BUG: L4 cleared my layout because I clicked a homepage link?

TCBlack
TCBlack Member Posts: 10,978 ✭✭✭
edited November 21 in English Forum

BUG.

 


Description

>> I had a working layout, popped over to the home page to clear my head, clicked a blog link and L4 cleared my layout!



Steps to reproduce

  1. Create a layout, It's helpful if you get involved and do lots of research before losing it.
  2. Open the home page
  3. click a blog link
  4. your work is gone



Actual Result

My layout was cleared, all resources closed



Expected Result

I expected the blog to open and my layout to be left alone



System Specs

  • Laptop | Pentium 4 @2.4 Ghz 384MB RAM | Windows XP Home SP3, all patches.
  • Desktop | AMD X64 3800+ (2.0Ghz) dual core | 4GB RAM | Dual 22" widescreen monitors at 1680x1050 | Nvidia 7300 GS 256MB video RAM |500 GB Raid Mirror. | Windows 7 64bit RC 7100 - all patches.


Comments

This is a symptom of some of the other stuff I'm seeing - like clearing a layout when I click a reading plan. NO. Please don't do that, just open the resource in my current layout.

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

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

    Thomas Black said:


    Comments

    This is a symptom of some of the other stuff I'm seeing - like clearing a layout when I click a reading plan. NO. Please don't do that, just open the resource in my current layout.


    Agreed this is unacceptable behaviour by the software.  Clicking a link should not clear a layout without the user's consent (i.e. they have the abiltity to turn on or off this behaviour)

  • Rich DeRuiter
    Rich DeRuiter MVP Posts: 6,729

    Thomas Black said:

    Actual Result: My layout was cleared, all resources closed



    Expected Result: I expected the blog to open and my layout to be left alone

    I had this happen to me the other day. I looked in Layouts and there was my layout just before I clicked on the Home Page. So that was an easy way back to where I was.

    I'll agree with you in what I expected. But I don't see myself using the homepage beyond the beta testing period. I almost never used a home page in L3 either, and when I did I rarely found it helpful. I don't think most "power users," the ones who create complex layouts, are going to spend much time on the home page anyway.

    Personally I'd much rather have an option for a reading plan on the command bar, or as a 'report' I could open.

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  • Jacob Hantla
    Jacob Hantla MVP Posts: 3,871
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/21070#Comment_21070

    I agree 100%. GOod thing is I can get back to where I was through the layouts menu. But the more I use this new "feature" the more I dislike it.

    Jacob Hantla
    Pastor/Elder, Grace Bible Church
    gbcaz.org

  • Damian McGrath
    Damian McGrath Member Posts: 3,051 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/21085#Comment_21085

    Jacob Hantla said:

    I agree 100%. GOod thing is I can get back to where I was through the layouts menu. But the more I use this new "feature" the more I dislike it.

    The more I use it, the less I use it.

    It has turned me off the home page altogether. 

     

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