Problems with TLB V6 on W7

When I do that the menu items vanish and I only see a very thin vertical line.

Screenshot will help me to inderstand the problem.

When I right click on that vertical line I can undo it and choose icons with text (which is what I want) but the items are still too narrow for the menu item text. The menu item text is being clipped. What I want is to extend the width of the text so that the entire string can be shown. I'm sure its simple but I just can't see it!

If you prefer "Icon with Text" view mode then you can change the maximum width here:
TLB Settings->Menu->Sizes->Icon View Mode

Values: Small/Large icons max. width