Saved Layouts on Dashboard

I believe that is something they said they are bringing in the future but I can't remember. But currently, no.

I just discovered days ago that I could drag a saved layout to the toolbar at the top and create a shortcut to it there. Maybe that will give the easy access you're looking for.

Personally saving layouts and guides directly to Favorites and having Favorites anchored to the home page is the most sensible way to go. I am having to save layouts and guides and then drag them to "favorites" at present creates a lot of double work. Saving them directly to favorites to an assigned folder is the best solution.

Donnie Hale said:

Gone said:

Personally saving layouts and guides directly to Favorites and having Favorites anchored to the home page is the most sensible way to go. I am having to save layouts and guides and then drag them to "favorites" at present creates a lot of double work. Saving them directly to favorites to an assigned folder is the best solution.

I honestly don't see how that's any easier than just using the Layouts icon at the top of the main window. Unless perhaps you keep Favorites open all the time (which I don't do). Maybe I'm missing something?

Donnie

I don't see the advantage of doing it that way either, makes no sense to me.

MJ. Smith said:

I'm running the beta at the moment and am too lazy to bring up the current release, but I'm not sure what the fuss is about 

 

No custom layouts when you select that option.

Barry Sewell said:

Can we or will we be able to add saved layouts to the Dashboard in Logos 8?

This would be a helpful feature.

One challenge may be Home page behaviour if users delete a layout that they had added as cards.

Mike Binks said:

Whyndell Gizzard said:

I prefer a function to toggle Dashboard Off- I don't use it.

Greetings Whyndell,

Glad to see you are no longer Gone.

Perhaps it was while you were gone gone that somebody replied that this facility is in the current Beta.

For me it isn't causing any problems but I'm sure you will understand why I imagine they are giving it a thorough test.

Unfortunately it seems that we can't quite get rid of all the text on the home page.

I see that- but even if all it left was the word 'Dashboard" and a drop down for on or off- that would be preferable. I still believe having favorites as an option to "layouts" would create be better in the long run. If you use PG (which I do for almost everything) being able to save it as a layout "directly" into Favorites say as the same way you would a docx file- i.e. a PG on "Revelation 1:1-3" with all its resources (which could contain any number of other workflow components)- "save as layout" location "favorites" folder Revelation- folder "Passage Guide"- save. 

That is about as intuitive as you can get- you have probably performed that task a million times since you began using a computer

How were you able to "pin" the favorites to the Home Page.  I tried dragging it from the tool bar at the top after I right-clicked Favorites in the Tools section and selected "Make a Toolbar Shortcut.  But when I dragged it to the Home page it opened up and everything else disappeared.

As you can see this is why I prefer having favorites pinned to home page- I use 'favorites' to organize and store work- layouts is an additional step I believe could be eliminated and included in the process described above. 

Organization and simplification- the older you get the more you appreciate it- don't put tabs or squeeze caps on my medicine bottles- ya know [:D]

The layout is one of several i have drag/ dropped into the favorites- workf- Revelation folder- simply I woul love to save a PG directly into a favorites folder of chioce- as well as any other layout/ work spaces utilizing guides etc- just like you would a docx file in Word - save to - favorites- workflow- Revelation- PG- Revelation 16.1

Its a matter of preference- that's why I said at users discretion- its simply a couple steps less to do- since opening to home page is something I do- with favorites already opn and available I simply would choose to go directly to the layout preferred. 

Layouts is not convenient- you cannot organize it the way you can favorites- and before you drag and drop to favorites you have to save it as a layout - that's a little redundant- and can be done away with by configuring Favorites to act as a main storage facility where things can be organized to users preferences..

Pretty much make pics show how it can be used- just think of it as performing in the same way as you saving a document or really anything else you save into Windows.

Also the other guides, exegetical, B person, B study, etc- unless they are saved as a layout- if you use certain resources these cannot be saved with the Guide without first saving it as a layout.

Once again a lot of redundancy- it would be better and give greater flexibility to be able to save it as a layout directly into a users work folder in Favorites. by having it placed on the Home page- when L8 is opened they have direct access to all their on going task.

Donnie Hale said:

That's an interesting take...

I should point out that I never go to the home page for anything I need to actually do. I used to go (e.g. L7) to see what resources had been downloaded or what update had been applied; but that's no longer there. And I would go to see what someone was talking about in the forums. But on my own, to accomplish any task I need to do, never. If it completely disappeared and no one told me, I'd likely not know it. All the fuss about the L8 home page amazes me since I never use it. (As usual, I'm probably in the minority.)

Donnie

That's why if all I had on the home page was the Favorites bar- perfect! all my work is saved there [:D]