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Ipad and Iphone viewing of long file names
Our company is having the issue that on the mobile app (using the ipad or iphone) often times the file name is too long to properly view what we are opening. I want to be able to read the entire file...
Well, bugger me, Dropbox has finally fixed this with the latest update. I thought to re-check this today after the latest change, and straight away could see the filenames are displayed differently. The font is smaller, and the filename is truncated in the middle, so I can read the start of the file name, but also the end which is (with my file-naming convention), typically the differentiator. But the kicker is what happens with the display pane. It is now possible to close that — there’s a small “x” in the top left corner of the display/preview pane — and once that closes, the left pane with the file names expands to full screen view! And voila! I can now see the full long file names. Dropbox: THAT is the way to take advantage of the larger screen on an iPad, especially the 12.9” model. I’m still annoyed it took so long to remedy, but thank you for finally doing it.
Has this feature been discontinued? The list of files remain truncated and clicking the right hand menus only sort, they do not reveal the full names unless it gives you the download the file screen. When there are 376 sequentially named jpgs, this is more than cumbersome. I am using a desktop computer.
There is a work-around in iOS 11.
Open DropBox.
Slide up to see dock. Pick any program on the dock and slide up to create a separate window and then enlarge that window to half screen.
Now you can see the whole file names.
Messy, but it works.
- WOW!!! Can't believe you have to do this kind of things, just to be able to see file names.
But I can confirm, this works. Thanks! thanks...that sure is a weird one! With the recent integration of Dropbox into the iOS 11 Files app, things are groovy.
Dropbox is going to lose market share if they invest their efforts in just one os. The rest feel ignored.
I'd say they were MORE groovy, but not completely so! Using Files definitely exposes more of the filenames but it still not the total width and so some filenames are still an issue.
I just can't understand why no one from Dropbox will explain WHY they won't allow us to choose between having the left-hand sidebar or not. How hard can this be?
