Logos 4 Beta 1 DVD

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  • Anthony Hebert
    Anthony Hebert Member Posts: 10 ✭✭


    Anthony,

    Here is a shot of my list of collections so far; and also the syntax to filter the archeology collection.

     

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    Robert, thank you for the example. I was able to duplicate this on my system. Where do I learn how to construct the syntax for the rules. Your rule of "type:journal title:spade" is something new to me. Please direct me to a resource where I can learn how to construct these query-based searches.

    Also, how did you get your list of collections to display on the left side of your screen?

    Thanks again, Anthony 

  • Robert Pavich
    Robert Pavich Member Posts: 5,685 ✭✭✭

    Anthony;

    you can find the syntax if you change the  view to a sort of "details" view ala windows folders. Then you right click the title bar which as things like title, author, tag, publisher...etc..those are the "rules" to narrow things down....there is a huge list.

    Also, I think that part of the screen shot was from a search....I just either spliced them together as one shot or I did the search drop down while the library was open...

     

    I hope that helped.

    Robert Pavich

    For help go to the Wiki: http://wiki.logos.com/Table_of_Contents__

  • Bohuslav Wojnar
    Bohuslav Wojnar Member Posts: 3,466 ✭✭✭

    Anthony;

    you can find the syntax if you change the  view to a sort of "details" view ala windows folders. Then you right click the title bar which as things like title, author, tag, publisher...etc..those are the "rules" to narrow things down....there is a huge list.

    Also, I think that part of the screen shot was from a search....I just either spliced them together as one shot or I did the search drop down while the library was open...

     

    I hope that helped.

    Here is the best way IMHO how to find data for filtering and creating the collections:

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    Bohuslav

  • Mark Martin
    Mark Martin Member Posts: 147 ✭✭

    Quick Question: When I installed over the net their was a link that I used to install/update language tools for v.4.  After installing on a 2nd computer from the DVD which went smoothly, do I need to utilize the link or are they included on the DVD?

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,767

    do I need to utilize the link or are they included on the DVD?

    They are on the DVD.

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Gary Pajkos
    Gary Pajkos Member Posts: 171 ✭✭

    Installing from the DVD when smooth.  I missed the fact that the resource indexing would take so long, my bad.  I do not have any workspaces, collections, and no topics in the Passage Guide.  Openning resources is very slow and wish I could search the library by type not name. 

    I miss the menu and icons, am having trouble finding things.  Passage Guide shows fewer commentaries for a Scripture passage than does v3.

    I love the drop and drag windows.  Biblical Places looks real nice. I just figured out how to create collections; cool.  Now how do I get the topics to show up in the Passage Guide?

    That's all for now.

  • Alex Scott
    Alex Scott Member Posts: 718

    Hi Gary

    The topics I don't believe are set up yet although the label is there.  For workspaces, go to Layouts at hte upper right, and rename the snapshot that is seet up the way you want and that becomes a workspace.

    Alex.

    Longtime Logos user (more than $30,000 in purchases) - now a second class user because I won't pay them more every month or year.

  • Dave Hooton
    Dave Hooton MVP Posts: 35,767

    Phil Gons said:

    Let us know if you have any problems with installation from the DVD.

    Phil,

    My DVD finally arrived today in Oz (Wednesday 16 Sept). Installed without a hitch, including syntax resources. Also successfully Sync'd settings from my Desktop, Win 7 download installation (w/o Syntax updates).

    Acer Travelmate laptop, Win XP SP3, Core 2 duo 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD.

    Dave
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    Windows 11 & Android 13

  • Eric Fary
    Eric Fary Member Posts: 43 ✭✭

    Got it,

    Installed no problem.  Indexing short.  Not sure if I can add my other resources, because there are only a few books. 

  • John Norman
    John Norman Member Posts: 66 ✭✭

    Installed the DVD on my new MSI WInd U123 with 2Gig Ram and Windows XP SP3, fully patched...   I let it run overnight for indexing, and it really did use the 8 gig of free disk space recommended by Logos...   Seems to run ok at 1024x600, but I recommend using a freeware like DownScaling Switcher so you can see 1024x768 without panning the screen...   The new interface is much cleaner, but not always intuative...  I assume the ability to add/delete choices to the Home Screen is coming in a future version?   I found that some setting such as changing default Bible did not seem to take until I closed Libronix cleanly and rebooted...

    I really like the handouts generator...

    I will keep playing with it, but as a Precepts student, really miss the ability to do markups of texts (for inductive studies)...

     

    God Bless

  • Robert Pavich
    Robert Pavich Member Posts: 5,685 ✭✭✭

    John,

    Can you explain what MSI Wind U123 is?

     

    Can you explain what downscaling is and why I'd want it?

    Robert Pavich

    For help go to the Wiki: http://wiki.logos.com/Table_of_Contents__

  • John Norman
    John Norman Member Posts: 66 ✭✭

    Sure,

    The MSI Wind is a Netbook, which is one of the very small notebooks that have become popular of late...   It's built in screen has a maximum resolution of 1024x600, which is slightly smaller then the standard 1024x768...   The screen will "pan" (litterally move) so you can see greater resolutions, but I find that annoying...   It seems that you can't resize text holding CONTROL and using the mouse wheel in this version of the Beta, as you can in IE for instance...  Instead, I use a program that stretches/squishes the screen to simulate 1024x768, giving me more vertical space...   This isn't for everyone, as it can make some text slightly blury, but it works for me...  (I have also told my Windows START bar to auto-hide, giving me just a little more vertical space...)

    The Netbook can display extremely good resolutions on an external monitor or projector, so I would it when teaching Libronix 3 classes and such, without having to lug a heavy system.   It also works well for studies during the lunch hour...

    You can read my full review of the netbook here: http://www.stilltruth.com/blog/normanjd/review-msi-wind-u123

     

     

  • Randy Starkey
    Randy Starkey Member Posts: 37 ✭✭

    My DVDF install went fine without any problems. One small glitch was the logos 4 desktop icon I had to manually refresh to get the logos icon to appear.

    Thanks,

    Randy Starkey

  • John Dyer
    John Dyer Member Posts: 4 ✭✭

    Just wanted to report that my installation of the DVD Beta 1 went great with no hiccups. I also upgraded an installation of Logo 3.0 to 4.0 via download on Windows 7, and everything looks great there too.

  • Eric Fary
    Eric Fary Member Posts: 43 ✭✭

    Yes,

    I am an Acer net book user as well.  I had the Sony VAIO series, which was way too small.  I made a $275 purchase of the Acer One, and for the price of a nice lunch I upgraded the RAM to 2GB.  It runs Logos wonderfully.  I know that the indexing and updates are a little nuisance, but the speed on such an inexpensive unit makes the Logos 4 great for the road.  I was afraid that it would churn and take for ever, but the speed even on difficult searches was impressive.  I know that if you are over 40 with poor vision the Net book may not be the best choice, but it brings the power of logos on the road for less than a few pounds, hard to beat.