Disable splash screen when linking to Logos from PowerPoint

I don't think there is (currently) a way to disable the splashs creen. But can't you start Logos up ahead of time before starting the PowerPoint presentation and before anyone is watching, and then not close it after each time you click over to it from within the presentation (just Alt+Tab back to PowerPoint and continue with the next slide)? The spash screen only comes up when Logos is launching.

I never understood this voting thing.....I used all my votes, I assume, on the first 4 suggestions yesterday...don't have any more....don't understand at all with all the suggestions out there....

Jim Towler said:

I expect that a careful use of [Control D][short delay][command][ENTER] might work if someone cares to try before I get back to it)

OPS - Its not Control-D, but ALT-D, that directs input to the "Command Box".

Anyway, I think I'm going to explore this idea from Visual Basic, so an external program can drive Logos4 a little.

However, I still would like:

1) An option to disable the splash screen (easy change to just add /NoSplash to commandline processing would be a great help for now)

2) An Object Model for programming (massive task I think)

OK - It Works!!!

I've written a tiny .Net Forms program for Windows, that takes whatever you send it on the command line, and types it into the Logos4 Command Box.

If I redirect the Shell Open command for Logos4, to my program, per [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\libronixdls\shell\open\command], then my program grabs the command instead, and sends it to the command box as key presses.

From PowerPoint, it works without needing to update the PowerPoint content or hyperlinks, and no Splash Screen.

However, there is a minor interaction seen with the command box, but no branding.

I would still rather have:
1) Logos to allow us to disable the slash screen
2) An Object Model into Logos4 as there is for L3

However, if this is interesting to anyone, and we dont get (1) really soon, please email me if you are interested.

If it turns out to be useful, one of the folk here may be able to host it on one of their web sites.

Offered in good faith, if its useful.

Regards.

Fred Greco said:

how does this interacting with PowerPoint work?  What are you doing?  It sounds useful, and I am not aware of this.

1) In L4, click on the window icon of the resource that you want to link to

2) In the drop down menu select Url. (this is a one time action, it tells L4 that you want links in the URL format)

3) Notice the keyboard command for creating a link, we will be using it later.

4) Now in PowerPoint, enter the text that you want to show for your hyperlink

5) Back in L4, position the resource to the location that you want your hyperlink to take you (e.g. the right resource and location, the location in the reference box is the precise location for the hyperlink)

6) Now on the keyboard press the key combination Ctrl + ALT + C. (L4 will create the hyperlink address in your clipboard)

7)  In PowerPoint, select the text you typed. (click at beginning of your text and drag the mouse with the left button down)

8) Hold the mouse over the highlighted text and right click (a pop-up menu will appear)

9) In the pop-up menu click on hyperlink.

10) When the dialog box appears (as shown below), click in the address box. Then on your keyboard press the key combination Ctrl + V. (this is windows standard Paste command).

11) Now press the OK button. (your hyperlink is built now)

12) In the edit mode of PowerPoint, you can hold your mouse over the new hyperlink and right click. A pop-up menu will appear.

13) Select Open hyperlink. This will open L4 to your resource and it specific location.

If you run your PowerPoint slide, then when you see your hyperlink you can just click on it and it will open L4 to your location.

Frank Fenby said:

[Edit: Steve beat me on the draw here and did a better job! Maybe I can forget the movie.]

sorry Frank [:(], one of the draw backs to a forum (you don't know what others are doing).

Making a movie would be very useful to others. i would have added this to the wiki, but i don't have the time today. But if you make the movie, when i add these steps to the wiki page, i will link to your movie and also add it to the wiki page for user video tutorials.

Frank Fenby said:

He is new way.

1. As you build a Power Point (update an old one) make all the Bible references hyperlinks (see the wiki on hyperlinking)
2. You can do the same for sections from commentaries, theology books, graphics, etc. that you might want to reference in class (or your sermon?).
3. In class (church) show the Power Point and click on the hyperlinks.
4. As you interact with the learner and content explore other things in Logos.

One of the things I do is from the interlinear section under my Bible passage, run a word study on a keyword in the passage. One can use the parallel resources to find other articles on the subject.

Basically what I am doing is showing them how to study and learn. I am teaching them how to fish for themselves, not just merely giving them a fish.

Frank, I will tell you the truth brother... your request has just as much influence than mine because Logos is always listening and working to respond to customer needs.  [:)]

steve clark said:

i would have added this to the wiki, but i don't have the time today. But ... when i add these steps to the wiki page...

Good, I'm glad you're already planning to add them. I was just going to say this is another excellent steve clark tutorial and should be added to the wiki.

Frank Fenby said:

Now can you get your good buddies at Logos to stop the display of the splash screen each time we hyperlink?

Frank,

I'm asking here, as it appears you might not have got my email.

Q1) Did you in fact get my email?

Q2) More important, does the program I sent you work on your PC setup?

(For me, I can click links in Power Point, and NOT get the splash screen. I'm hoping it works for you.)

A note for others: In Office 2007, and I think Office 2003 and maybe others, all Office products gives a security warning for Hyperlinks, every time you click them.

The fix is to turn the warning off in the registry, prior to using PowerPoint, and maybe turning it back on afterwards, to continue to get the protection Office is attempting.

I'll try and re-find the Microsoft article links and post here later.

Jim Towler said:

I'll try and re-find the Microsoft article links and post here later.

I'll save you the time It's here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925757 (for Office 2007)

Rosie Perera said:

I'm glad you're already planning to add them.

Added to wiki page Hyperlinks (cross linked under Table of Contents at the bottom under Miscellany)

the new topic on that page is Adding
Hyperlinks in PowerPoint

Frank Fenby said:

Sorry Jim! I got the email, but have not had a chance to try it yet.

No problem Frank.

With more testing, I find it works well sometimes, but has issues too. See next post. I'll see if I can come up with a new version that is more solid, until we get a fix from the Logos developers.

Frank Fenby said:

Well, I made the movie. It is not the quality of Mark's work but here it is.

Frank,

Thanks for the video! You bring out points that i missed. Not to mention the nice practical applications!

i've added it to the Hyperlinks wiki page Here

also added it to the user's video wiki page Here

Frank Fenby said:

I just hope I can affort your agent's fee.

i'm hoping that you can afford it per Paul's fee rate Rom 13:8 [:D]

Bradley Grainger said:

In 4.0d, the splash screen will not be displayed if the program is already running. (If the program is not running, it will display the splash screen to let you know that something is happening after you click the link.)

Also, opening hyperlinks (if the program is already running) should be faster in 4.0d.

Thanks Bradley,

I'm happy for any program to generate a short splash screen on first start, so thats a great solution. Once I'm in a program, speed and clean interfaces are important, so extra splash screens are out of place, so I look forward to excatly what you have described.

Again, Thanks.