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Old 04-05-2016, 08:20 PM   #1
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Question Request: increase length of drop-down box
Hello (again)!

Has anyone else has had a desire to increase the length of the dropdown box(es)? It appears that they work off of some default.

I didn't see any previous posts on the subject. The attached image illustrates what I'm talking about.

Not looking to bother anyone with an annoying request - but I'm crossing fingers that someone else has found a way to do this already.

Thanks for you time!
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Old 04-05-2016, 08:58 PM   #2
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You do know that you can type a few letters and the contents of the pulldown adjusts?
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You do know that you can type a few letters and the contents of the pulldown adjusts?
Yes. And I do that...EVERY DAY. It would be a benefit to have the ability to increase the length of the dropdown box.
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Yes. And I do that...EVERY DAY. It would be a benefit to have the ability to increase the length of the dropdown box.
@iienderii - what column type is Mazagine Title ?

Added : I'm guessing its 'Comma separated text like tags . . .', try Shift+F2 on the highlighted cell. Not exactly what you want but... maybe close enough. If the column was 'Text with a fixed set of values', you would get a longer list, but not as easy to Add new Mag Titles

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@iienderii - what column type is Mazagine Title ?

Added : I'm guessing its 'Comma separated text like tags . . .', try Shift+F2 on the highlighted cell. Not exactly what you want but... maybe close enough. If the column was 'Text with a fixed set of values', you would get a longer list, but not as easy to Add new Mag Titles

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sorry for not getting back sooner - the column type is, like you figured, 'text with a fixed set of values'

I tried Shift+F2 on the highlighted cell but it didn't react at all. I might have goofed somehow with it though.
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sorry for not getting back sooner - the column type is, like you figured, 'text with a fixed set of values'

I tried Shift+F2 on the highlighted cell but it didn't react at all. I might have goofed somehow with it though.
@iienderii - you only need to highlight the cell, don't go into edit, Shift+F2 should display the Tag Editor. Like so :

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Just in case it's germane, I have the "Control behaviour of the book list" tweak set thusly:

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