Beta 3 feature notices

spitzerpl
spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998
edited November 20 in English Forum

Thought we could have a thread will all the changes we notice in Beta 3.

I don't think this was in Beta 2 so I'll give it a shot. I like the way the reading list shows if an item is locked or not and gives check boxes for those in the collection. I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

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  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    the total number of books in the library is now listed at the top of the library window.

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    Seems like the library is searchable while it is being indexed! I'm sure its only returning results from the indexed resources, though.

    I like the the equivalent resources can be hidden after they've been displayed. And as mentioned in the Beta 3 notes its nice to have an image rather then the small icon.

    Also, its nice to be able to quickly turn off Visual markups by using the Three circles thingy (is there a technical term?)

  • Todd Phillips
    Todd Phillips Member Posts: 6,736 ✭✭✭

    I like the way the reading list shows if an item is locked or not and gives check boxes for those in the collection. I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    They all show locked for me, even if it's not.

    MacBook Pro (2019), ThinkPad E540

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    Are you done indexing? I wonder if that plays into it. I've noticed at least two unlocked.

  • Jacob Carpenter (Faithlife)
    Jacob Carpenter (Faithlife) Member, Logos Employee Posts: 335

    [...] by using the Three circles thingy (is there a technical term?)

    I call them Borromean rings, but I don't know if that's our actual interface name.

  • Todd Phillips
    Todd Phillips Member Posts: 6,736 ✭✭✭

    I like the way the reading list shows if an item is locked or not and gives check boxes for those in the collection. I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    They all show locked for me, even if it's not.

    Actually it's just the John Owen list that does that.  The other lists are fine.

    image

    MacBook Pro (2019), ThinkPad E540

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    I call them Borromean rings, but I don't know if that's our actual interface name.

    Sorry, no math in Bible College...no math in Seminary...Borromean rings doesn't stick to me. Trinity rings might work for me though :-)

  • Bob Pritchett
    Bob Pritchett Member, Logos Employee Posts: 2,280

    I like Jacob's Borromean rings, but I'm leaning towards "Filters button" for our less math-geeky customer base....

  • J.R. Miller
    J.R. Miller Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭

    The rebuild of books like the "Keyword Learning System" have truned them from a waste of space to HIGHLY useful tools I can use with my kids!  Nicely done!!!!

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  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    The rebuild of books like the "Keyword Learning System"

    I missed this one. Nice find! I have used this in the past. Wish they would update the pictures from the 70's  art, though.

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    our less math-geeky customer base....

    Jacob, you are NOT allowed to sue your employer for defamation here....

  • J.R. Miller
    J.R. Miller Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭

    The rebuild of books like the "Keyword Learning System"

    I missed this one. Nice find! I have used this in the past. Wish they would update the pictures from the 70's  art, though.

    Ah, but the retro design is in now.  And from a graphics arts perspective,  I actually think the retro cartoons is a cool juxtaposition to the fancy logos interface.

    Bob,

    One man's "Math-geeky" another man's "cool"... I wont say which man I am :-)

    My Books in Logos & FREE Training

  • Simon’s Brother
    Simon’s Brother Member Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭

    The rebuild of books like the "Keyword Learning System"

    I missed this one. Nice find! I have used this in the past. Wish they would update the pictures from the 70's  art, though.


    Not a fan of 'That 70's Art' ????  I love it....

  • Phil Gons (Logos)
    Phil Gons (Logos) Administrator, Logos Employee Posts: 3,799

    I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?
  • Simon’s Brother
    Simon’s Brother Member Posts: 6,816 ✭✭✭

    I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?

     

    4.  Some other reason?  -> spent to much time watching L4 index and and flat line the CPU at 100% to have a chance to even consider stuff like this... would love to get into it though Phil....going to embark on B3 download soon hopefully  the work the guys have been putting into optimization will be noticeable in this round of indexing.....

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?

    I've thought about it, but I didn't want to spend the time figuring out the first step...remembering the exact website to go to. It needs something within the reading pane that say add new....which takes you to the right site. That would be a start. Then I'd have to see what the next obstacle is once I get to it.

    Also, I wasn't sure we could  create our own yet and didn't want to spend the time going there only to find out it's not available yet.

  • Robert Pavich
    Robert Pavich Member Posts: 5,685 ✭✭✭

    Phil,

    5.) Just have been too busy with the other features and don't know how yet.

    Robert Pavich

    For help go to the Wiki: http://wiki.logos.com/Table_of_Contents__

  • Bohuslav Wojnar
    Bohuslav Wojnar Member Posts: 3,466

    I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?

    number... ehm... 3 is me... sorry. Too many goodies to see and so little time to play (well, test of course [H]).

    Bohuslav

  • TCBlack
    TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978

    I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?

    Yeah, well.  Ummm..  5?  It's kind of a mixture of 3 and 2.  In between 4-5 messages a week, beta testing, trying to blog, running a family and running.  I'm a little low on reading list development time. 

    Geesh, someone get me some cheese!  That's a lot of whining.[D]

    Hmm Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you. 

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?

    OK. In preparation of my study of 1st Peter I decided to sit down and start a reading list of Peter. I'll be walking through his life before getting into the book. Here are my thoughts after creating a little bit. Perhaps you can shed some light on easier ways then what I tried to do it.

    Before I do too much more with the reading lists I would need, along with the other copy options, the option to copy the current location to reading list format. I want to keep the reading list professional looking because some out there are real picky about the periods and such being in the right place :-) I should be able to click a button in the current window and paste in the edit field exactly what needs to go there so that the reading list format stays uniform. It took me too long to edit the entries, especially making sure the spaces are in the right place.

    I would recommend trying to keep the outline in the same format across reading lists. In other words following the same 1, 1.1, 1.2 headings that you have for the trinity. to Facilitate this I would add a "begin a reading list" button to the edit window. So under the window you would have Save...Start Reading List...Preview...Cancel. Have it unelectable if a reading list already exists for the entry. Clicking it would put a standard set of headings in and set the current users name for the author.

     

  • Kevin A. Purcell
    Kevin A. Purcell Member Posts: 3,405 ✭✭✭

    I'm afraid to invest much in customization, notes, bookmarks, etc. since I am afraid that an update will fry what I've done.  So, when it gets more stable with the updates and we get closer to going gold I will start doing that.

    Dr. Kevin Purcell, Director of Missions
    Brushy Mountain Baptist Association

    www.kevinpurcell.org

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    I'm afraid to invest much in customization, notes, bookmarks, etc. since I am afraid that an update will fry what I've done.  So, when it gets more stable with the updates and we get closer to going gold I will start doing that.

    Reading lists are maintained completely outside of your local machine or your account. Famous last words...I know...but they are not effected by the upgrade process. I don't blame you for waiting till the official release, though.

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet.

    So since I was the first do I get a prize...say a free copy of all the Zondervan books? Come on...follow in the footsteps of our great national leaders...give a handout.

  • SteveF
    SteveF Member Posts: 1,866 ✭✭✭

    And it was nicely done, too, Phillip. thanks

    Steve

     

    Regards, SteveF

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    I like Jacob's Borromean rings, but I'm leaning towards "Filters button" for our less math-geeky customer base....


    Bob,

    Come now, let's be geeky.  It makes some say, "Huh?"

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    So since I was the first do I get a prize...say a free copy of all the Zondervan books? Come on...follow in the footsteps of our great national leaders...give a handout.

    How would a card do?  I have one especially suitable -- "Go directly to jail.  Do not pass "Go"; do not collect $200.00.  [:D]

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • Chris Elford
    Chris Elford Member Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭

    I think the reading list is going to be a big win.

    I think so too. I see some huge potential for them. But I'm suprised that no beta testers have created any yet. I'm curious why.

    1. Don't know how?
    2. Takes too long?
    3. Too busy playing, I mean, testing?
    4. Some other reason?

    I'm in category #1 and would like Phil (either one) to share the wisdom.

    Chris

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    I'm in category #1 and would like Phil (either one) to share the wisdom.

    Go to topics.logos.com. Search for the topic you want to create a reading list for. e.g. Dead Sea. Click the Edit tab in the upper right corner.

    Under neath what is currently there you will mimick...

    ____________________________________

    !! Reading List
    {{?set section::readinglist}}
    {{?set author::Philip Spitzer}}

    !!! 1. Articles

    !!!! 1.1. In English Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

    !!!! 1.2.  In Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
    * "[[Peter, the Apostle >> libronixdls:jump|pos=LLS-AOL:0<L4420>.0.0|res=LLS:14.0.29]]." /Tyndale Bible dictionary/.

    ______________________________________

    Replace "Philip Spitzer" with your name. The "!" denotes the heading level. "*" denotes a bullet. "/" denotes italics font. "[[" and "]]" denotes a hyperlink, the " >> " points towards the hyperlink that underwrites the preceding text. I use the Wiki copy format and edit as needed. NOTE THAT THERE MUST BE A SPACE BEFORE AND AFTER THE ">>." From there I would suggest that you click save. If you have any questions ask away. I may not be able to answer them but I'm sure Logos will :-) Any tips they can give us would be extremely helpful.

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    How would a card do?  I have one especially suitable -- "Go directly to jail.  Do not pass "Go"; do not collect $200.00.  Big Smile

    Well, I suppose going to jail would follow in the footsteps of some or our great national leaders.

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    And it was nicely done, too, Phillip. thanks

    Steve

     

    Thanks.