Which Layout is in Use?

How do y'all keep track of which layout is active? Some of my layouts are similar so it is not always obvious which layout to update after making changes. I've resorted to leaving open a resource or search term for reminder, but maybe there is a better way. Thanks in advance.

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Jerry M

One way is to drag the layout that you are using from the layout menu to your shortcut bar and then delete the shortcut after you update it and are done using it. If you hover over the shortcut it will tell you what the name of that layout is.

Jerry M

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230134#Comment_230134

You can vote for that feature to be improved here.

Save/update Layout without needing to remember its name / Name of layout in title bar

BillS

How do y'all keep track of which layout is active? Some of my layouts are similar so it is not always obvious which layout to update after making changes. I've resorted to leaving open a resource or search term for reminder, but maybe there is a better way. Thanks in advance.

Many have expressed concerns about updating the wrong layout after making changes. IMO, this is one area that L4 still has work to do to approach the usability of L3 (which has an Update Current Layout button). Logos did add the "Update Layout to Current Snapshot" button in response to user requests, but so far they've not responded to repeated requests for "Update Current Layout" ----- which would make moot having to know which layout we're in. :-)

To answer your question directly, my layouts are by topic (Old Testament, New Testament, Bible Study Assist, Close All, etc.) So I TRY to refrain from switching to an NT passage when moving to next week's sermon in my OT layout, & instead TRY to remember to open the NT layout instead.

So far, I've only wiped out one of those two layouts only once. But I've had more near misses than I care to recall.

The other answer to your question is that until Logos gives us some kind of a help, here, there's no good way AND unless they give us the capability to update the CURRENT layout we DO need to know what layout we're in...

Scott S

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230134#Comment_230134

Jerry & Bill,

Thanks for the ideas. I'll give them a try. I placed a vote to fix this odd oversight.

Scott

Tim Engwer

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230150#Comment_230150

I wrote a little script that you can use. Not much to it but it is practical. If you download the zip file and unzip it you'll find a .au3 file (the script itself using autoit) , a .exe file (this is the compiled scrtipt - just double click it to run it), and a .ini file. Before running the program open up the ini file and put your own values in it (I think it's pretty self explanetory when you see the simple layout of the file). Once you've done this just run the program and click on a layout to activate it and whatever one you activate will show as the currently active layout at the top. From this point foward you can open this program to see what is active if you forget (place a shortcut in your ribbon). When you need to change layouts do it from this program so that it will always show the correct layout as active.

When I have time I will add to it (save layout, delete, add new etc.) but it serves the basic purpose for now. This script used the COM API for layouts. I am hoping this is an incentive to improve upon the COM so that more complex scripts can be written to do any number of things that are not native to the progra8176.Layout Manager.zipm.

Fred Chapman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230364#Comment_230364

If you have votes left and desire to use them on this suggestion, I recommend visiting this page and vote for this feature

http://logos.uservoice.com/forums/42823-logos-bible-software-4/suggestions/659803-save-update-layout-without-needing-to-remember-its?ref=title

SteveF

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230364#Comment_230364

I wrote a little script that you can use

It works for me as advertized!

Yes, a layout editor would be nice but this does reveal to my forgetful mind where I have landed.

I (like in Libronix 3) have many layouts.

this is appreciated.

Thanks for this Tim.

Scott S

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230364#Comment_230364

I wrote a little script that you can use.

Thanks for letting me know about the script.

Scott S

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/230410#Comment_230410

If you have votes left and desire to use them on this suggestion, I recommend visiting this page and vote for this feature

Fred, I placed my vote based on Jerry's earlier suggestion above. [:)]

Tim Engwer

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/231175#Comment_231175

Thanks for the feed back! This encourages me to continue since I see it is useful to someone. Stay tuned for the next update to the script which will include a button to automatically update your current layout. I will also include a shortcut that you can use so that when you want to update your current layout all you have to do is press a hotkey on the keyboard! I am also going to experiment with including an enlarged snapshot of whatever layout you click on so you can clearly see what it looks like (same as in the built in layout for L4 but bigger so you can see the details in the picture). I will hopefully have this done soon.

Kevin Becker

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/231301#Comment_231301

Thanks for the feed back! This encourages me to continue since I see it is useful to someone. Stay tuned for the next update to the script which will include a button to automatically update your current layout. I will also include a shortcut that you can use so that when you want to update your current layout all you have to do is press a hotkey on the keyboard! I am also going to experiment with including an enlarged snapshot of whatever layout you click on so you can clearly see what it looks like (same as in the built in layout for L4 but bigger so you can see the details in the picture). I will hopefully have this done soon.

That's neat. Can you trigger a sync with the API? Some might like a save n' sync button to press before leaving a computer so you can resume your study on another computer.

Tim Engwer

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/231311#Comment_231311

do you mean a way to have "layout A" on computer A and "layout B" on computer B and be working on computer A, press a "sync" button and then go to computer B and have it automatically have layout A already loaded so you can continue your work?

Kevin Becker

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/231331#Comment_231331

No, I mean I'm working on layout X on computer A and I want to shutdown and go to computer B so I can continue working with layout X so I need to update my layout and make certain it syncs before I shutdown computer A.

Tim Engwer

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/231344#Comment_231344

I don't think this is possible at present. The API is very limited right now.