diff --git a/vviewer/vviewer.py b/vviewer/vviewer.py
index bbb831a6f714dd9f1bdc95b4207c78dc3fddd746..51c7b04284dbf7dafd0276a4ec6ed963f10c9d57 100755
--- a/vviewer/vviewer.py
+++ b/vviewer/vviewer.py
@@ -1589,6 +1589,7 @@ class vviewer(QtGui.QMainWindow):
         Updates the intensity labels in the main window and the value window
         for the crosshair.
         """
+        abc = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
         index = self.imagelist.currentRow()
         if index >= 0:
             # no check for coordinates because the crosshair position should
@@ -1605,8 +1606,8 @@ class vviewer(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             for i in range(nmb_images):
                 if i > 0:
                     str_intens += "\n"
-                str_intens += "%.3f" %self.images[i].getIntensity()
-                str_intens += " (%s)" %str(self.imagelist.item(i).text()).split(".")[0]
+                str_intens += "%s:  %g" %(abc[i],self.images[i].getIntensity())
+                # str_intens += " (%s)" %str(self.imagelist.item(i).text()).split(".")[0]
             intensity = (str_intens)
             self.intensity_label.setText(intensity)