Missing Window Names - Multiple Windows Open - ALL Same Name

Tommy,

It is not my intention to put any pressure on the Mac development team. You all are doing a great job with limited personnel and resources. However, I must confess that I don't really understand what your post means. 

Are you saying that the Logos for Windows version does not have the names of the resources listed under the Windows drop down menu? 

Are you saying that no improvements will be made to the Mac version as it is being developed unless these improvements already exist in the Windows version? I understand the desire of the L4 Mac team to bring the software up to speed with the features of L4 Windows, but why does the Windows version always have to dictate what is found in the Mac product.

Since Mac users have had to wait for some of the features in the Windows version to come our way, if a simple improvement can be made in the Mac version, such as the simple listing of open resources, what would be so wrong with Mac users having this feature first and letting the Windows developers catch up to us for a change?

Since I am not a programmer, it may be that what appears to be a simple improvement to me, may in fact be more time consuming to insert into the software than I realize. I know that in an emergency room setting doctors have to decide which cases are most critical to address first, and I know that the Mac team has to decide which features from L4 Windows to implement first.

I am just suggesting that Mac users should not have to wait for improvements to L4 just because they are considered "macish" and not yet present in the Windows version.  Some things should be done, not because they are "macish" but because they just make sense. I think Mike's request is a reasonable one, and it is a bit frustrating to feel that the "Windows tail is always wagging the Mac dog!"  Thanks for listening to our comments. 

BJC

I am not mad--just expressing myself in calm keystrokes!

BJClarke said:

Are you saying that the Logos for Windows version does not have the names of the resources listed under the Windows drop down menu?

The Windows menu doesn't exist on the Windows product (ironic, isn't it?). It's a feature provided by Mac OS X: what you see there was provided "for free" by the operating system; to provide any more functionality would require extra work from us.

BJClarke said:

Are you saying that no improvements will be made to the Mac version as it is being developed unless these improvements already exist in the Windows version?

By no means. Tommy's statement is one about our current priorities. These priorities reflect our present situation:

Right now, we have a Mac product that lacks many features that the Windows product has, and many users can't use the application in day-to-day settings because of these missing features. We have a large (expensive!) team of contractors in Bellevue helping us to finish the app. I'm spending four days a week in Bellevue making sure that everything is moving smoothly along. The Windows developers are moving forward on new features that we'll eventually have to bring over to the Mac—it will be much easier to do this if we've already reached feature parity and can work with the Windows team to ensure that cross-platform-friendly designs are being used.

For these (and other) reasons, our primary focus right now must be on making the best Bible study experience anywhere available on the Mac. Once we have caught up with the Windows product, it will be much easier to keep pace with it (I would expect to see parallel releases within the same week, if not the same day, once we've reached feature parity). At that point, we'll be able to devote lots of extra energy to ensure that our product will provide not only the best Bible study experience, but also the best Mac experience available.

I understand that it can be frustrating when you bump up against some of the areas in which our Mac experience is not as polished as it could be. Please be patient with us. We have a plan, and it does involve building a very polished Mac experience.