Logos 4 Beta 2 Release Notes
- The first time you launch Beta 2, it will check for resource updates from the server. These updates could be very large depending on what you have purchased. Until the updates are downloaded and installed, some features (such as Biblical People) will not work properly.
- All locally-stored documents (collections, favorites, bookmarks, reading plans, notes, etc.) will be deleted in this release. If you have been syncing with the server they should all be downloaded and restored automatically. If you have not been syncing, you will lose that data. Seehttp://community.logos.com/forums/t/1291.aspx for information on a workaround.
- Clippings documents have been updated for forward compatibility with resource updates. Clippings documents created with previous releases are updated, though if loaded after the cited resource has been updated, the citation may not report the original page/reference range of the clipping.
- The internal format of Handouts and Word Finds have changed in Beta 2. If you have multiple machines, do not create Handouts or Word Finds on your Beta 2 machine until all your machines have been upgraded to Beta 2; otherwise, your Beta 1 machines may crash downloading the new files.
New Features
- “Use Internet” setting in “Program Settings” to disable automatic internet use. (Note: Reading Lists and some other minor features may continue to use the Internet even if this is set to No.)
- Added context menu command to My Library to open in a floating window
- Added “scan” command to import resources into Logos 4; type “scan c:\path\here” into the command bar and restart the app
- Resource updates are automatically detected by Logos 4 and downloaded; several new and updated media, reverse interlinear, pronunciations, infographics, and timelines resources will be delivered via this mechanism. (Note: only new 4.0 resources are currently delivered via this system; we are not yet delivering all the LLS and LBXLLS resources you have unlocked in the past.)
- Added pop-up “alerts” for important messages; these can be disabled in Program Settings
- Ctrl+Shift+Left and Ctrl+Shift+Right navigate to the previous/next equivalent resource (e.g., in NA27)
- Drag a hyperlink from a resource window to create a new panel (with the target of the link)
- Visual filter document supports multiple search modes and mode-corresponding autocompletion.
Bug Fixes
- Bible Word Study can be launched from Apostolic Fathers resource
- Bible Word Study navigation box says “Word”, not “Reference”
- Biblical People, Places, Things show the current person, place, thing in the tab/window title
- Biblical Things Passage Guide section shows other things, not just a list of commas
- Changing Bibles in the Exegetical Guide while it is running uses the newly-selected Bible, doesn’t crash
- Clicking links to missing articles in resources navigates to the title page (instead of crashing)
- Context menu for People or Places shows destination article title
- Context menu should restrict itself to a size that will fit on the screen
- Custom Bible reading ranges can be deleted
- Footnote markers are no longer missing from text copied from a resource
- Guide Template editor doesn’t have two “Definition” sections
- Home Page refreshes at midnight
- Home Page searches Entire Library, not the last range that was selected
- Home Page shows “search for ...” as the first item when a non-Bible reference is entered
- Indexer handles corrupt resources a little better; added additional logging to help diagnose remaining bugs
- Lectionaries are ordered through Prioritize in My Library, not by ratings
- Lectionary Home Page section shows tooltips for truncated titles
- Left/Right arrow keys switch resources (instead of crashing) in Strong’s, DBL, etc.
- Main window doesn’t prevent Windows auto-hide taskbar from displaying
- Main window is restored from minimized if an action in a floating window requires it
- Main window remembers its last state (maximized, etc.) on next open
- Make Guide Template link can be dragged to Shortcuts
- Parallel Resources are navigated to properly when the current resource has multiple references for the current article
- Reading Plan shows tooltip for second (and subsequent) readings in a day
- Reading Lists doesn’t show the splash screen when a link is clicked
- Resources with reverse interlinears appear in Morph Search
- Removed “Unknown User” in Passage Guide header
- Search hit counts are computed correctly in Bible Verse Grid
- Search hits are highlighted correctly in Bible Verse Grid
- Sections that can display very long lists of resources now scroll their content
- Showing shortcut key for Reading View in Panel menu
- “Stop Reading” is only shown once in a resource for a reading plan
- Switching layouts while generating a guide no longer crashes
- “Sympathetic Highlighting” visual filter is only shown as an option for applicable resources
- Synchronization works in all timezones
- Text can be copied (or dragged and dropped) from popup windows in Logos resources
- Visual Cue doesn’t appear on top of all other windows
- Fixed crash clicking Bible reference in apparatus resource
- Fixed crash dragging a hyperlink inside clippings or notes editors
- Fixed crash editing a Psalm after dragging into clippings
- Fixed crash from having user-created timelines in a discovery folder
- Fixed crash in Passage Guide in non-English systems
- Fixed crash in Word Find on non-English systems
- Fixed crash logging in on non-U.S.-English systems
- Fixed crash logging in on XP systems with missing
AppData registry keys
- Fixed crash picking a source resource in the Reading Plan
- Fixed crash pressing Ctrl+Z (undo) in clippings
- Fixed crash processing PowerPointSermons.com results in Passage Guide for apocryphal references
Known Issues
Issues that are new to Beta 2 are in bold text.
General
- Some advanced resource prioritization features (e.g., “from this resource”) are not respected in all areas across the application. (For example: prioritizations using “from this resource” should work when clicking a link in a resource, but may not work from the context menu.)
- Many resources have not yet been rebuilt to work optimally with Logos 4. Some problems this can cause are:
- Non-English Bibles & Commentaries not being navigable by Bible reference.
- English KeyLinks going to Greek or Hebrew lexicons.
- You cannot execute a KeyLink from or select text in most of the reports, guides, search panels, etc.
- There are issues related to changing font size throughout the app.
Bible Word Study
- Hit counts in the “Textual Searches” section are incorrect.
Biblical Facts
- Results in the Biblical People, Places, and Things panels (and Passage Guide sections) may be incorrect until the library has been re-indexed.
- You will receive a message that resources are missing until all the updates for Beta 2 are downloaded and installed.
- Information displays are incomplete for items in the Biblical People, Biblical Places, and Biblical Things tools
- Only a few maps are available in Biblical Places, and they are not fully functional
Cited By
- Cited By only finds results that exactly match your query (instead of also finding intersecting/overlapping references).
Guides
- In Exegetical Guide the Word by word section only generates results for first verse of a range of references.
- Before performing a guide search the 'Add' menu will appear blank when you open it
- Scrolling your mousewheel when mousing-over some results or section links will not scroll the guide
Indexer
- Download progress is not displayed correctly by the Indexer; the total size will decrease as files complete downloading.
- The Indexer may display a Logos 4 icon in the taskbar notification area with no tooltip. If this happens, right-click the icon and choose “Install Updates” to install new resources.
- The Indexer only displays a menu of options if its icon is right-clicked; it provides no feedback if left-clicked.
My Library
- Resource prioritization is not synced between computers.
Passage Analysis
- Morph River returns empty results for reverse interlinears.
- Many application areas are unoptimized; seeing a “black screen” while reports are generating is not uncommon.
- Indexing takes a very long time.
- Indexing resources with associated reverse interlinears takes a very, very long time.
Resources
- The “Equivalent Resources” control in the resource panel toolbar is just a small gray triangle (with no label); clicking it again does not hide the list of equivalent resources.
- Interlinear (not reverse interlinear) lines cannot be turned off.
- The reverse interlinear lines that have been hidden are not remembered when the application is closed.
- The reverse interlinear pane does not track the active reference.
- Resources with multiple navigation references do not always show relevant results in the New Tab tab.
- Pressing the space bar doesn’t scroll down a page.
Search
- Indexing must completely finish before you can search the library for the first time.
- Graph Bible Search Results do not match the results of the original search if “Match all word forms” is unchecked.
- Search may not respect/ignore Greek accents, Hebrew vowels appropriately.
- Searching all bibles for common terms can crash the app in certain views.
- Displaying search results from interlinear resources is slow. This particularly impacts Morph search results.
- Searches with many results may cause the result page selector to be clipped.
- Morph searching will return no results if the accents on the lemma are incorrect; the lemma helper in the Morph Search Panel suggests the wrong lemmas, but initiating the search from the context menu in a resource should work.
- Syntax searching doesn't always work and sometimes may crash
Setup
- The installation folder cannot be customized; Beta 2 forces the application and resources to be installed to the system drive.
- The Beta 2 Installer will remove the Logos 4 shortcut from your desktop (but will leave a shortcut on the Start Menu).
Startup
- The startup screens have not been finalized (in terms of both workflow and art).
Visual Cue
- The visual cue may display in an unexpected location.
Visual Design
- The following features are missing final art:
- Graph Bible Search Results
- Passage Analysis
- All printable items
- All read-aloud features
- Equivalent resources button
- Reading Lists tool
The Beta 1 Release Notes can be found at: http://community.logos.com/forums/p/741/6455.aspx
