Kerioth stumps Logos, or Where is my Bible Dictionary?
In a hurry (often life is like that). Kerioth...where is that? Why does it matter? Judas Iscariot, was he from there?
Logos Bible App. I hunt here. I hunt there. Try several things. Why can't I just tap a word and find something in a dictionary? I could open a new window, dig around in my library, find a dictionary and search there. Fail. 3-4 minutes go by.
Instead, I open Bible software B. Tap the word Kerioth, tap a couple more times on obvious options and bingo--there it is in my Bible dictionary. Seconds go by. Out of curiosity I open Bible Software C. Takes a few obvious taps. Results. A few more seconds go by.
Probably I just need to learn how to do something obvious with the Logos App. If, so how?
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Hi Gao Lu
If you are using the app extensively then you might like to have a look at the Beta - using that version I was able to accomplish this is seconds.
Unfortunately I seem to have deleted the 'Stable App' probably because of lack of use.,
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Mike
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Hi Mike
I don’t see anything different in the beta app relating to this - so interested in your comment.
As far as I can see, if you tap the word Kerioth in a Bible with reverse interlinear capability you get easy access to studying the lemma but not to English dictionaries. If you tap it in a Bible without RI capability (or in a non-Bible resource) you get easy access to English dictionaries.
This is true in both the stable and beta apps.
Am I missing something?
Graham
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Hi Gao Lu,
I opened the Topic Guide and began typing:
Select Kerioth and hit enter:
If you type the word in the Topic Guide does the list populate? Might have an index problem.
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John Fidel said:
I opened the Topic Guide
John - The original post is referencing the mobile app. Make sure to double check which forum you are in! [:P] [:)]
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JT (alabama24) said:
John - The original post is referencing the mobile app. Make sure to double check which forum you are in!
True - but the Toptic Guide in the mobile app does give the required information!
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Graham Criddle said:
Am I missing something?
No your not missing anything Graham - I am - the stable version to compare with.
You are right in what you say about the Beta and I assume you are right in what you say about the Stable version.
I assume it 'cause you are an all round nice guy who would not lead me astray. :-)
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Mike
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Thanks everyone above for your help.
Graham, I would love to try your idea, but how on earth do you do it? I am feeling really dumb--and happen not to be. I can pull up a lexicon, but I want a Bible Dictionary. I have a feeling what you say works, I am just not doing it right.
The topic guide is a good idea. If the user is online (Often, I am not). It requires knowing the spelling, or copy and paste, finding one's way through the menu, and a new window, and it should work. I tried it.
Half a minute of rotating spokes and it timed out. Tried again. Half a minute more of spokes and I got results! Good results. I am thankful for that. Yet, I like the "seconds" method better.
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Gao Lu said:
I would love to try your idea, but how on earth do you do it?
So Gao (version 6.5.4)
I opened a book (RCL) and worked with the word 'Pentecost'
If I very quickly tap the word it opens navigation facilities top and bottom of the screen.
If I double tap the word a black navigation bar opens above the word.
If I tap and hold my finger for a second a white box opens which looks up the word - in my case in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
If I touch those three dots in the top right corner I can select "Search' from the drop down and type in 'Kerioth' (making sure that the search range is appropriate) and have results in a couple of seconds.
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Mike
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Thank you Mike. I found that quite helpful.
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Good point. I appreciate your correction to my post.
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