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Inspiring
May 17, 2024
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P: Viewing full collection name

  • May 17, 2024
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The left column in LrC (where catalog, folders, collections, etc live) has an artificial width restriction. It means that a lot of my collection names are cut off; I have to hover with the mouse cursor for a bit to have it show the collection name.

 

Is there any way to adjust this (e.g. allow for a wider column or wrap text)? I can't find anything in settings. Or do I just have to deal with it/adjust all of my collection naming schema to fit within the restriction?

 

Especially if some crucial info is towards the end of otherwise similar collection names, it really gets to be a pain. The usable space gets even shorter when dealing with multiple levels of nested collection sets.

 

I'm running a MBP 13" M1 2020; Sonoma 14.4.1; LrC v13.2. Issue presents with the same cutoff at 1680x1050 and 1440x900 resolution.

 

Note: I have this issue on LrD as well, but it is able to show a lot more of a collection name prior to cutting things off.

4 replies

Inspiring
May 18, 2024

"In the meantime, you can increase the width of the columns beyond the normal maximum. Just hold down the Alt/Option key when dragging."

 

Fantastic, this is exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

johnrellis
Genius
May 17, 2024

"In the meantime, you can increase the width of the columns beyond the normal maximum. Just hold down the Alt/Option key when dragging."

 

For reference by future readers, there's a longstanding bug where this doesn't work on Windows, and the maximum width with the smaller font sizes in Preferences > Interface > Font Size isn't very wide. But there's a simple workaround:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-alt-drag-on-windows-doesn-t-expand-library-panels-like-opt-drag-on-mac/idc-p/12667694#M25503

Ian Lyons
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 17, 2024

I believe what you're requesting would be better placed in the 'Ideas' section of the forum. In the meantime, you can increase the width of the columns beyond the normal maximum. Just hold down the Alt/Option key when dragging.

dj_paige
Legend
May 17, 2024

If you hover your mouse over the collection name, the entire name appears.