I've not ever suggested I knew the product. That's why I am here. Also, think about this...
If Adobe only marketed to pros and teams and giant corps, then I wouldn't even have the software. But they are marketing, heavily, to new, fresh blood, people who challenge the old ways and shed light on better ways with out-of-the-box thinking and a low tolerance for "because this is how it's done." I, by no means, am fresh blood. I am thick with old blood. lol. But the reason I am debating so thoroughly here is that for the most part, all I am getting (from well appreciated intentions and no offenses intended, at all) is "because that's what we all got used to..." And that answer just isn't good enough for me. And in my opinion, it shouldn't be good enough for anyone. That's about all I have from the 'fresh blood' generation I mentioned. But it's in me, and it fuels me.
So maybe that helps make my case. Maybe not.
I did find a way to increase the size of the thumbnails and that helps some for sure. That advice was useful.
I'm really not fixed on the naming feature, as I've been given many workarounds, and I'm resigned to use them or just do it another, harder way. But I've just not been given any reason for them not to be name-able. No one has yet suggested "Here's the reason why it would be 'bad' for their to be names of pages". Not just "well, I don't see a need" but "Here's why it is a bad idea." or "Here's why they made a conscious decision to not use page naming." And that's ok, but maybe the answer is just "we don't know why..."
There is a place for a short name in the pages panel. There is a use for a name. With a dozen or so lines of code, pages become nameable. I have to believe that someone has to know of a good way to a. know precisely what is on a page while b. being in a tool specific for reordering. I've not heard a way to do this yet. For this, a name would be useful, that is clear. Unless there is another tool for ordering pages that has not been discussed, where the content of each page is represented clearly, then usefulness is exactly what this presents.
You're also right that my document has many similarities as I am just getting started on it. But no, the pages will not look much different within the small (or even larger) thumbnails, even when finished. I will be able to tell a few of them apart, for sure. But not all.
The way I see it, in a perfect world, there are several options for visibility, selectable depending on what you are doing. options 1. Master Page identifier. Very important when needed. In the way, when not. 2. Page names for ordering and quick selection when you're looking for the place you plan to add something or to work on. Wandering through a document trying to remember where you put that ad for that specific product, is not a great way to spend time. A name with maybe a hover description, would be very useful.. I'm sure that while big magazines are put together in small chunks by many teams, there has to be, at some point, a way to look over the finished volume and make some changes.3. I'm sure there could be other options for the page navigator panel, useful to some and not to others.
Again, Adobe is marketing to people like me far more than to people like Time Magazine. Usefulness for small teams or single entrepreneurs who do build hundred page docs all by themselves is precisely where the bread and butter of large software companies is moving. And it's moving there fast. Keeping up will be one of the largest challenges that the giants of today will have.
Look, you have given many responses. I will be suggesting this to adobe. Thank you. And while I appreciate all the advice, it sounds like you are annoyed that I recognize that no one has provided a real answer. But you really don't have to keep responding. No one is requiring you to continue trying to help. It's ok.
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