Can't get Psa 31.9-16 to point to the correct reference after typing in notes

If I type Psa 31 and add a space then click on it, it brings me to the top of the psalm including superscription as expected.

Type Psa 31.1 and it goes to 1

Type Psa 31.9 and it goes to 9

Type Psa 31.9-16 (as in today's reading for the daily RCL) and it goes to 32.9

I've reproduced it twice and don't understand the problem

Using windows 10, Logos 6.10 SR-2 with NLT as default Bible

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NB.Mick

If I type Psa 36 and add a space then click on it, it brings me to the top of the psalm including superscription as expected.

Type Psa 36.1 and it goes to 1

Type Psa 36.9 and it goes to 9

Type Psa 36.9-16 (as in today's reading for the daily RCL) and it goes to 32.9

I've reproduced it twice and don't understand the problem

Psa 36 only has twelve verses, it seems RCL Daily reads Psa 31.9-16 today

Scott Groethe

Sorry, mistyped it in the body of the text, but the problem, yes, it's there in Psa 31

MJ. Smith

What translation are you using? It sounds like a Masoretic vs. LXX issue

Scott Groethe

NLT

Scott Groethe

Logos is still booting up so I have to wait to try. I'm going to try on a Mac this time. Thanks for taking the time.

Mark Barnes

The problem appears to be that Notes is using the wrong Bible datatype when you use a period to separate the chapter and the verse. If you use a colon to separate the chapter and the verse, then all is well.

<edit>I mispoke. The issue is not colons and not periods. It seems erratic because second half of the link works OK, and the first half is broken. So depending on where you hover will depend on whether you see the error. See my bug report for more details.</edit>

Now that we've understood the problem, I'll type up a bug report in the beta forum. I'll link back here when I'm done.

Graham Criddle

The problem appears to be that Notes is using the wrong Bible datatype when you use a period to separate the chapter and the verse. If you use a colon to separate the chapter and the verse, then all is well.

Mark - that doesn't seem to be consistent with this

Scott Groethe

Mark, I've been doing these notes for a few years, thousands of them in a number of note files, always with a period. I use NLT every day. It works 99.9 percent of the time, but a couple of times it has pointed to the wrong location.

Switched to LEB as default Bible, then back to NLT and now no problem.

Graham Criddle

but a couple of times it has pointed to the wrong location.

Scott

are you seeing what I am seeing (illustrated above) that you get different results depending on where you hover your cursor (irrespective of the Bible translation)?

Scott Groethe

No one here probably believes me but I had this problem a few hours ago, typed various lines then hovered or clicked, did it on Windows Logos and then Mac Logos and it was the same problem, Psa 31.9-16 pointed to Psa 32.9ff. But it is ok now. I should probably take a screenshot next time.

Mark Barnes

Bug duly reported: 6.11 beta 2: Notes uses the wrong Bible datatype with some Bible references

Scott Groethe

Mark isn't this an overreaction? I don't know the system for sending bugs but did you read where I said that 99.9% of the time there is no problem, I use periods every day in different notes files for thousands of notes. Not being a geek and computer head, I thought maybe it was a Psa 31-32 problem in the NLT text.

Mark Barnes

No one here probably believes me but I had this problem a few hours ago, typed various lines then hovered or clicked, did it on Windows Logos and then Mac Logos and it was the same problem, Psa 31.9-16 pointed to Psa 32.9ff. But it is ok now. I should probably take a screenshot next time.

I believe you. I bet it's still a problem for you. When I try and reproduce it, if I hover over the "-16" it's correct, but if I hover over the "Psa 31:9" it's wrong. That confused me at first!

I've taken screenshots in my bug post (linked above).

Mark Barnes

Mark isn't this an overreaction? I don't know the system for sending bugs but did you read where I said that 99.9% of the time there is no problem, I use periods every day in different notes files for thousands of notes. Not being a geek and computer head, I thought maybe it was a Psa 31-32 problem in the NLT text.

It's not a problem with the NLT, because I can reproduce it in any version. That probably means it's not a problem with verse mapping either, but a bug in how references are parsed with the Notes tool.

It's good for Faithlife to be aware of all bugs, even if they're very rare. But it will of course be for them to prioritise what is fixed. In other words it's never an over-reaction to report a minor bug, but it might be an over-reaction to insist that they fix it.

Mark Barnes

Mark, I've been doing these notes for a few years, thousands of them in a number of note files, always with a period.

I was wrong about the period causing the problems. And I think you're wrong about the problem having gone away now ;-). It seems erratic because second half of the link works OK, and the first half is broken. So depending on where you hover will depend on whether you see the error. See my bug report for more details.