How do you handle switch from studying to reading?

I normally have a study window open with many panes: a pane for original language bibles, a pane for language helps, a pane with tabs for several English texts, a pane for commentaries, a pane for highlight tools, and a pane for notes ( I use a 24" monitor).

While I'm studying a passage I may do a topic search and open a book that I just want to focus on reading. If I tell that tab to open in another window and minimize the busy main Logos window that almost works. But I'd really like to be able to have my highlight pane and clippings pane open alongside it without having to find the resource all over again.

Has anyone else run into a need to do this? How do you handle it? Is there a way to tell Logos to open another layout and make the resource you're looking at the main one in the new view?

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Reuben Helmuth

Is there a way to tell Logos to open another layout and make the resource you're looking at the main one in the new view?

There's no "button" as such. My approach is to open the reading resource in a floating window, then use the add tab button to open the Notes tool (need to drag Notes in order to put it side by side with the book). Does that make sense and does it satisfy your need?

Mark Barnes

How do you handle it?

I leave my desk, pick up my iPad and go into another room. There are too many distractions on the PC.

Allen Browne

I open the book in a new window, and move it onto a 2nd monitor.

Plenty space. Great for scrolling. And I can still see the Info window, Bible text etc on the other window.

FWIW, my 2nd monitor is rotated to portrait mode.

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1056744#Comment_1056744

I leave my desk, pick up my iPad and go into another room.

The right tool for the right job.

Jim

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1056744#Comment_1056744

Unfortunately I can't afford an iPad.

David Ames

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1056886#Comment_1056886

I leave my desk, pick up my iPad and go into another room.
+1
The right tool for the right job.

+1 more

Unfortunately I can't afford an iPad.

Or any other tablet. Amazon and others have a fair sale today [7/16]

Jim

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1056732#Comment_1056732

My approach is to open the reading resource in a floating window, then use the add tab button to open the Notes tool

I just tried that, and it may be more workable than I thought. The reason I discounted this approach was that Logos only allows one Highlights pane and I just found out only one copy of a particular clippings file to be open at all. (It will allow multiple notes panes.) So if I open a Highlights pane and the clippings file I was working with next to the resource in my new window, they are deleted/moved out of the main window. Anyway I just realized I can get back to the old main window layout by saving that layout and selecting it later (thought this switch isn't very fast on my computer).

Some people suggested using an iPad, but I don't have one and can't afford a tablet right now.

Bill Ireland

You have to wonder if anyone at Logos actually uses this program. Even the simplest things are difficult or not available. Switching panes is not available! WOW, do they even know how pathetic that is? It seems they are old DOS holdouts.

Bill Ireland

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1056744#Comment_1056744

Logos should hire old Apple programmers and as them to deDOS Logos. Even the simplest actions are difficult. As an example, changing the name of a Book to shorten it. Or. switching panes. I really wish I had started with a different program.

Ryland Brown

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1276606#Comment_1276606

Hi Bill. Welcome to the forums! It'll be helpful to notice that this thread was last discussed in 2019, discussing Logos 8. There are a host of wonderful people at Logos, who use and love the program.

You have to wonder if anyone at Logos actually uses this program. Even the simplest things are difficult or not available. Switching panes is not available! WOW, do they even know how pathetic that is? It seems they are old DOS holdouts.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1276606#Comment_1276606

You have to wonder if anyone at Logos actually uses this program. Even the simplest things are difficult or not available. Switching panes is not available! WOW, do they even know how pathetic that is? It seems they are old DOS holdouts.

Hi Bill, if you want to switch tabs within a panel, you can press Ctrl+PgDn (or Ctrl+PgUp to go to the previous one). You can switch panels using Ctrl+F6 (or Shift+Ctrl+F6 to go to the previous one). See all the keyboard shortcuts here: https://wiki.logos.com/Keyboard_Shortcuts_For_Windows

You can of course also click your mouse on the other panel.

Best to ask how do you do something before assuming it's not available. It's also best to start a new thread rather than piggy-backing onto an old thread for an old version of the software.

If I've misunderstood what you're trying to do, feel free to answer here, now that this thread has been revived.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1276607#Comment_1276607

Logos should hire old Apple programmers and as them to deDOS Logos. Even the simplest actions are difficult. As an example, changing the name of a Book to shorten it. Or. switching panes. I really wish I had started with a different program.

Also changing the name of a book to shorten it is quite easy:

When you've got the book open:

Open the Information panel (Ctrl+Shift+I, or choose "Information" from the panel menu, the three dots at the upper right of the panel).
Click the pencil icon next to the title of the book, and type whatever you want for the new name or delete part of what's there.
Press "Enter" or click anywhere else besides in the title box to commit your change.