Automatic Bible reference hyperlinking in notes when "v." or "vv." are used

This is a suggestion of what I think would be neat though not indispensable. Quite often I find that I am writing a note on say verse 2 in a passage and as I discuss it in context, I make reference to surrounding verses. I usually turn these references (e.g., v. 15 or vv. 3-7) into hyperlinks manually by using the hyperlink box. But I think it would be nice if v. 15 or vv. 16-17 were automatically recognized as same book and chapter as the previous reference (a little bit like navigation works in Bible windows).

I don't know whether it'd be more complicated to implement than I think. Perhaps others have comments or improvements to make to this suggestion?

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Graham Criddle

Hi Francis

I think this is a really good idea - I would use it a lot.

It could potentially be extended so that it was "cascading" in that references to chapter:verse would apply to the same book as the previous reference.

Graham

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/237470#Comment_237470

Unfortunately, I have some commentaries where this would not work. The section headings are often v or vv but of the book under study not the last mentioned book.

Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/237492#Comment_237492

Hi MJ, I don't quite understand your point. My suggestion is for what happens when we as users type notes. When you speak of commentaries, do you mean resources? If so, it's not where I'd like to see it implemented.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/237512#Comment_237512

Hi MJ, I don't quite understand your point. My suggestion is for what happens when we as users type notes. When you speak of commentaries, do you mean resources? If so, it's not where I'd like to see it implemented.

I am often copying external sources into notes - essentially clippings from non-electronic books. It is also how I build the commentaries/notes for lectionary-based Bibles studies.

Francis

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/237515#Comment_237515

I see what you mean, that's a problem indeed!