Reading Lists and Usability - Tagging by Base Packages
I am struggling with the usability of "recent reading lists" that show up on the Logos Home Page. I currently have the Base Package "Leaders". Pretty much every time I click on a reading list promoted on the home page, the majority of the links return " You don't have a license to view this resource...", this becomes discouraging.
So, is there a way that the Reading Lists could be tagged to indicate relevance to base packages?
Ideally (IMHO) it would show something like the following...
- 100% Links (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Portfolio)
- 70% Links (Leaders)
- 55% Links (Bible Study)
I would even be happy with color icons for tagging if that was easier to implement.
If something is promoted on the Home page, I feel would be a great benefit to users to know what percentage of the links will return content bases on what package you have licensed.
I'm still new to Logos4 and did not see this discussed when I searched the archive. So hopefully this is a new thread.
Please chime in with your thoughts.
Ed Rich
Lynnwood WA, USA
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Edward Rich said:
So, is there a way that the Reading Lists could be tagged to indicate relevance to base packages?
Reading Lists are created voluntarily by other users. What you are requesting would greatly multiply the work required to create the lists. The list creator would need to examine the contents of each package and compare that to the resources referenced in the list. This would therefore reduce the number of available lists, almost to zero.
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Jack Caviness said:
Reading Lists are created voluntarily by other users. What you are requesting would greatly multiply the work required to create the lists. The list creator would need to examine the contents of each package and compare that to the resources referenced in the list. This would therefore reduce the number of available lists, almost to zero.
It could, theoretically, be done by the server, but it would get very complicated, depending on when people bought their base package.
But I can see the need for it. A far better solution, in my view, would be to add a menu option that simply says "Show only resources I own". That ought to be much easier to program and wouldn't clutter the UI.
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Mark Barnes said:
A far better solution, in my view, would be to add a menu option that simply says "Show only resources I own".
I can see some value in this, but sometimes I like to be made aware of other resources that I might want to acquire. Of course, if it is a menu option, I could turn it off.
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Mark Barnes said:
A far better solution, in my view, would be to add a menu option that simply says "Show only resources I own".
The basic idea is good, but I suggest an adapted version: Do the programming behind the idea, but not the menu option. Instead just show resources owned in dark blue and black, and resources not owned in light blue and grey.
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The Reading List pane should show a lock icon next to links to things you don't own, and a check-box next to things you do. (Reading Lists that don't use bullet points may not have this functionality; can you point me to one that doesn't?)
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Oh...I see now (said the blind man[8-|] )...Thanks Bob, that works for me!
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