Preferred layout & reading position

When I open my reading plan I want my preferred layout to open with today's reading.

What actually happens is that a default layout opens with the reading that was last saved in that layout. I then have to change the layout, then go back to 'home' and select my reading plan tile again in order to get today's reading in my desired layout.

I think it should be easier than this. I would like logos to remember the layout that I last selected/saved for a given resource and also remember where I got to in reading it.

I would be great if the same principle could be applied to books and courses. Presently I need to page manually through every resource to find the place where I left off. What must I do to make this easier?

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Graham Criddle

When I open my reading plan I want my preferred layout to open with today's reading.

This is what happens for me.

Have you set up custom layouts for this?

Is this for reading the Bible or for other resources?

andrew saxton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036180#Comment_1036180

Graham, thanks for the quick response.

I have saved a custom layout, is that what you mean?

The layout question relates to my daily Bible reading plan.

I think you have answered my frustration with reading other books under another post. I will review this issue again after the 8.3 release on 4th March that you mentioned.

Many thanks

Andrew

Mike Binks

Greetings Andrew

I think that I have the same frustrations that both you and Graham have.

I have overcome them by a bit of fiddling and a bit of discipline. In theory you will see that I follow the M'Cheyne plan that has four reading for each day.

I have placed a shortcut on my bar to Update Active Layout (ULA).

I have customised the Home Page Layout for Bible Reading Plan to suit the way I want it. You can see that layout as the last 'Snapshot".

On a good day I get to open my Reading Plan from the Dashboard and work through my four readings.

When I get to the end of the readings the prompt doesn't move the display of resources but offers 'Start Reading'

In order to get my reading layout queued up for the next day...

1. Click on Start Reading - the display moves to the start of the next day's readings.

2. Click on Update Active Layout - the layout on the screen is stored.

3. Click on Sync icon (belt and braces)

4. Click on close all windows.

Does this help?

andrew saxton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036194#Comment_1036194

Thanks, I think we are on the same page with this issue, except when I start reading the 'default' layout comes up with the 'last saved' reading, then I have to set about undoing what logos has done by default. At this stage I really want to be thinking about opening my mind to the Word rather than thinking about fixing Logos's defects. Its an unwelcome distraction.

I also created a link to my preferred custom layout on the top bar (not sure what you mean by ULA but I think that's what I am doing). So now, if I remember, I click the layout on the bar, go back to home, click on reading plan and there is my reading.... but I'd like Logos8 to encourage me by making it easy to read my bible by opening the correct layout direct from the reading plan and remember to update it to today's reading.

I am also using my own reading plan, not one created by/for Logos, so that might behave differently.

I'm intrigued to see what Graham replies to my last question. He may have the answer for us. Here's hoping.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036182#Comment_1036182

I have saved a custom layout, is that what you mean?

Yes - but, as above, it seems to be working for me.

I have a daily Bible reading plan - with an associated custom layout - and clicking the card on the hompage opens the Bible to today's reading as below

So unless we are doing something very different I'm intrigued that you are getting different results.

andrew saxton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036215#Comment_1036215

So I must be doing something wrong, or have not set it up correctly...?

I attach some screenshots:

1. My dashboard showing my the Olive Tree Reading Plan which I created

2. The layout that comes up when I click the card... Layouts dialogue opened to show that no saved layouts are 'checked' so no clues as to what layout it actually is

3. The layout that I created with all my reference resources in tabs, in link-sets with desired font sizes & column settings. Layouts dialogue opened showing my custom layout 'Study Desktop' as 'checked' and also, on the top bar, my shortcut to this layout.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036223#Comment_1036223

2. The layout that comes up when I click the card... Layouts dialogue opened to show that no saved layouts are 'checked' so no clues as to what layout it actually is

This seems to be opening to the next reading in the plan - which it should - even though it is a couple of years out of date.

It is opening to the default layout for a Bible reading plan as you haven't specified one.

3. The layout that I created with all my reference resources in tabs, in link-sets with desired font sizes & column settings. Layouts dialogue opened showing my custom layout 'Study Desktop' as 'checked' and also, on the top bar, my shortcut to this layout.

When you open a layout from the layouts menu or a shortcut it does open the Bible to the last position - which I think is what you are showing.

When you have this layout open, hover your cursor over the "Bible Reading Plan" entry in the "Home Page Layouts" section, click the arrow that appears on the right and select the "Replace with current layout" option.

Then close all the panels, go back to the homepage, click the reading plan card and see if you get the result you are looking for.

andrew saxton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036225#Comment_1036225

"This seems to be opening to the next reading in the plan - which it should - even though it is a couple of years out of date."

It's not actually, its the last saved reading. Ignore the dates - I am reading in serial fashion, and not calendarised, as I haven't spent the time to reschedule the whole plan.

"When you open a layout from the layouts menu or a shortcut it does open the Bible to the last position - which I think is what you are showing."

No, I corrected/updated it with the correct reading befiore taking the clip. Sorry to confuse matters.

"When you have this layout open, hover your cursor over the "Bible Reading Plan" entry in the "Home Page Layouts" section, click the arrow that appears on the right and select the "Replace with current layout" option."

I think this has resolved the problem. Thank you so much - that's hopefully ended several years of irritation. I wish I had asked earlier.

Every Blessing

Andrew

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036228#Comment_1036228

I think this has resolved the problem. Thank you so much - that's hopefully ended several years of irritation. I wish I had asked earlier.

That is good news - pleased to help

Glenn Lawson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1036235#Comment_1036235

Ummm...I'm very new at Logos 8.

I know what I want to do, can't make Logos do it...yet.

I want Logos to open to a particular layout, which is a simple Word search...but I have no idea how to set up a layout.

Anyone interested in coaching me in setting up a layout?

Glenn

ps I'll try to keep a window open to this forum today

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1101901#Comment_1101901

Ummm...I'm very new at Logos 8.

No problem - you are very welcome.

I want Logos to open to a particular layout, which is a simple Word search...but I have no idea how to set up a layout.

The basic steps are to set up as follows:

set up your workspace as you want - maybe just the word search (I'm not sure if you mean the Word Find Puzzle, a Bible Word Study Guide, or a Bible search)
create a Layout of that workspace - the video at https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016599631-What-are-Layouts-and-How-Do-I-Use-Them- might help. But it involves opening the Layouts menu and saving it as a named layout

Then you can open Logos to that layout anytime you want from the Layouts menu.

If you want Logos to automatically open to that layout when it starts up you can do that from the Program Settings menu - select the "At Startup Open to" dropdown menu and choose the layout you have just created

Does that help?

If not I suggest you start a new thread and we can discuss it further there.