Author name fields in info panel abbreviated -fix?
I only just updated to the latest version Zotero and am confused about how author names are displayed in the info panel. Specifically, some authors names are spelled out in full, while others are abbreviated, showing a few letters and an ellipsis. Sometimes this is true of the first name, other times the last name. This seems to be random, as some authors with very long names are shown in full, while some very short names are cut off. . On the other hand, the same authors' names seem to be abbreviated across all items in which they appear. Expanding or contracting the size of the panel doesn't seem to affect the behavior
When hovering over the name field, the full name shows up (and of course when clicking into the field), so it's not the end of the world, but it's still quite annoying and rather confusing. Why should "Czekanski-Moir" be shown in full, but "Cobb" is shown as "Co . . ."?
Please see attached image for an example.
Would love any advice on how to fix this behavior to show the full contents of the field.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u12949081/xk2mu3yj292v07w1ztf2.png
When hovering over the name field, the full name shows up (and of course when clicking into the field), so it's not the end of the world, but it's still quite annoying and rather confusing. Why should "Czekanski-Moir" be shown in full, but "Cobb" is shown as "Co . . ."?
Please see attached image for an example.
Would love any advice on how to fix this behavior to show the full contents of the field.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u12949081/xk2mu3yj292v07w1ztf2.png
https://s3.amazonaws.com/zotero.org/images/forums/u2119014/zebnnoqtik7j3cu31p9e.png
However I have found now that changing the font size from the automatic size changes the behavior. Oddly, making it one step smaller changes up which names are abbreviated. Making it one step bigger than the default seems to eliminate the issue entirely.
A potentially related issue I've encountered is that when typing in a name field, when the suggested autofill window pops up, it cuts off most of the names, so it's not really possible to select from similar entries. Not sure if this would be connected though would also love any advice on that ;)
Nope, just standard settings for resolution and no custom font settings on the system.