Freeze columns 1 & 2 of setupListOperation()

[smzapp]

Hi everyone,

I need to freeze columns 1 and 2 including the header when table is scrolled to right. How to do this without the updating table markup? I want to specify on this table only

protected function setupListOperation()
{
    CRUD::disableResponsiveTable();
    // display all fields here   
 }

[backpack-ai-bot[bot]]

I'm sorry, but the knowledge sources do not provide any official or documented way to freeze (fix) the first two columns—including their headers—in Backpack's ListOperation using only configuration or method calls. The default Backpack features allow you to enable or disable responsive tables (which toggles between column hiding and horizontal scrolling), but do not mention support for freezing columns natively via the CRUD API or controller methods for a specific table.

There is a user-contributed workaround in an older GitHub issue, where someone manually included the DataTables FixedColumns extension by modifying the table markup and adding the required JS/CSS. However, this approach does require editing the table's blade template, which you specifically want to avoid. No method is documented for achieving this purely through the controller or Backpack's API for a single table instance without markup changes Datatables Responsive > Comments Part 2.

If you need this feature, you may need to extend Backpack's functionality yourself or consider submitting a feature request to the Backpack team. For now, freezing columns is not natively supported through the controller or CRUD API alone.

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