Like New Format for Library View

I just downloaded and installed Logos version 5.2a (5.2.1.0067)

Just want to say that I really like the new format of the library view that identifies the number of resources for each sub-category under each of the following columns: Type, Author, My Tags and Community Tags. It is now easy to tell how many resources you have right from the library view. For instance, I just noticed that I have 2248 Bible Commentaries. Wow, what a blessing that is for research.

Thanks for continually improving things Logos!

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David Bailey

Agree! [Y] I also like the enhancements added to the tag feature, even though the copy / paste for a tag is now not so obvious and includes an extra step. I really like the changes made to the Library. I still hope one day the Collections tool and Library will be one and the same.

DMB

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581620#Comment_581620

'D' ... them's fightin' words.

Us taggers don't need collectives all over the place. Ok maybe a tiny line in the library info view. Plus a column maybe. Not a big column.

But definitely if taggers don't get a gorgeous management panel like collectivers, than it's just not right for collectivers to hog the library.

More seriously I like the cover view but I'm having trouble tracking where the library thinks the 'current line' is (moving between views) when you page down.

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581623#Comment_581623

I can hardly wait... Verbum is not out yet...

-Dan

Deacon Steve

It is now easy to tell how many resources you have right from the library view.

Thanks for the note, Bruce. Good to know. I have this update on my laptop and Verbum (5.2.0.0136) on my desktop. Verbum does not have this feature at present. No updates for Verbum pending.

It would be good to hear from others what other differences there may be.

Milkman

I'm assuming that in library view, "recent" and "most used" are titles that I have looked at?

@ Bruce: How did you notice that you have 2248 Bible Commentaries?

Is there somewhere I/we can go to see how to use these new features?

Deacon Steve

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581640#Comment_581640

Is there somewhere I/we can go to see how to use these new features?

Click on your Library Tab. Click on Type (organize by type). You should see a count next to each type.

Milkman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581643#Comment_581643

@ Steve.

Ok got it. However, let me ask this. What's the advantage of having this?

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581645#Comment_581645

I'm not Steve but I use the counts to determine when I want to split (or combine) collections in the Passage Guide

Fasil

Hi Bruce:

"........noticed that I have 2248 Bible Commentaries" How do you notice you bible commentaries? I couldn't see it. is it by" type:"bible commentaries" or other way?

Milkman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581656#Comment_581656

@ MJ

So I guess you're not Steve? Good suggestion regarding splitting/combining collections.

Deacon Steve

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581664#Comment_581664

... I'm not sure what to say ...

[:S]

Milkman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581668#Comment_581668

@ Steve,

You could always say...

Dan Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581670#Comment_581670

@ Steve,

You could always say...

Thanks for clearing that up... I was afraid I was going have to report I am not Steve too...

-Dan

GaoLu

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581675#Comment_581675

This new library is a beautiful thing. It makes so much more sense to me. And it's fast.

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581640#Comment_581640

@ Bruce: How did you notice that you have 2248 Bible Commentaries?

Choose Type and you can see how many resources you have of each type.

Milkman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581677#Comment_581677

@ Bruce. I see it. Thanks.

David Paul

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581683#Comment_581683

@ Bruce. I see it. Thanks.

@Milkman. This isn't Twitter and @ isn't necessary nor desirable when addressing someone. You can just as easily say, "Bruce. I see it. Thanks."

#superfluous#irritating#let'snotsuccumb

Milkman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581688#Comment_581688

@ David. Thanks.

Milkman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581688#Comment_581688

David Thanks. [6]

David Paul

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581693#Comment_581693

David Thanks.

[;)]

Mark

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581700#Comment_581700

Yes, this new library view is very helpful. I dont know if search feature also had such a view available in the past, but this thread has helped me to see that I can sort a search by count which I find easier to sort through than by Title

Deacon Steve

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581693#Comment_581693

.... Yikes! ....

Deacon Steve

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581670#Comment_581670

... a seagull ...

I'm not sure how to respond ...

[:O]

Deacon Steve

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581719#Comment_581719

... Help me MJ! Dan!

... Please! ...

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581720#Comment_581720

Help me

I'm still not Steve ... but I did help by answering for you[:P]

Fasil

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581734#Comment_581734

[Y]

Thanks Bruce!!

Donnie Hale

I'm also very pleased with the new Library window and functionality. I'm going to use the "Most Used" and cover views to write a brief blog article soon - nothing like concrete data on which to base a recommendation.

Two things I'm disappointed with, though:

1) Logos still doesn't remember the window size and position. My old sequence was: Ctrl-L (open library in floating window); maximize; click "Last Updated"; then hit the "Home" key to go to the top of the list. I can eliminate the last two steps now, but I still have to explicitly maximize the window every time. We know Logos can remember window sizes and positions since it does this with Layouts. This has been asked for forever, and was brought up during the beta cycle. Not sure why/how it was missed...

2) I *think* they've changed the way the date in the "Last Updated" column is displayed to use a day of the week or "Yesterday" if the date was within the last week. Thus "Monday" instead of "Mar 31, 2014." I need to double-check this on a PC that I haven't updated yet, but I'm pretty sure that was changed. If so, I really dislike that. It makes the visual, semi-subconscious processing of the data in that column more difficult. I'd much prefer the actual date for every row.

Those are pretty minor disappointments, though. Overall a huge improvement...

Donnie

Brad

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/581688#Comment_581688

@ Bruce. I see it. Thanks.

@Milkman. This isn't Twitter and @ isn't necessary nor desirable when addressing someone. You can just as easily say, "Bruce. I see it. Thanks."

#superfluous#irritating#let'snotsuccumb

David, that's the funniest series of hashtags I've seen in quite some time. Nicely done.

Brian Losabia

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/582485#Comment_582485

Cover View > Most Used is pretty cool! I didn't notice the different library view options until Morris Proctor's video pointed them out. Most of the time, I'm manually typing a book name into the library's search box anyways, so it's neat to have a clickable palette of my most oft-used books.