text
   else if (_style == "desc")
   {
+    maximum = description.length ();
+    minimum = 0;
+
+    Nibbler nibbler (description);
+    std::string word;
+    while (nibbler.getUntilWS (word))
+    {
+      nibbler.skipWS ();
+      if (word.length () > minimum)
+        minimum = word.length ();
+    }
   }
 
   // The text <date> <anno> ...
diff --git a/test/view.t.cpp b/test/view.t.cpp
index 1ac437d12..5b1c94e00 100644
--- a/test/view.t.cpp
+++ b/test/view.t.cpp
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("tags.indicator"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("tags.count"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("description"));
-//    view.add (Column::factory ("description.desc"));
-    view.add (Column::factory ("description.truncated"));
+    view.add (Column::factory ("description.desc"));
+//    view.add (Column::factory ("description.truncated"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("depends"));
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("depends.count"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("depends.indicator"));
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int main (int argc, char** argv)
 //    view.add (Column::factory ("due.iso"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("start.active"));
     view.add (Column::factory ("urgency"));
-    view.width (100);
+    view.width (context.getWidth ());
     view.leftMargin (4);
 /*
     view.extraPadding (1);