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April 4, 2011
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  • April 4, 2011
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[Update: Color labels for folders were added in LR 7.4 --John Ellis]

I find it difficult to navigate folders and collections in the LH panel. To some extent this is because I (unwisely) chose to use similar naming conventions.If it were possible to allow users to "Colour code" folders and collections it would make navigation much easier and also give me another way of "cataloging" photos.My suggestion would be a small colour indicator, rather like the online/offline indicator but round instead of oblong.

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    PatBranch
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    April 17, 2016
    That's what I thought the original purpose was. I guess priorities are just big features like mobile or haze. You'd think a smaller feature that actually enhances organizing would get included.
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    serendigity
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    April 17, 2016
    Workflow and functionality are what the app is all about. Compared to develop module code this would be a lot easier to implement. But as you say, all about priorities I guess.
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    serendigity
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    April 17, 2016
    Workflow and functionality are what the app is all about. Compared to develop module code this would be a lot easier to implement. But as you say, all about priorities I guess.
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
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    April 17, 2016
    It's NOT easy, that's exactly my point Mike! No inexpensive either...
    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
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    April 17, 2016
    It's NOT easy, that's exactly my point Mike! No inexpensive either...
    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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    Mike Ditz
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    April 17, 2016
    Sorry Andrew not a good answer, if coding was easy we'd all do it. But one day they may allow colors as anew feature...
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    Mike Ditz
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    April 17, 2016
    Sorry Andrew not a good answer, if coding was easy we'd all do it. But one day they may allow colors as anew feature...
    a.wojtas
    a.wojtas
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    March 28, 2016
    In OS X you can assign tags to folders. If LR simply allowed these to be surfaced/visible that would probably go most of the way to making all the OS X users happy. This would be outside the Catalog though so has the downside of not being portable. And Windows users would need a LR specific solution.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    March 28, 2016


    In the Lightroom Library Module's left column where the folders are listed it would be good to be able to assign a color label/tag to the folder itself to easily identify folders of a similar type.
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
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    January 23, 2016
    I think after waiting 5 years already, people are allowed a moan ... it'd be a low-risk modification to LR with high-visibility results. Maybe LR 11?
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