In Poser 4 when I go into the libraries, sometimes the file name is to long for it to display. All I get is the thumbnail with no name under it. Is there a way to increase the horizontal size of the library view so that it will show longer file names? I hope this is not a stupid question.

Hi No question is stupid since we all ask them at some time. I don't know. For me it is a Poser4 bug which shifts the texture names in the window so I dont see the whole title- even short ones. So if the texture is "Vicky3Greatex" all I see is "atex" Good luck! Eric

Your Poser libraries are too large. You need PBooost. It costs about $20 and will take care of your problems.

I don't think that would affect the horizontal display problem. That only affects how many folders you can see at one time. As far as I know, if the library name is too long, you're stuck.

So I need to spend $20 to solve a bug? Wonderful markerting stategy. If I shorten the name it shows up, so are you sure it's because my libraries are to large, and not a problem with the handeling of long file names?

Hogwarden didn't cause the Poser "bug," but he offered a wonderful alternatiive to the problem.

LatexBard : I think some one got confused about your question. Poser has a limmit on how long a file name can be. I think its a left over from the original poser 1 being a MAC program or in some way it has to do with that. To fix it you have to shorten the name. I dont remember how many it is but its easy to figure out. So yes it a matter of not handleing long file names .

tasquah - Is it Ok to change the file names? Will Poser still be able to find everything it needs to load a model, mat file, etc?

It will be OK if you change the name of the file that holds the references, but not the references themselves. If you have "sexbomb.cr2" pointing to "sexy.jpg" texture and "dynamite.obj", you can very well rename the cr2 to "Stallone.cr2" if you wish. Just don't change the name of the jpg and the obj that the cr2 file is referring to. I thing that "Schwartzenneger.cr2" may be out of the mamageable range for name length in Poser4. "Leonardo Di Capuccino .cr2" is out of the question. LOL Compiler

Mac file names were limited to 31 characters when Poser was created. It was Mac only at the time. The name length wasn't much of a limitation since PC owners were limited to the 8.3 format of DOS. 31 characters is really plenty unless you would name an outfit "My_Day_At_The_Office_Skirtsuit_With_Briefcase". If you have file names which are longer than this (I remember some of Symphony's textures overflowed), then simply shorten them. I suspect, however that your problem is too many files in a directory. Earlier versions of Poser have a limitation of 256 files in each category (Poses, Hair, Lights) and the closer you approach this limit, the shorter the visible names. Are you spending more time scrolling than creating? If bloat is your problem, then you have a few solutions. First, trim out the stuff you don't need. It isn't necessary to install everything and its fourteen cousins. Second, organize what you want to keep handy and installed. Poser 5 has nested folders and you can install to your heart's content by making sub-categories. PBoost will circumvent the file number limitation in earlier versions. Trimming and organizing is cheaper. Carolly

Oh, but there is a direct correlation between the length of filenames and the amount of folders. If you get over the max limit of 250 (255?), you see less of your filenames than is actually there. You can "treat the symptoms" by changing your filenames. However, it gets pretty hairy if you're down to 3-5 characters in a filename. You can fight bloat in many different ways. In the past I made a decision to dump all the Poser4 characters and stick with the Millennium figures. That bought me a month or so. In the end, PBooost was the ultimate answer.