diff --git a/src/tt/tui/editor.py b/src/tt/tui/editor.py
index 2b7a66a..24a2f86 100644
--- a/src/tt/tui/editor.py
+++ b/src/tt/tui/editor.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class TableEditor(App):
             try:
                 val = getattr(item, col.field)
             except AttributeError:
-                val = item.data[col.field]
+                val = item.data.get(col.field, "~???~")
             display_val = col.format_for_display(val)
             row.append(display_val)
 
@@ -170,8 +170,10 @@ class TableEditor(App):
                 yield self.right_status
 
     def on_mount(self):
-        column_names = [c.display_name for c in self.table_config]
-        self.table.add_columns(*column_names)
+        for c in self.table_config:
+            self.table.add_column(
+                c.display_name, width=self.view.get("widths", {}).get(c.field, None)
+            )
         self.refresh_data(restore_cursor=False)
 
     def action_cursor_left(self):
@@ -245,7 +247,9 @@ class TableEditor(App):
         for fc in self.table_config:
             if fc.read_only:
                 continue
-            val = self.defaults.get(fc.field, fc.default)
+            # when adding, prefer this order
+            # filter value -> view default -> field config default
+            val = self.filters.get(fc.field, self.defaults.get(fc.field, fc.default))
             if val is not None:
                 if "," in val:
                     val = val.split(",")[0]  # TODO: fix hack for enums