Add to a Personal Book

I fully realize I can build a file in Word and then compile it into a Personal Book in Logos. And I also realize I can edit the Word file and then re-compile it in Logos.

What I would love to see is the ability that once I have compiled the file the first time... then be able to add to it in Logos and save it and not have to edit Word then re-compile it.

Am I dreaming too much?

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Dave Hooton

What I would love to see is the ability that once I have compiled the file the first time... then be able to add to it in Logos and save it and not have to edit Word then re-compile it.

Am I dreaming too much?

You want to edit the source file(s) in Logos whilst they are still stored externally? But not the first time? Then you want Logos to automatically compile it when you have finished?

xnman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1279096#Comment_1279096

What I would love to see is the ability that once I have compiled the file the first time... then be able to add to it in Logos and save it and not have to edit Word then re-compile it.

Am I dreaming too much?

You want to edit the source file(s) in Logos whilst they are still stored externally? But not the first time? Then you want Logos to automatically compile it when you have finished?

Well... not really.... I want to edit the files that Logos has compiled and not have to go back to the source file at all. The way I look at it is... once the source file is compiled, then it should be like a document that I have created... i.e. Sermon.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1279099#Comment_1279099

I want to edit the files that Logos has compiled and not have to go back to the source file at all. The way I look at it is... once the source file is compiled, then it should be like a document that I have created... i.e. Sermon.

This would not work for those of us who use a reiterative process to build personal books. Nor would I personally be happy with the difficulties this would create in system backup/recovery. However, I have no objection to the option being offered as long as it does not affect those who choose not to use it.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1279099#Comment_1279099

I want to edit the files that Logos has compiled and not have to go back to the source file at all. The way I look at it is... once the source file is compiled, then it should be like a document that I have created... i.e. Sermon.

I doubt that this would work as Logos would have to create an intermediate document format of the compiled file in order for it to be edited by humans. And if you (accidentally) compiled from the docx source, you would lose all the changes you made in Logos (it would require a sophsticated merge to ensure both sets of changes were retained).

Wolfgang Schneider

What I would love to see is the ability that once I have compiled the file the first time... then be able to add to it in Logos and save it and not have to edit Word then re-compile it.

Am I dreaming too much?

I would consider this to be dreaming too much [:)] I also do not really see a terrible inconvenience of having the source document in docx format and editing or adding to it and then with a few clicks re-compiling the PB into my Logos library.
I also don't think that the editors at Logos actually edit books inside the Logos app, but rather are making changes and edits in the source code with a separate software and then re-compile the book in logos format.

xnman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1279133#Comment_1279133

Welll.... a guy can dream. Just figured once the compiled book is in Logos it wouldn't take much to make it editable. [8-|]