Why are tabs so wide on Logos 8?

My layouts have a lot of resources in tabs. On Logos7, they were quite small, so I could see many tabs at once:

But in Logos8, each icon is much larger and wider, with empty space to the right, so they take more space and I can see less of them:

I'm finding that this makes the tabs less usable as I have to do a lot of scrolling. It would be helpful to have an option to restore the old behaviour here.

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Randy W. Sims

Faithlife are re-evaluating the tab design because of similar feedback from other users:

https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019175372-Changes-from-Logos-7-to-Logos-8#h.1vl5g0f2fft5

BriM

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1021618#Comment_1021618

Great, thanks.

Donnie Hale

In settings, you can set the system (application) sizing to something less than 100% and then increase the resource sizing to something greater than 100%. That's what I've done to mitigate the tab sizing and some other issues in L8.

Donnie

Harry Hahne

I'm finding that this makes the tabs less usable as I have to do a lot of scrolling

I agree. I much prefer the old system that used resource abbreviations and only reverted to icons when the panel had many tabs.

Since I don't have the physical books, a small copy of the book cover art does not symbolize the book for me. Even with physical books, I always find a book by its name on the book spine, not the cover art. So cover art is meaningless for all but a very few books.

I also don't like that the tabs are much taller. This wastes valuable screen space.

Levi Durfey

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1021953#Comment_1021953

I much prefer the old system that used resource abbreviations and only reverted to icons when the panel had many tabs.

I agree.

I also don't like that the tabs are much taller. This wastes valuable screen space.

I was disappointed that FL went this direction...it's frustrating to lose vertical space on laptop screens.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1021879#Comment_1021879

In settings, you can set the system (application) sizing to something less than 100% and then increase the resource sizing to something greater than 100%. That's what I've done to mitigate the tab sizing and some other issues in L8.

Donnie

I've noticed that other users have gone to 90% Program scaling (myself included), and possibly 110% Content scaling.

Bruce Dunning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1021993#Comment_1021993

I much prefer the old system that used resource abbreviations and only reverted to icons when the panel had many tabs.

I agree.

I also don't like that the tabs are much taller. This wastes valuable screen space.

I was disappointed that FL went this direction...it's frustrating to lose vertical space on laptop screens.

I also number myself among those who think the same way. [Y]

SineNomine

I add my vote for a return to V/L7 tab behaviour.

Michael Farrar

I also agree with regards to this issue. another issue I have is with the way that the top sizing works. I have a lot of resources that I have 'pinned' (bookmarked?) to the top of the program for quick access when I need to open up an often used resource. In L7 the top buttons seemed to be smaller. I often put Logos on only half of my screen and fill up the other half with excel spread sheets or word documents. With L7 I could still see my pinned resources enough in this half size mode to scroll through them and choose the one I needed. But with L8 I can't see them at all, forcing me to either open up my library, or resize Logos to choose the resource and then resize to go back to my work. Extra time that I did not have to spend before. my laptop only has a 13in screen, which means I need all the real estate I can get.

Here is how it looked in L7: (Notice upper right corner where there is a list of resources that I can see)

Here is how it looks in L8: (Notice the huge Logos symbol that takes up a lot of space)

I think the new design looks great... but it is far less functional for us who have smaller screens.

James H. Schafer

My problem is similar, but with a different twist. I never seemed to have this problem in L7, but so often when I click on an icon to select a different open resource (I may have as many as 10 open) instead of clicking on the icon I miss and hit the X that closes the resource. Why I am now having this problem rather than in 7 I do not have a clue. I just know that somehow it is different.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1026180#Comment_1026180

My problem is similar, but with a different twist.

Many users experience this problem. The tab width incorporates the close X, even when not visible. L7 did not incorporate the close X.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1026218#Comment_1026218

the Notes sort by reference feature?

At https://faithlife.com/posts/1685223, Phil Gons said they hope to start beta testing this soon.