Skip to main content
E
erik44052237
Participant
November 5, 2019
Answered

How to change font size on Library in Animate 2020?

  • November 5, 2019
  • 5 replies
  • 4051 views

How do I change the font size in the Library list and the Actions list in Animate 2020?

In Adobe Animate 2019 the size was all right, but in 2020 the text is way too big.

Only today I've spent at least 15 useless minutes scrolling up and down in the library, in order to navigate.

 

Who's responsible for this design flaw?

I want to know who I should invoice for the time I wasted today and the following days!

 

For the record, my main Animate window is on a 4K 31,5" and the actions is on a QHD 27".

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Correct answer kglad

    check nick's message because i can't tell what he's seeing. (i'm on an iphone.)

     

    but if the problem is the height of library items, i see that too and demonstrated the problem to the. animate development team.

     

    in the meantime you should use library folders to organize your library. you can then collapse and expand those folders as needed. 

    5 replies

    kglad
    Community Expert
    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 6, 2019

    that's what i addressed with each message i posted.

      n. tilcheff
      n. tilcheff
      Legend
      November 6, 2019

      Sorry, mate, I missed your last post in the thread.

       

      Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation
      kglad
      Community Expert
      kgladCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 6, 2019

      (no prob. but i don't like the library either and discussed with the animate engineers here at max.)

        n. tilcheff
        n. tilcheff
        Legend
        November 6, 2019

        Hi mate,

         

        I think that the ACPs misunderstood your question completely.

         

        You can't. It's a padding issue with the new interface.

        Everything has just been scaled up in an attempt to cater to touch and high DPI screens.

         

        I did complain about it a lot during prerelease, pushed for condensed and relaxed padding, but it was not well implemented.

        Font sizes are huge.

        We develop a very popular extensions package for animation and many of our dialogs now clip the messages for no apparent reason. It is a mess.

         

        I use a normal 1920x1080 screen and the interface is 15-20% larger even after I made all the possible adjustments. Can't fit all the panels I need any more.

        We'll have to push and push until they provide options to condense the padding and reduce the size of the interface.

         

        Good luck!

         

        Nick - Character Designer and Animator, Flash user since 1998 | Member of the Flanimate Power Tools team - extensions for character animation
          N
          Community Expert
          Nick GioiaCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          November 5, 2019

          You need to get into the Characters panel.

           

          kglad
          Community Expert
          kgladCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          November 5, 2019

          i misunderstood your question then.  "How do I change the font size in the Library list and the Actions list in Animate 2020?"

           

          i thought you were asking about two issues: one with the actions panel and a second with the library panel.

           

          are you now saying there's some problem with the library panel because of movieclips that contain code?  

           

          p.s. a screenshot might be helpful

          E
          erik44052237Author
          Participant
          November 5, 2019

          My issue is indeed the font size in the Library item list and the Actions list (not the code editor).

          In Animate 2019 the standard font was smaller or with less spacing and now it's bigger and that's a problem.

          There's nothing wrong with my eyes so I don't need grandpa sized menu text everywhere.

          kglad
          Community Expert
          kgladCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          November 5, 2019

          check nick's message because i can't tell what he's seeing. (i'm on an iphone.)

           

          but if the problem is the height of library items, i see that too and demonstrated the problem to the. animate development team.

           

          in the meantime you should use library folders to organize your library. you can then collapse and expand those folders as needed. 

            kglad
            Community Expert
            kgladCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            November 5, 2019

            action panel: preferences>edit preferences>code editor> select your font, size etc

             

            library: i don't how to control text there

            E
            erik44052237Author
            Participant
            November 5, 2019

            Thanks for the reply. I do know about font size in the code editor. My problem is that I have a list of ~70 movieclips containing actions plus all of them are expanded by default = very slow to browse through. I wish it was possible to create folders in the actions list, just like in the library.

             

            By the way in the code editor it's possible to change font size by holding Ctrl + scrolling with the mouse, which is nice.

            Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
            Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices