Different behaviour of Bible references in notes

Graham Criddle
Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 33,287
edited November 2024 in English Forum

I noticed something earlier which I hadn't seen before - and trying to understand it

If I enter a Bible reference in a note, a hyperlink is created. If I hover over the reference I get a popup showing the verse and an option to "Ctrl-Click" to open the passage. (I think on Mac - where i saw it - you need to right-click and then select open hyperlink)

Whereas if I create a note by reference then there is a hyperlink automatically created as part of the note title. Hovering over that again shows the verse / passage and single-clicking on it opens the passage.

I understand that these are different things (one is a note header, one is a hyperlink) but is there any particular reason why you need to do different things to get to the Bible reference?

Thanks, Graham 

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  • Francis
    Francis Member Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭

    I think that it reflects the relative proximity of the reference to the note. The link of a Bible note is more "immediate" because it is intrinsic to it, whereas notes in the note text are not. As a result, it is more important to limit accidental clicking on references in the note body (that would open corresponding windows when you just wanted to preview them). That's my take on it, anyway. 

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 36,339

    Hi Graham

    Is this any clearer?

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle MVP Posts: 33,287
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/722195#Comment_722195

    Hi Dave

    Dave Hooton said:

    Is this any clearer?

    Not really.

    It still seems like an unnecessary distinction to me requiring different actions to get to a reference depending on whether it is in the note "header" or the body of the note.

    It's not a big issue but just trying to understand why it is the case.

    Graham

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