scripts/startup/bl_ui/__init__.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ if "bpy" in locals():
     del reload
 
 _modules = [
+    "asset_shelf",
     "node_add_menu",
     "node_add_menu_geometry",
     "properties_animviz",

scripts/startup/bl_ui/asset_shelf.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+import bpy
+from bpy.types import (
+    Panel,
+)
+
+
+class ASSETSHELF_PT_display(Panel):
+    bl_label = "Display Settings"
+    bl_space_type = 'PREFERENCES'
+    bl_region_type = 'HEADER'
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+
+        shelf_settings = context.asset_shelf_settings
+
+        layout.prop(shelf_settings, "show_names")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        return context.asset_shelf_settings is not None
+
+
+classes = (
+    ASSETSHELF_PT_display,
+)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # only for live edit.
+    from bpy.utils import register_class
+
+    for cls in classes:
+        register_class(cls)

source/blender/editors/asset/intern/asset_shelf.cc

@@ -311,6 +311,10 @@ static void asset_shelf_footer_draw(const bContext *C, Header *header)
   if (shelf_settings) {
     add_catalog_toggle_buttons(*shelf_settings, *layout);
   }
+
+  uiItemSpacer(layout);
+
+  uiItemPopoverPanel(layout, C, "ASSETSHELF_PT_display", "", ICON_IMGDISPLAY);
 }
 
 void ED_asset_shelf_footer_register(ARegionType *region_type,

source/blender/editors/interface/interface_template_asset_shelf.cc

@@ -157,11 +157,10 @@ void uiTemplateAssetShelf(uiLayout *layout,
   uiLayoutSetScaleX(layout, 1.0f);
   uiLayoutSetScaleY(layout, 1.0f);
 
-  const bool show_names = true;
+  const bool show_names = shelf_settings->display_flag & ASSETSHELF_SHOW_NAMES;
   const int height = uiLayoutGetRootHeight(layout) - UI_style_get_dpi()->boxspace * 2;
-  /* Width is derived from the height. It's the height without the space for the name (if there is
-   * any). */
-  const int width = height - (show_names ? 0 : UI_UNIT_Y);
+  /* Keep the size square. */
+  const int width = height;
 
   uiLayout *box = uiLayoutBox(layout);
   uiLayout *row = uiLayoutRow(box, false);

source/blender/makesdna/DNA_screen_types.h

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "BLI_utildefines.h"
+
 #include "DNA_defs.h"
 #include "DNA_listBase.h"
 #include "DNA_vec_types.h"
@@ -765,8 +767,17 @@ typedef struct AssetShelfSettings {
   ListBase enabled_catalog_paths; /* #LinkData */
   /** If not set (null or empty string), all assets will be displayed ("All" catalog behavior). */
   const char *active_catalog_path;
+
+  short display_flag; /* #AssetShelfSettings_DisplayFlag */
+  char _pad1[6];
 } AssetShelfSettings;
 
+/* #AssetShelfSettings.display_flag */
+typedef enum AssetShelfSettings_DisplayFlag {
+  ASSETSHELF_SHOW_NAMES = (1 << 0),
+} AssetShelfSettings_DisplayFlag;
+ENUM_OPERATORS(AssetShelfSettings_DisplayFlag, ASSETSHELF_SHOW_NAMES);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif

source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui.c

@@ -2091,6 +2091,16 @@ static void rna_def_asset_shelf_settings(BlenderRNA *brna)
 {
   StructRNA *srna = RNA_def_struct(brna, "AssetShelfSettings", NULL);
   RNA_def_struct_ui_text(srna, "Asset Shelf Settings", "");
+
+  PropertyRNA *prop;
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "show_names", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "display_flag", ASSETSHELF_SHOW_NAMES);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop,
+      "Show Names",
+      "Show the asset name together with the preview. Otherwise only the preview will be visible");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_ASSET_SHELF, NULL);
 }
 
 void RNA_def_ui(BlenderRNA *brna)

source/blender/windowmanager/WM_types.h

@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ typedef struct wmNotifier {
 #define ND_SPACE_CLIP (20 << 16)
 #define ND_SPACE_FILE_PREVIEW (21 << 16)
 #define ND_SPACE_SPREADSHEET (22 << 16)
+/* Not a space itself, but a part of another space. */
 #define ND_SPACE_ASSET_SHELF (23 << 16)
 
 /* NC_ASSET */