[resolved] BUG:'Link set' doesn't work

I'm really struggling to understand how Logos works... Or, in my case, why it doesn't.

I have a number of books open in various panes in the Logos window. Some of the panes have multiple tabs--one pane has Bibles, another commentaries, while a third has lexicons. ALL (yes, bold italic underline all caps!) the books are set to Link set: A. However, when I move in to a different reference in one book (e.g., a Bible, say from Gn. 27:1 to 27:9) the other books don't follow along. If I type a different reference in the reference box at the top of a tab, that doesn't work either.

What's the trick to get books to scroll together? And beyond that, how do you get Logos to scroll with other software that it should scroll with (e.g., Bible Society's ParaTExt)? I've been fighting this for months and, to be honest, it makes me not even want to open Logos...

Any help most appreciated. A somewhat frustrated,

Paul

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Graham Criddle

Hi Paul

I have a number of books open in various panes in the Logos window. Some of the panes have multiple tabs--one pane has Bibles, another commentaries, while a third has lexicons

Please upload a screenshot - using the paperclip icon - showing your layout.

I have just tested this and it works fine so would like to understand whether it is a resource-specific issue.

Paul Unger

Here you go, Graham:

Thanks for taking the time to look at this,

Paul

Graham Criddle

Thanks Paul

With that layout I would expect those resources which have a Bible index to scroll together but the others won't

So I would expect NASB, NLT, USB and the NICOT volume to scroll - but the TWOT and NBD won't. (I don't know about "Exegetical Helps" - I don't have that resource and don't know how it is indexed)

Is that consistent with what you are seeing?

Graham

Paul Unger

Correct--I don't expect the lexicons to scroll with the other resources. But I do expect those arranged by 'verse' to ("Exegetical Helps" is and should follow along). Unfortunately, they don't...

I have started and stopped Logos a few times today. Each time it has 'updated resources' and 'indexed resources'. Each time I have waited for these tasks to complete before starting to work. And each time I 'move' in a resource (clicking or scrolling) or type a reference in the box, nothing else follows along. I have to move things manually (as you can see in the picture, one resource is at Gn. 27:1 and another is at Gn. 27:7). This is my normal.

To be fair, I should say that scrolling has worked in the past, but it has been very hit-&-miss. More 'miss' than 'hit,' I'm afraid... And as I said earlier, I'm trying to get it to scroll with my translation software (ParaTExt), but that's a complete 'miss'. :-(

If there was something I knew I was doing wrong, or could do to 'kickstart' linked scrolling, I'd give it a try. One thing I did try today was to set all resources to "Link set: None" and then all back to "Link set: A." It didn't help.

The only other thing I can think of is that I have Logos installed on two Android phones. I don't know how Logos manages my resources across platforms, but I do wonder if that affects scrolling (e.g., I just opened a Bible on my Win7 computer and it was at a reference that I'm pretty sure I had last looked up on one of my phones).

Paul