Index: lams_central/web/authoring/svgGenerator.jsp
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diff -u -r465fca547ba962596275f59c116295fab2b94f85 -rcb63a28069a1267691684394eb67c7eee0f77fde
--- lams_central/web/authoring/svgGenerator.jsp	(.../svgGenerator.jsp)	(revision 465fca547ba962596275f59c116295fab2b94f85)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/svgGenerator.jsp	(.../svgGenerator.jsp)	(revision cb63a28069a1267691684394eb67c7eee0f77fde)
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 				DEFAULT_ANNOTATION_LABEL_TITLE : '<c:out value="${DEFAULT_ANNOTATION_LABEL_TITLE_VAR}" />'
 			},
 			
+			paperMinWidth = 1000,
 			isReadOnlyMode = true,
 			activitiesOnlySelectable = ${param.selectable eq 'true'},
 			initLearningDesignID = '${param.learningDesignID}';
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js
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diff -u -raa2f5c02bde7af9c628434811fa467cfee705b3f -rcb63a28069a1267691684394eb67c7eee0f77fde
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision aa2f5c02bde7af9c628434811fa467cfee705b3f)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/authoring/authoringGeneral.js	(.../authoringGeneral.js)	(revision cb63a28069a1267691684394eb67c7eee0f77fde)
@@ -1066,8 +1066,10 @@
 		var column = 0,
 			// for special cases when row needs to shifted more
 			forceRowY = null,
+			paperWidth = paper.attr('width'),
 			// check how many columns current paper can hold
-			maxColumns = Math.floor((paper.attr('width') - layout.conf.arrangeHorizontalPadding)
+			maxColumns = Math.floor(((paperWidth < 300 && paperMinWidth ? paperMinWidth : paperWidth) 
+									    - layout.conf.arrangeHorizontalPadding)
 					                 / layout.conf.arrangeHorizontalSpace),
 			// the initial max length of subsequences is limited by paper space
 			subsequenceMaxLength = maxColumns,