1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/pardes.zig b/src/pardes.zig
index 19fe51d1..22d5f7a1 100644
--- a/src/pardes.zig
+++ b/src/pardes.zig
@@ -5082,6 +5082,15 @@ pub const Pardes = struct {
             else
                 "Newcol: no space for a column: this one is too narrow to split");
         };
+        // A narrower column wraps long tags onto more rows, which can leave
+        // a pane under its tag and two rows: its column's rows are shared
+        // out again, and where they cannot hold every minimum there is no
+        // new column, as a size too small is refused.
+        for (0..p.ncol) |k| if (!layout.columnAtMinimums(p, k) and !layout.shareColumn(p, k)) {
+            layout.dropColumn(p, c);
+            layout.compute(p);
+            return p.reportFailure(from_id, "Newcol: no space for a column: the panes' tags would not fit");
+        };
         tagline.enterHeader(p, c);
     }