P: Customize Classic Interface

Windows on this end. Away from my computer right now, but I would say I probably sit about 50 cm from the screen. I have a 27" monitor against your 32", so our field of views are not terribly different.

I will give you that the text in the left and right panels is bordering on too small. But I guess that's the price for having so much information available on the screen at once.

You have some good thoughts. For now if I need something bigger while in Develop, I'll hide the left, top, and bottom panels.

Haha, I actually already tried that. Do you have a Mac or Windows? But for me, it’s really small. If I sit 70cm away, it’s crazy.

Hello everyone,

I am using the BenQ PD3225U (32-inch, 4K) monitor and have noticed that the user interface in Lightroom Classic is very small at this resolution. The entire workspace, including the right panel (developing panel) and other UI elements, appears too small and hard to read, making it difficult to use the program comfortably for extended periods.

While it is possible to adjust the width of individual panels, there is currently no option to resize the entire workspace to better suit high-resolution monitors like mine, without changing the monitor’s resolution via the operating system. This means I either have to lower the resolution to make the UI larger, which reduces image quality, or I have to deal with the small interface.

My question is whether, in the future, there could be an option to directly adjust the size of the entire workspace, including both the right panel and other elements, within Lightroom Classic. This would make the user interface much more readable and comfortable to use on 4K monitors or larger displays, without needing to change the monitor’s resolution.

A feature to individually adjust the size of UI elements across the entire workspace would significantly improve the usability and comfort, especially for users with high-resolution displays.

I hope this suggestion can be considered in future versions of Lightroom. Thank you in advance for the feedback!

Best regards,

Justin 

Exactly. There is obviously no way to remedy this and Adobe apparently doesn't care. Because of this single factor, I am canceling my Lightroom Classic subscription. I'm tired of trying to read the tiny print with so little contrast compared to the background that it is useless to me. Back to Photoshop. At least I can read ALL of the menus. And before you flame me, my screen(s) are in perfect calibration.

I have had cataract surgery on both eyes and it is virtually unreadable to me as well. I'd really love to be able to use Lightroom Classic, but apparently, Adobe couldn't care any less about users over the age of 50. I'm afraid I will have to cancel my subscription. Lightroom is just unusable for me, and apparently, many many other folks.

Oops, super easy to post multiple times. I apologize.

I love the idea of changing the grayness of the interface, like I can in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. I have cataracts in both eyes. I'm not blind, to be sure, but I can't see well at dusk and in the dark. So much so that I can't drive during that time. Using a dark interface is very tiring to my eyes. It's an accessibility issue for me, and not something that will get better and that I'll grow into.

The last discussion on this I saw in the list of topics was from 2011.

Is there a way to change all the dark grays/blacks of the LRC interface to something a lot lighter? I know the dark background is the trend in recent years in software interfaces, and I just hate it. It's fatiguing to these old eyes. I suppose I could live with it if given no choice, but I'd REALLY rather not. I've played around in the interface preferences, I've Googled this, and no luck. I'd really appreciate any help. Thanks!

Is your screen calibrated? I have no problems like this on my calibrated screen.

Is your screen calibrated? I have no problems like this on my calibrated screen.