Data table cells are not scaling

[Leonzen]

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Bug

Bug Report

In version 1.0.0-beta.6 the cells of the data table were scaling if the value was too large. With the new update, they are not scaling anymore.

Screenshots or link to CodePen/Plunker/JSfiddle

http://plnkr.co/edit/0nxFILC6fYpiAdyMB2b9?p=preview

What is the expected behavior?

If a value is too large, the cell should become larger.

What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior?

For a good looking and structural table, a scaling cell is needed.

Which version of Angular and Material, and which browser and OS does this issue affect?

Angular: 4.3.6
Material: 2.0.0-beta.10
Covalent: 1.0.0-beta.7
OS: Windwos 7
Browser: Chrome 60

Did this work in previous versions of Angular / Material?
Yes with:
Material: 2.0.0-beta.8
Covalent: 1.0.0-beta.6

[quanterion]

I think it is the same as #868

[emoralesb05]

Closing in favor of #868 since its a dup