SUGG: Always on top for "float this panel"

Jacob Hantla

I love the "float this panel" functionality. This single change will drastically help the way I use Logos, especially on two screens.

I would love for these panels to have an option to "always be on top" so I could float the screen over a word doc or an email I'm working on and easily reference it as I type without having to worry about arranging windows.
-Jacob

spitzerpl

I was going to suggest the same thing. Glad to have another voice!

Robert Pavich

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/6852#Comment_6852

I also agree...but in the mean time...there is a pretty nifty utility that does this to any window on any app...it's called "deskpins" and it's free.

I use it for just this purpose...even inside the old V3!

No matter what the window is doing, or what it's function..it will pin a window to the top.

Bob Pritchett

Windows that are "always on top", even over other applications, seem to be on their way out. It's an aggressive feature that can easily get annoying when you're working with multiple applications.

I can see why it's useful when you want it, but changing the definition of floating to support it seems too much. Do you have suggestions on how to incorporate that in the UI? Float vs. Float on top, as two options?

Jacob Hantla

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7195#Comment_7195

I think that the default should just be float, but a right click on the screen or on the "menu bar" area would be intuitive to me.

Or perhaps as you said, you can just make the selection immediately with one of 2 options; float or "float on top"

I agree, Bob, the majority of the time "on top" would be abnoxious, but there are many times when it would not be, especially when writing in another app using the Logos window as a reference. That would avoid so much alt-tabbing

spitzerpl

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7195#Comment_7195

how about an always on top popup instead of pane? Or hovering over the tab for the note file shows the notes in a popup window. or the notes displayed  when hovering over a shortcut...just thoughts, and I don't know how useful they are. when I want to float something its usually so that I can view it, not edit it. But I suppose I could just put it in the top section of a pane. If it causes programming problems, headaches, and limitations the feature is not worth it to me.

TCBlack

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/7208#Comment_7208

Both!

I agree with Jacob on this one.  Having the option to float or float on top is good, but you're going to need a way to toggle it as well perhaps in the right click menu. 

Otherwise if you change your mind you're going to be opening and closing to re-open some windows.  At least I would.