I've tried to do a search for similar topics, but I didn't come up with anything (most of the results were about hiding/showing columns)

I'm trying to embed multiple jqGrids in jquery-ui tab structure, the problem being that the width:'auto' setting seems to fail for those that are in the hidden tabs – so when I move to a tab that's initially not selected with a rendered jqGrid within it the grid is tiny.

I believe this is because jquery apparently cannot get the width of a containing element when it's hidden (I know it has trouble getting the position/etc.).