P: Multiline Title/Caption fields

That's interesting - I can also copy-paste multi-line text into the field when using the browser version. So that's working. But I cannot enter a new line via the keyboard. In this case it would be nice if Return didn't exit the input mode. Or, at least have a Shift+Return option  - but even that gets tedious in the long run when you're entering information on a large number of photos.

Looks like Adobe is working on this problem and has made some useful changes.

I just realized that the caption field in my web browser will expand automatically if I type more than one line's worth of text into it. I'm seeing some display problems with this expanded field, not sure why. My browser's zoom is set to normal (100%). Perhaps it's due to my Windows 10 display being set to 125%. Still, this is a big improvement.

Initially, when I was testing just now and clicked into the caption field, I saw some sort of widget thing appear and I could grab it and drag the field to enlarge it--before I typed anything. I see the same thing now in the Title field (right above Caption). But after typing a multi-line caption, then clearing the field, I can no longer find that grabber widget. So I get sense that the feature isn't completely debugged. But as I said, big improvement.

Present Caption box is not friendly. Suggest to improve caption entry box to support multiple lines instead of a single line.

In Lightroom Classic CC the Caption field allows multiple lines. In Adobe Bridge you see this field as Description under IPTC Core. Similarly this appear as Description in Photoshop under File Info. In both Bridge and PhotoShop these fields are multiline.

 

But in Lightroom CC, desktop, mobile and web version, this field appear as single line only.

 

1. Is there a way to make this field multline in Lightroom CC?
2. If not - why is there inconsistency across the product line for this?

 

I had planned to be able to use my Laptop or Mobile to add information to family photos while out in the field. But the single-line restriction in Lightroom CC makes this impossible.

I'd really love to see the LRCC desktop caption box developed like the one in classic. I'd often put long captions in when using classic and it's a really difficult at the moment in CC desktop. Would love spell check too! in the mean time, I'm brushing up on my spelling as I go 🙂

One of the only things I hate about Lightroom CC is that the Caption field is just one line tall. One line is okay for Title, but captions can sometimes be a sentence or two (or longer) and that field really needs to be at least three lines tall.

Otherwise I really like the kinda-new LRCC!

Regardless, I will continue to write captions in notes - until Lightroom Classic or CC gets spell checking in the caption field, it is kind of a moot point.  Without Spell Check, I don't trust writing Kaptions...

I see. Well, the problem with the Lightroom CC Caption field is that I have to write my longer captions in Notes and then copy/paste them into the Caption field. It's especially difficult to edit the captions when in the Caption field. So I guess both solutions (expanding the existing field by dragging a corner, or having a separate panel) would work.

This is Lightroom Classic. Would you like it to look like this where it is a completely separate panel layout or do you just want the Caption field in CC to be bigger?  

It is a good idea, we just need to let the team know if we want it like Lightroom Classic or something different. 

I gave it a vote anyway but I would prefer to see it just larger rather than a separate like in LR Classic.

Is this possible in Lightroom CC, or is it only possible in Lightroom Classic?