See video.
It seems that on small resolution laptop screens
See https://i.imgur.com/ogkENZk.png
https://i.imgur.com/1T3gP3u.png
it may happen by default and users are confused as to why they cannot adjust anything.

its reproducible my increasing the width of the text column and then reducing the width of the object properties panel or the whole window, see video:
https://youtu.be/D3H4i5uQbso