4.0b Release Candidate 2 (v4.02.3.7337) available

Whyndell Grizzard said:

RC2 is not auto downloading?

Not for me either.

Dave Hooton said:

Melissa

We have to use  "Set update channel to beta" to get it!

THAT did it.  Thanks Dave.

Dave Hooton said:

After the update you should revert by using "Set update channel to default" unless you want to remain on beta.

Wouldn't RC2 revert me to the stable channel automatically, just like RC1 did?  I want to stay in the beta, so wouldn't I have to enter "set update channel to beta" (again) to get 4.0c beta1?

Dave Hooton said:

Mine stated "Beta channel"!

Is this new? (I also have it).

I don't remember seeing it before.

Or is this part of the "debate" as to What "properties" etc go along with any of the RC releases?

Bradley Grainger said:

Todd Phillips said:

Dave Hooton said:

After the update you should revert by using "Set update channel to default" unless you want to remain on beta.

Wouldn't RC2 revert me to the stable channel automatically, just like RC1 did?  I want to stay in the beta, so wouldn't I have to enter "set update channel to beta" (again) to get 4.0c beta1?

Setting a channel is permanent until you run "set update channel to default". The default for RC & SR builds is the "stable" channel; the default for Alpha & Beta builds is the "beta" channel.

If you use "set update channel" to download RC2 instead of running the installer link directly, we strongly recommend running "set update channel to default" after it's installed to make sure no unwanted beta updates download in the future.

I understand, but I was already in the beta channel, and the RC2 update wouldn't download until I entered "set update channel to beta"--which upon doing, it immediately downloaded (without a restart or an "update now").

Is there a post/link somewhere that highlights all the new features in the 4.0b that we should be testing?

Linden said:

Is there a post/link somewhere that highlights all the new features in the 4.0b that we should be testing?

Logos will release cumulative release notes when 4.0b goes golden. For now I suggest reading the release notes for all the Betas here (at least the new features parts) http://wiki.logos.com/Logos_4_Beta_Release_Notes

I'm preparing a video on the new features in 4.0b, so made the following list from the various release posts.

Notes

• Import notes, highlighting
  and favorites from LDLS3. To start the import, enter one of the following
  commands in the command box
  • NOTE: Before importing
    notes, please read the important instructions about importing from
    LDLS3
  • import
    notes
  • import
    highlighting
  • import
    favorites
  • import
    all (imports
    all three types listed above)
• Significant improvements to
  formatting preservation when importing notes. We recommend running the import
  delete notes
  command, followed by import notes to re-import the notes. If you have a lot of
  notes, synchronization may take a long time to catch up with all the
  changes after running these commands.

• Every note type now supports
  user-editable titles.

• Note import now preserves
  the original note's title, rather than combining it with the note text.
• Context menu Add note now
  respects the selected tab to influence note attachment.
• Added ability to add a note
  to a reference range.
• An editable title box has
  been added to notes, to the right of the attachment anchor, for notes
  attached to resource text. This replaces the Title/Delete pop-up, so the
  red 'x' for Delete has been restored to Notes documents.

Prayer Lists

• Prayer Lists (in File menu)
• import
  prayer lists
  command imports prayer lists from LDLS3

PR Sets

• Added Parallel Resource
  drop-down menu in resource toolbar
• Right-click a collection
  title in the Parallel Resources drop-down to edit it
• Parallel Resource Sets
  remembers the last set chosen
• Collections are not shown in
  Parallel Resources by default (existing collections won't be changed)
• The first Parallel Resource
  set is now the default set

Highlighting

• Highlighting Palettes and
  Styles can be created and edited
  
  

Navigating

• Resources support navigating
  by data type levels, highlighting, and search results

Information Panel

• Added Information Panel
  settings

Minor

• There are now different
  settings for auto bookmarks, user defined favorite bookmarks, and search
  bookmarks for more control over visual bookmark settings
• Added "Proxy settings" to
  Sign in dialog for custom/authenticated proxy servers
• Adding "Default Sans Serif"
  font option to the Settings panel
• External links can be
  dragged to the Favorites panel
• Input boxes will try to
  provide valid Bible reference ranges instead of doing nothing (e.g. "mt
  28:18-22" will parse to Mt 28:18-20)
• Implicit Series are now
  included as options in the Cited By panel menu (disabled by default)
• Bible reference input boxes
  support the specification of a versemap to use when parsing
• Delete icon changed to red
  'x' (to distinguish it from the Close icon)
• Added Language program
  setting
• Resource Information shows
  reverse interlinear information (when available and applicable)
• Added a resource description
  pop-up to resource hyperlinks in the Commentaries and Cross References
  sections
• Resource visual filters are
  grouped by type.
• When the application
  crashes, it will write a short crash report to My Documents\Logos Log
  Files\*Crash.txt; this will occur whether or not logging is enabled.
• Commentaries sections now
  use the collection title as a subtitle.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Added Alt+C keyboard
  shortcut to open/close home page Customize drop-down menu
• Ctrl+Shift+W closes all
  panels

Layouts

• Added an "Update to current
  snapshot" context menu option to saved layouts, which replaces the saved
  layout with the current layout.

Reading Plans

• Added "Adjust plan" feature
  to reading plans. If you are behind, you can right-click on a day and
  select "Adjust plan from here", which pushes everything back so that you
  start reading on that day.

Searching

• Added Graph Search Results
  to Morph Search when all searched resources are Bibles
• Added "Speed search" to
  Bible search, which is now the default
• Added a button to the Search
  Panel toolbar to create a new Visual Filter document from the search
• Added domain and subdomain
  to the Louw-Nida search analyis group header
• Added Bibles-only search
  index
• Changed layout of reference
  range picker in Bible Search, Morph Search, and Reading Plan
• Each unique term in a search
  query is now highlighted with a different color
• User-defined collections now
  have their own section (separate from Series) in Search range picker
• Bible Speed Search doesn't
  ignore incomplete phrases.

Copy Bible Verses

• Copy Bible Verses Global
  Shortcut is now shown in Program Settings
• Copy Bible Verses supports <tab> to insert a tab
• New Copy Bible Verses syntax
  that use Microsoft Word custom Styles:
  • %HeaderStyle = My Style
    Name
  • %ForEachVerseStyle = My
    Style Name
  • %FooterStyle = My Style
    Name
  • %FootnoteStyle = My Style
    Name (applies to all footnotes, including citations)
  • %CitationStyle = My Style
    Name (only applies to citation footnotes)

Bibliography

• Collections and Clippings
  documents can be exported to a bibliography (use Export... on the
  panel menu)
•  "Export" changed to "Export to
  Bibliography."

Todd Phillips said:

I understand, but I was already in the beta channel, and the RC2 update wouldn't download until I entered "set update channel to beta"--which upon doing, it immediately downloaded (without a restart or an "update now").

I believe this is because Logos4 checks once a day for updates and won't check again if it already did that day - thus when you use set update channel to beta it resets the flag and checks for updates right then.

Mark A. Smith said:

You missed a feature I think is nice:

• Resources support navigating
  by data type levels, highlighting, and search results

Doh! I had this on my list, and even recorded it in an aborted recording. You're right, it's a handy feature.

Dominick Sela said:

What is this feature, can you elaborate? I am drawing a blank on it.  Thanks!