diff --git a/eeschema/dialogs/dialog_symbol_fields_table.cpp b/eeschema/dialogs/dialog_symbol_fields_table.cpp
index c989e9c20b..6afd38c754 100644
--- a/eeschema/dialogs/dialog_symbol_fields_table.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/dialogs/dialog_symbol_fields_table.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 enum
 {
-    MYID_SELECT_FOOTPRINT = 991,         // must be within GRID_TRICKS' enum range
+    MYID_SELECT_FOOTPRINT = GRIDTRICKS_FIRST_SHOWHIDE - 2, // must be within GRID_TRICKS' enum range
     MYID_SHOW_DATASHEET
 };
 
diff --git a/eeschema/fields_grid_table.cpp b/eeschema/fields_grid_table.cpp
index 0d58b69a37..13cf012ed9 100644
--- a/eeschema/fields_grid_table.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/fields_grid_table.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 enum
 {
-    MYID_SELECT_FOOTPRINT = 991,         // must be within GRID_TRICKS' enum range
+    MYID_SELECT_FOOTPRINT = GRIDTRICKS_FIRST_SHOWHIDE - 2, // must be within GRID_TRICKS' enum range
     MYID_SHOW_DATASHEET
 };
 
diff --git a/include/grid_tricks.h b/include/grid_tricks.h
index 658ade0cb0..8ff9efb7b3 100644
--- a/include/grid_tricks.h
+++ b/include/grid_tricks.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <wx/menu.h>
 #include <widgets/wx_grid.h>
 
-#define GRIDTRICKS_MAX_COL 20
+#define GRIDTRICKS_MAX_COL 50
 
 enum
 {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ enum
     GRIDTRICKS_ID_PASTE,
     GRIDTRICKS_ID_SELECT,
 
-    GRIDTRICKS_FIRST_SHOWHIDE = 979,    // reserve IDs for show/hide-column-n
+    GRIDTRICKS_FIRST_SHOWHIDE = 949, // reserve IDs for show/hide-column-n
 
     GRIDTRICKS_LAST_ID = GRIDTRICKS_FIRST_SHOWHIDE + GRIDTRICKS_MAX_COL
 };