Can I (Easily) Link a Note to Every Occurrence of a Word
I'm reading a book with some pretty specific vocabulary, and I was hoping to add a note that is linked to each occurrence of a word (globally, or in that resource) to provide a definition and some synthesis...think of a handmade glossary for the book I'm reading.
First, I tried doing a bible word study, and adding a note at the top of the guide, thinking that it might pop up as a note in the text...but these notes don't seem to show up anywhere but in the guide (Information panel, in the text, in a notes document). Come to think of it, notes added to any other guide don't seem to show up anywhere else either, but at least they are saved in a saved passage guide.
Second, I considered doing a visual filter, but while it is possible to choose a highlight with labeling, i can't find a way to link them to a specific note.
Third (the long way), I did an inline search of the resource for the term, and opened up a notes window beside. I added a note to the document, and clicked edit attachment points. I then selected each occurrence of the word in the resource and clicked "attach to current selection". This worked, but created a goofy note with 100 attachment points at the start.
There has to be an easier way. Any ideas?
I'm on Logos 6 with a purchased L5 base package. Admins, feel free to move this to the L6 forums if you think it best.
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You're trying to attach a note to a lemma? If so, try selecting the lemma in the right click menu before adding the note. Without testing it I'm sure sure where all it is visible but it should do what you want. If it isn't tagged for lemmas but uses a parse routine for searches, I don't know a way of doing it ... but know how I'd bluff it.
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It's not an interlinear resource, but a book (The Unseen Realm), the only option I get is "selection".
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Okay, then the only way to do it would be to build a personal book dictionary and use advanced prioritization to tie it to the book. There is a template for a dictionary somewhere in the forums IIRC, and the wiki describes advanced prioritization. If you're interested in going this route, I'll try to find them.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Hmm, I've made PBB dictionaries before, but since they are notes that I'll be continuously updating, and the number of results in the resource are finite, I guess I'll stick with my multi-linked note in this case. It just seems like i'd be able to apply a note to a non-interlinear word.
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I was going to suggest something similar to MJ, except that if you don't want to build a dictionary, you can also simply build up a glossary note file that you can refer to as needed (i.e., each note in the file corresponds to one word/concept/topic).
I tried attaching notes to lemmas and to other data types, but I must say I am befuddled as to how that can be put to profit afterward. For instance, I tried attaching a note to the Hebrew lemma Elohim and thought I might perhaps see it in Hebrew lexica but nope, it's not there. I tried attaching entries to other types such as senses and so on. The note creates but it does not show in the Bibles where it appears. Why, I am not sure.
As for attaching a note to all occurrences of a word, the problem is that attachments are only possible to datatypes and surface text does not qualify. If it happens to be a headword, then you can. This is what connects to MJ's suggestion of creating your own dictionary. But this could play tricks on you if what you intend is too resource-specific: that is, you might find that your custom prioritized dictionary pops up when you use look up the same terms from other resources and it could be an annoyance then.
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Francis said:
you might find that your custom prioritized dictionary pops up when you use look up the same terms from other resources and it could be an annoyance then.
This potential problem is why I suggested advanced prioritization. Without it you are correct that it could (would) become a problem.
It occurs to me that an inline search to find the occurrences of the term for attachment points might make the task easier.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thanks again. I mentioned in the first post that I used inline search to find them. I alternate between inline search and the Find next/find prev search you get with Ctrl+f, depending on what I'm doing. Maybe one day Logos will link the notes added in the guides directly to the text.
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MJ. Smith said:Francis said:
you might find that your custom prioritized dictionary pops up when you use look up the same terms from other resources and it could be an annoyance then.
This potential problem is why I suggested advanced prioritization.
You're right, my bad, did not read closely enough.
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An alternative approach would be to use a Visual Filter to highlight every occurrence of a particular word in the resource. Unfortunately you can't embed a link into a highlighting style, otherwise you could do the whole thing with a simple visual filter.
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Yep, I tried adding a link to a highlight late last night, but as you say, you can't link to a specific note. A note can't be linked to a query. Foiled at every turn.
Either I tag each occurrence of the word as I did, create a notes file as a glossary without any linking, or (in desperation) put a Post-It on the wall behind my computer.
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I posted a suggestion here https://community.logos.com/forums/p/122972/803372.aspx#803372 corresponding to some of the limitations that your request has exposed. Unless of course, someone knows better and comes along to teach and inform us.
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