The Metadata panel has some glitches in LR 10 / Mac OS 10.15.5 with the new fonts:
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It's most likely a simple off-by-one programming error, and it's frustrating that it hasn't been fixed by now.
It sure would be nice to see the entire contents of captions and titles. And users of my popular Any Vision plugin would like to be able to see the last line of the Labels field without having to click in it and use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the bottom:
Not only the last line gets hidden, but sometimes also the last word on the visible content, see attached screen shots.
(macOS Monterey)
Exceptionally annoying!
Issue: Full/Complete Filename won't display in Metadata Panel in Lightroom Classic
Lightroom Classic Version Number: 11.5 [ 202208080927-8a575c91 ]
OS Version Number: Mac OS 12 Version: 12.5.0 [21G72]
Steps to reproduce:
No steps required. See in Grid view of Library, Metadata Panel, Default view (not in edit mode)
Notes:
A) I have tried all other views (those other than default) of the Metadata Panel, and the Minimal view will display a few additional characters of the filename, but still refuses to wrap and display the remaining characters.
B) In some cases, a complete filename will appear in the Grid cell in Library mode, but in many cases, it won't, so we rely on the Metadata Panel to display a complete filename without manual intervention of every photo to see the data.
C) Customizing the Metadata Panel view can result in fewer filenames shown in their entirety because as one adds more fields to display, the filename field display capacity reduces by a few characters. However, reducing it to only the Filename field does not provide the ability to see complete filenames.
Expected result: Show a complete filename in the Filename field of the Metadata Panel of Library, Grid view. If not here, where?
Actual result: Incomplete filename, and in particular, the characters won't wrap to another line (if occupying 1 line, doesn't wrap to line 2; if occupying lines 1 and 2, won't wrap to line 3). If I click on the File Name field, I can see the complete filename, but that's a major hassle to be forced to click on the File Name field of every photo, and to accept the risk of making inadvertent changes to a filename when it's clicked upon. The customized view displayed below did not change the outcome of the number of characters displayed in the File Name field. I checked via experimenting.
Workaround in the meantime: By customizing and displaying the Absolute Path, I can see the last few remaining characters of filenames, and those are important to differentiating images in my filenaming scheme.
I would agree that the File Name should probably wrap better, if the panel width is as reduced as this. Seems there may be some font scaling-up which may aggravate the issue though,
Some other ideas:
Is this (highlighted in green) not your filename?
Also, the image's filename is shown above the Filmstrip - in any module - even when you just hover over an image without clicking. Lots of room there for the full name without needing it to wrap or to tr...ncate.
also when in Library's Loupe view, or in Develop, the filename among other info can be shown by an Info Overlay on the main active image. Easily toggled on and off as you work, by "I" key shortcut.
The problem you describe is actually an issue (bug) which only affects the Mac version of LrClassic. Basically for most (all?) of the fields in the Metadata panel which can be edited by the user (such as Filename, Title, Caption) LrC only displays complete lines, i.e. if the entry wraps to more than one display line, the final part of the entry is not displayed if it's less than a full line. It's been that way for a long time, and it is a PITA, especially as the Windows version works correctly.
A couple of examples:
Windows 10:
MacOS with filename extending to a second line:
Finally, MacOS with filename extending to a third line:
There are several useful suggestions already provided here, personally I would use the filename display on the "breadcrumbs bar" (above the Filmstrip). It's a pity there's nothing similar for Title and Caption, which are far more likely to extend beyond one line.
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Two more workarounds to this bug (which aren't as convenient as the proper behavior):
1. Hover the mouse over Absolute File Path to see the complete file name (and path):
Hovering to show tooltips on Mac is a little sluggish and occasionally balky.
2. If you can't make the width of the right column in Library wide enough to show long file names, edit TranslatedStrings and add this line:
"$$$/locale_metric/Mac/Panel/maxWidth=1600"That will let you make the column as wide as you need:
I'd like to reiterate, and emphasize, that the bug is not just the file name/path fields, but most fields, and it is not only the last line that gets hidden, but sometimes also the last word on the visible line, which I have already reported in an earlier post in this thread, see my post from Feb 01, 2022 .
I'll repeat the screenshot here, as some of you seem to have missed that, and it behaves exactly the same in LRC 11.5:
The lower screenshot shows the content of the field when I click in the field.
It clearly demonstrates that, unless I actually click in that field, the last word "kvardröjande" of the first line will be invisible (despite it fits there), just as the second line is completely invisible!
In another field (User Comment), I have a long text, which can not be revealed in any other way than clicking in the field! It can not be revealed by making the field super-wide by holding the Option key and drag it wider than half the screen! Actually, with a super-wide panel covering more than half the screen, the entirety of the second line of that particular field simply disappears!
You can't realistically browse photos if the right-hand panel occupies half the screen! And in some cases it will not even help!
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