Using logosres links on Macintosh
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Any updates Bradley?
Nope. [:)]
AFAIK, manually-constructed ref.ly links still work, so advanced users can create them manually if necessary (e.g., to use within Office programs on Mac).
The (slight) consensus in feedback on this thread is that these should not become the new default for the app to generate. Additionally, the current ref.ly URLs do not work in IE, so we would need to determine how to work around that first.
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The (slight) consensus in feedback on this thread is that these should not become the new default for the app to generate. Additionally, the current ref.ly URLs do not work in IE, so we would need to determine how to work around that first.
??? But wasn't the point of all of this helping out Mac users? Who cares if the URL's work in IE? It would be great as an option to turn on... Especially for Mac users. [;)]
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But wasn't the point of all of this helping out Mac users?
As the saying goes, Ref.ly helps those who help themselves. [:)]
Who cares if the URL's work in IE?
Only the majority of our customers. You Mac users know you're the (very vocal) minority, right? [;)]
It would be great as an option to turn on
I wasn't saying that it couldn't/wouldn't happen; just that we're not changing the default right now.
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I'm using the link Jack gives that everyone seems to agree is working. When I prefix it with http://ref.ly/ and create a document, I end up with an error message saying the URL was rejected by ref.ly. What am I doing wrong. I'm on 10.9 with Logos 5 running.
Thanks.
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Sorry, I'm not a Mac user, but...
Can you post the link you are referring to as well as the link after you convert it?
Did you convert it exactly as per Bradley's instructions in the first message in this thread?
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Sorry....it was Alabama's link:
logosres:esv;ref=BibleESV.Jn3.3;off=58
And my conversion:
http://ref.ly/logosres:esv;ref=BibleESV.Jn3.3;off=58
results in a runtime error.
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logosres:esv;ref=BibleESV.Jn3.3;off=58
In the link that you get from Logos, you need to substitute the initial colon with a forward slash:
logosres/esv;ref=BibleESV.Jn3.3;off=58
^^^^^Then prepend the ref.ly link and the final link should look like:
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Very cool!!!!!! Thanks for everyone's help! Now I've got new toys with which to play.
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In Logos 6.11, we made https://ref.ly URLs the default for the "Copy Location as: URL" feature. We added a new "L4" option for those who want to generate the logosres, logos4, etc. links directly.
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In Logos 6.11, we made https://ref.ly URLs the default for the "Copy Location as: URL" feature. We added a new "L4" option for those who want to generate the logosres, logos4, etc. links directly.
I had noticed this when trying to add links in a personal book. Will the old format continue to be supported by the pb compiler, or would these links be an obsolete form with less future support?
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Will the old format continue to be supported by the pb compiler, or would these links be an obsolete form with less future support?
Both links (logosres: and https://ref.ly) should be supported equally well by the Personal Book compiler. There are no plans to drop support for the old links within the software.
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The only annoying aspect at this point is that it opens the browser with a redirect tab and a new redirect tab each time using Safari and Mt Lion latest updates.
We'll look into workarounds for this; unfortunately, it may be unavoidable. (Perhaps we could make the tab close itself, but most browsers these days prompt you with "The current page is trying to close the browser window; do you want to allow it?" which isn't any better.)
Any workarounds discovered to close the redirect tab? windows 10 - chrome.
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Any workarounds discovered to close the redirect tab? windows 10 - chrome.
Just to confirm: are you opening the links from another application? (That is, your browser isn't opening when clicking a link inside Logos 6.)
Nothing yet. The best solution appears to be the new features offered in iOS (and Android IIRC) where an application can register itself to handle https://ref.ly/ links instead of the browser. That way the OS opens the Logos mobile app directly instead of opening Safari first. Unfortunately, I haven't heard any news of a similar feature coming to Windows or macOS but I wouldn't be surprised if it does.
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