>>Nice idea, thanks a lot. For now I don't need this anymore, since I was able to achieve my goal differently.
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>And how did you accomplish it? Others might like to know for future reference ...
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>~~Bonnie
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>
I put

for (int i = 4; i < e.Row.Cells.Count; i++) 
{

e.Row.Cells[i].Attributes.Add("style", "word-wrap:break-word;width:70px"); 
} 

and in ASCX

ControlStyle-Width ="70px"

http://forums.asp.net/t/1298295.aspx

and it seems to fix the problem.