Maybe this should be obvious, but what do the release notes mean by "added the concept of active layout?"
Maybe this should be obvious,
I don't find it intuitive even after beta testing it. The "explanation" in the Release Notes is
Added concept of active layout, which once selected is marked with a check mark in the Layouts panel. This layout will remain active until a new layout is selected or the program is restarted.
When you name a layout on the RHS (usually the snapshot that says "Save as named layout") it appears on the LHS e.g. Laptop 5.A. If you then click that layout on the LHS it becomes the Active Layout and its name appears in the main window Title bar as shown above. When you exit Logos the layout is saved as "Application Closed". It can be loaded on restart depending on the Settings you choose:-
A "local" layout is one saved on your computer whereas "any" includes a layout from another computer (whichever is the more recent). If you want to continue your study on another computer, close Logos and restart Logos 5.0b on the other computer. It will pick up the saved layout if it is set to load "Most recent layout - any".
Ok. The only thing I see new (besides the new screen) is the layout name showing in the title bar and more options on which layout to load at startup. Is there something else I'm missing?
While you have a layout open, it tells you what you are working on. I find this very useful. I have a number of layouts with some of the same resources open in each and sometimes I lose track of which thing I'm working on. This allows me to see at a glance.
I don't think you're missing anything... this is a step toward "restoring" L3's layout capabilities... we still need better protection on named layouts, however. IMO, the named layouts (on left) should not also appear on the right among the "junk" snapshots, thus being easily deleted when cleaning up snapshots to improve performance.
We also still would very much LIKE a command we could pin that will "Save Current Layout", one of L3's most powerful features...
Blessings!
Does pressing Ctrl+Alt+L (Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+L on Mac) to update the active layout (i.e., the one named in the main window title bar) to the current snapshot do what you want?
IMO, the named layouts (on left) should not also appear on the right among the "junk" snapshots, thus being easily deleted when cleaning up snapshots to improve performance.
We also still would very much LIKE a command we could pin that will "Save Current Layout", one of L3's most powerful features... Does pressing Ctrl+Alt+L (Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+L on Mac) to update the active layout (i.e., the one named in the main window title bar) to the current snapshot do what you want?
Thanks much for the response! I tried it, but I can't tell what if anything happened. After 3 or for times, the sync wheel spun a few times, but it wasn't obvious what got synced. Short of reloading the layout, how would I know what happened?
Also, what would I key into the command window so I could drag it up to the command bar & label it? What I really want is a button, since I use it so often...
Thanks again!
Bill
