Still running Ver 5; for those who have upgraded, which do you find faster?
Thanks for your feedback!
Depends on your layouts ... not sure on cpu balancing.
I run the famous 130 resource layout, complete with 37 Bibles, 23 lexicons, 4 commentaries, and so on. Logos6 stumbles along, while Logos5 was a speed-demon. Reason was how they changed the buffering during their 64bit disaster.
Come on, Sixer ... you can do it. Try harder.
Denise,
Can you explain your layout and show a screenprint? And this layout is used for what kind of study?
Lane
Denise, Can you explain your layout and show a screenprint? And this layout is used for what kind of study? Lane
Yes please :-)
Still running Ver 5
Why are you still running L5? Do you know that the engine is free?
To answer your question, I think the general consensus is that L6 is faster... but the question: "which is faster, L5 or L6?" really isn't a good one. The software engine is continually being updated. In a very real way, L4 = L5 = L6 since the engine is built upon the same platform and is in continual development. That doesn't mean that there aren't performance differences, but rather you can find performance differences among ANY of the umpteen different builds.
If performance is an issue for you, perhaps you can ask for recommendations and tell us about your machine. Start with your hard drive, free space, ram & specific OS version.
Philosophically, I use a large layout because:
- Since mainly guys here, I treat my resources similar to a shop out in the garage. Tools always where expected, leave work in-place, and don't want a significant setup time (ie computer rarely shutoff, layout always as I left it). Note how a 'shop' (or my sewing room) is not the same as a library and reading ... tools always within arms-reach, etc).
- Logos never implemented a core layout, with add-on layouts. If they had, I'd probably go that direction.
I also use several tricks built into Logos:
- They open a system tab next to another like system tab (eg search tab). So by always keeping 1 in a layout, all newly opened ones are nicely lined up beside it for ease of comparison. I keep my system tabs on the main panel for this reason.
- Oddly, when Logos 'opens' a resource that is already in a layout, it doesn't move the associated tab into visibility. This allows earlier tabs on the same row to stay visible, even though you're on a resource whose tab is not visible. Speeds things up.
- I stack lexicons (first screen below on the left) in rows by language (eg hebrew, greek, aramaic/arabic, etc). Then I simply use the mouse to move a whole language row up or down for quick visibility. The lexicons are always in my preferred order, etc. This was a nice feature from Logos4.
- At least in Windows7, Logos aligns the sceen sequence the same each layout opening. This means if I'm in Accordance, but quickly want my Logos NT greek screen, I just click on the same 3rd icon every time. I can move fast.
-Lastly, the speed of the linking is relative to what is showing. Resources in tabs but not visible don't slow things down. So, '130' might sound like a lot, but the cpu demand is the visible resources.
SCREEN 1: Main screen with utility resources and system support. Lexicons on left, plus system panels.
SCREEN 2: Old Testament with hebrew, syriac, etc plus visualizations
SCREEN 3: New Testament screen similar to OT
SCREEN 4: my main commentaries; smaller ones, using library
SCREEN 5: Recent purchases I am learning, or reading
Alabama noted L6 faster for most ... that is true. They optimized relative to lighter use.
Always interested to see different layouts and yours are very different [:D].
Might be interesting to have a layout contest with divisions:
1. Most artistic: subdivisions: A) Simplistic yet functional most artistic colors and designs
2. Most useful: subdivisions: A) Reading Emergency sermon prep C) Scholarly research D) free design
I presently have 27 more or less carefully designed layouts, about 6 of which I actually use.
My favorite button is the the shortcut I created up top for "Clear the decks!" (aka "Close All"). I sometimes use it before shutting down (which is rare), for speedy restart. When I start up I am often not doing what I was when I shut down and start a new layout from scratch. On the downside, if I want to open a previous layout, it is good to look away, get coffee, something to avoid screen-flash induced seizures. None yet.
Might be interesting to have a layout contest with divisions: 1. Most artistic: subdivisions: A) Simplistic yet functional most artistic colors and designs 2. Most useful: subdivisions: A) Reading Emergency sermon prep C) Scholarly research D) free design I presently have 27 more or less carefully designed layouts, about 6 of which I actually use. My favorite button is the the shortcut I created up top for "Clear the decks!" (aka "Close All"). I sometimes use it before shutting down (which is rare), for speedy restart. When I start up I am often not doing what I was when I shut down and start a new layout from scratch. On the downside, if I want to open a previous layout, it is good to look away, get coffee, something to avoid screen-flash induced seizures. None yet.
I have a reasonable number of layouts such as a layout for each chapter of Revelation (yes, I'm still working on that and continue to find new things), but my most used layout is what might be called my KISS layout (Keep It Simple Stupid) which is simply the BHS and NA28 on one side with the JPS Tanak linked to the BHS and the NRSV linked to the NA28 on the other side (I have an icon on the top to open it (Hebrew aleph). If I want to read something I open it in a floating window. I too have a "close all" method — I have a Greek Omega icon for that. My KISS layout is the most used BY FAR. Oh, yes, I open Logos to the homepage.
I have 4 layouts that I frequently use
I think L6 is slightly faster, but then, I now have Samsung SSD.
I have four different machine configurations. Logos 6 runs better on all of them than anything previously. The only difference otherwise is the latest Win 10 and OS X El Capitan. I'll give a little credit to the better OS, but 6 gets up and running more briskly which has always been a big deal before.
Thanks for showing the layouts. Its great to see how more experienced users configure the system :-)
Philosophically, I use a large layout because: - Since mainly guys here, I treat my resources similar to a shop out in the garage. Tools always where expected, leave work in-place, and don't want a significant setup time (ie computer rarely shutoff, layout always as I left it). Note how a 'shop' (or my sewing room) is not the same as a library and reading ... tools always within arms-reach, etc).
Thanks very much for this. I have had logos over a year and never realised I could have more than one pane in a floating window lol. I feel like its Christmas again :-)
Thanks, this was essentially the info I was looking for, very helpful!
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