Option for relative positioning while items are idle

[gigobyte]

While integrating react-native-sortables into a table with resizable columns, I ran into a UX/performance issue.

When a column is resized, the items inside Sortable.Flex do not immediately update their layout to match the new cell dimensions. Instead, they visually lag behind the resized container, resulting in a noticeable mismatch during resizing (see attached video).

Screen.Recording.2026-06-25.at.10.50.51.mov

I initially tried using itemsLayoutTransitionMode="reorder", but it did not fix it.

As a workaround, I patched the library locally and set usesAbsoluteLayout to false in handleDragEnd. This resolved the issue in my use case, and the layout now updates correctly after resizing.

However, I'm not sure whether this is the intended way to handle this problem, or if my patch is relying on implementation details that could cause problems elsewhere.

I'd appreciate some guidance on:

• If there is an officially supported way to force layout recalculation after a resize.
• Whether a configuration option or built-in mechanism could be added to better support dynamically resizing layouts such as tables with resizable columns.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.