When exporting from Timeline to Powerpoint, Word, Other, the only information that is exported is that which is visible in the window. Much is cut off. Is it possible to export the entire Timeline graphic instead of the window view?
The entire timeline spans thousands of years and includes more than ten thousand events. Unfortunately, it is not practical to print the entire timeline. If you want to fit more events into the visible area, your options are to make the window larger, decrease the font size (using the slider in the panel menu in the upper left corner of the panel), or expand the range of dates being displayed (using the minus button next to the Fit option).
When someone asks if something can be done, it is not particularly helpful to simply say that no one would want to do that. I would assume that anyone using Logos and opening the timeline understands what's there. And, the truth is that it is not the time-span that's the problem, it's the number of entries given for a period of time.
The Logos Timeline extends downward (and upward) covering people and events in the same time period. On most monitors this takes anywhere from five to more than a dozen windows using the scroll bar. This means, even if you only want to share with students the timeline of a single decade or century, there's still no way to export anything other than a piece of the timeline as an image.
Wanted to export full timeline images for selected time periods Is not a surprising notion, consider the cost and purpose of the software. The option to export an image file, within user-specified time parameters that would include all the timeline entries for that period is not an absurd question. I don't think it is even an insurmountable programming challenge. Yes, the image exported could be a large file. But, many computers and image viewing/editing programs (apps) can handle huge image files. In any case, the capability ought to be there.
So, the answer to the question is pretty much, "no." Logos provides no way to export the timeline other whatever you can squeeze into a window on the screen at once. While timeline does add a nice bit of eye-candy for Logos owner, it is of very limited value in teaching Bible or church history.
Welcome to the forums, Tom. I agree with you that the current timeline represents a significant loss of functionality. I rarely use it whereas in Libronix 3 I used it a great deal.
I really don't understand how they design things in Bellingham.
The comments here aren't anything new. Earlier comments on events not being grouped by type (easy to do), better attributing to narrow down the events (easy to do), allowing a pseudo-printer with large size 'paper' (not unusual).
If you look at the Libronix timelines (easy to do for me!!), they show which author produced the time estimates so that you can compare. As MJ has requested for L4/5, you can make your own or for your study class. Quite powerful, especially on complex discussions.
The same thing is seen in the L4/5 mapping. Request a location and a random series of thumbnails are produced. No order, etc. On my Bible software I have hundreds of maps, all classed and dated for user sorting (me!).
I just (finally) finished 'The Quest' on the Temple. He had an interesting discussion of the ark. So I asked for ark in Logos. Quite a number of thumbnails. Good. But notice the listing on the left. Notice the usual Logos randomness, as if (I guess) they haven't linked up their timelines. Or as a minimum, sorted by book (in my Bible software, I have each book/pericope with a Bible sort and time sort, and I'm just a amateur-lady).
I only mention 'my Bible software' to illustrate amateurs are capable of doing the obvious.
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Denise, is it fair of you to give me such an opportunity for an uncharitable remark regarding my northern neighbor on the Lord's Day?
Maybe your advice to Logos might be viewed as an act of charity?
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Denise, I'd really like to have a copy of your Bible software!.... but I don't imagine that will happen in this [sic] dispensation (see Scofield, Larkin, etc.) ... but I do enjoy reading your mysterious comparisons! [C]
Well, I wouldn't try to share it, to avoid embarrassment! I think the analytics are far ahead of Bible software, though not commercial software.
But my regular points I try to make is that many small details that a daily Bible study user appreciates, are missing in Logos. And are not terribly troublesome to code or plan for (datasets, etc).
That's why I very much doubt whoever does the design (and whoever's in charge of that person, if there is one), likely uses the software much. Probably tinkers around, in the same way you might tinker around with Kindle, etc.
The other issue, which I think MJ made, was that their platform is so tedious to code, the design phase is absolutely critical. In my earlier days, when we did assembly and early C (and yes, on the early Apple, punched in the numbers), quite a bit was done in test script just get the UI correct.
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