Comments on: Jeffrey’s Lightroom Configuration Manager

By: Waldemar Seybold

Waldemar Seybold — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:43:50 +0000

Hi Jeffrey. I am a 78 years old one eyed photographer from Australia with slowly fading one “good” eye due to WMD. I stumbled upon your “manager” via Victoria Brampton’s great book and it’s a godsend. I am only using the “Font Sizes” so far, and it helps quite a bit. Now I can peer at the screen from 6 inches instead of two.
However there is no location that you’ve indicated (C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom\Resources\en\TranslatedStrings.txt)
Eventually I have figured out that the TranslatedStrings.txt file needs to be placed in five places in
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3xx\Shared\Webengines\autoviewer.lrwebengine\strings\en\TranslatedStrings.txt) and repeat for the other four webengines. I have neutralized the original TranslatedStrings.txt files in each location. It works happily.
Thanks for all your effort it’s much appreciated. You’ve made life much easier for at least one old dog
Down Under!
Best regards,
Waldemar

By: Henri Monnier

Henri Monnier — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:35:54 +0000

Will these ‘additions’ function with LR3?
I’m lookig for something to improve the ‘readability’ of the crappy UI that Adobe uses on both side panels. Perhaps an adjustment in font size will help.
Thanks, Henri Monnier

I would expect that they would work, but I’ve not tested it in years. Doesn’t hurt to give it a try… —Jeffrey

By: Dylan P

Dylan P — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:19:08 +0000

Badly needed wider panels to fit historical document case-names, someone on Adobe Forums pointed me to you, 5 minutes later I’m set. Thank you for creating this tool!

By: Bob Rockefeller

Bob Rockefeller — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:22:00 +0000

I have used the information here to hand modify my own TranslatedStrings.txt file for version 1 and 2. Excellent find and excellent help. Has anything changed for version 3? Things seem to be working fine for me, but I was wondering if there were any more display text types defined in version 3 that can be modified? I actually haven't looked yet, but I'm sure new items have appeared. I've sort of been overwhelmed with Lightroom plugins, so haven't had the luxury to look at this yet. —Jeffrey

By: Mei

Mei — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:06:58 +0000

I think that’s it, yes.

Thanks for all your hard work on this by the way, much appreciated.

By: Mei

Mei — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:56:01 +0000

I think we’re misunderstanding each other. You said there’s a problem if the default width is set too small right?

Well I left the default width alone and there’s still a problem.

I set the minimum width to less than the default width. Lightroom loads and runs fine until I adjust the panel narrower than the default width, then after that I can’t make it larger again.

Ah, I see, sorry. So, the warning should be a bit more encompassing…. if (for whatever reason) the panel gets too narrow, you’re dorked. —Jeffrey

By: Mei

Mei — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:20:40 +0000

I got very exctied when I found this page and thought I could use your manager to maximise my workspace in lightroom by having the ability to have smaller side panels.

However you say, “If you set the Panel Default Width (in the “Screen Space” section) too small, you’ll not be able to change the size of the panel. ”

I’ve found that whatever I set the default to (I usually leave it alone), if I ever adjust a left panel to be less tha this default I can then no make it larger again, as the edge of the panel, the bit you use to drag its size, is hidden.

(From Wales, UK)

In other words, you found that what I said is true. I don’t quite understand the reason for your comment, but I appreciate the affirmation, I guess. /-: —Jeffrey

By: Conrad J. Obregon

Conrad J. Obregon — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:59:53 +0000

Thanks for this wonderful tool. I recently switched to a 1920 by 1200 monitor and could barely read the Lightroom text with my aged eyes. I remembered that your configuration manager existed and now I’m able to read the text again. I wish I could do the same thing in Photoshop. I’ve edited some of the defaults in Windows Display Appearance and that certainly helps but nothing seems to help with the tools menu and palettes. How about working on PS next?

By: Etienne

Etienne — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:42:08 +0000

Hello Jeffrey,

I have one question and one comment about your plugin.
But first of all, thank you for all your work, you did a super job !

My question is: is this plugin compatible with Lightroom 2? Do you know if we can encounter any limitations / problems by using it?

Its results should work fine in Lightroom 2, but there are a bunch of new things I should add to it that are new in 2.0. Sigh, my todo list is just way too long…

My comment: you said you replaced “Jog identifier” by “Blog URL”. I don’t find this solution really clean, because you are changing the semantic of an element defined by the IPTC-standard which says:
“job id: Identifier for the purpose of improved workflow handling. This ID should be added by the creator or provider for transmission and routing purposes only and should have no significance for archiving.”
I know that all tool-vendors like Adobe aren’t always following 100% from these standards, but when they are I find important to keep the original semantic of the implemented elements.

When it comes down to it, you’re right. I know it’s fine for me (in my own little world where I don’t need to interact with anyone else, IPTC-wise) to hijack the fields for my own random uses, but it’s a slippery slope. I’ll put a footnote there referencing this comment, so that others at least know that I’m choosing to do something explicitly outside the design of that field. —Jeffrey

Thank you!
Etienne

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:11:48 +0000

Jeffery. I would like to sort by Caption or Title. Does your software allow for this? Thank you for your time. Jim Gonzalez