OL Text (top panel) & Dictionary (bottom panel) --> why not? :)
There is a usability issue on the iOS platform (iPad/iPhone) that many of us have mentioned before in various posts; however, it really does deserve its own dedicated thread.
I mostly use Logos on my iPad; I imagine I am part of a growing number of people who will do so.
The resources on Logos are obviously unprecedented, not to mention how we can access and make use of them; however, there is an issue that makes reading with a dictionary, say the LSJ, a bit less than ideal.
Here's how it currently works for me on the iPad:
In split screen, when I choose a word in the text on the top panel, I then choose "Look Up" and then "Bible Word Study."
Then, the "Bible Word Study" screen appears in the bottom panel. In there (the bottom panel), I press LSJ. The top panel then changes to the LSJ at the entry I'm looking for.
So, as I understand it currently, the top panel will need to toggle back and forth between my original language text and my LSJ; while the bottom panel will always be the "Bible Word Study,” which I may not have need of currently.
It would be far preferable that the top panel stays on the original language text, so that I don't lose my place and can continue to read with the definition on display in the bottom panel; and the bottom panel open to the LSJ, wherever I last looked up something. Presumably, this would mean being able to turn off the “Bible Word Study” panel.
As I see it, this is not just a normal “feature” request; it’s really a common sense usability issue. This is why I am posting here as well as in the LogosMobile.
The fact that, in the desktop version, one can easily use a dictionary next to a text without having to flip between the text and the dictionary says it all: presumably the development team, as well as the Logos wider team, understand the importance of this.
If you're interested, I have also posted this up here: https://logosmobile.uservoice.com/forums/190765-logos-mobile-apps/suggestions/4218661-allow-us-to-turn-off-the-bible-word-study-panel
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Mr. Micawber said:
So, as I understand it currently, the top panel will need to toggle back and forth between my original language text and my LSJ; while the bottom panel will always be the "Bible Word Study,” which I may not have need of currently.
Yes, this is by design. Tapping on resource links within Guides will always open that resource in the other window when using split-screen mode; this allows for users to navigate to anything shown in the Guide without the Guide window unexpectedly closing.
Mr. Micawber said:It would be far preferable that the top panel stays on the original language text, so that I don't lose my place and can continue to read with the definition on display in the bottom panel
I will write up an inquiry case for this requesting an option to configure the split-window behavior.
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I see, thanks Kevin.
The desktop version of Logos 4, I am able to set it up so that I can read an OL text and have the LSJ in another frame, so that I can tap on a word I want to drill down on, and the LSJ immediately brings up that word. That's very useful - and I should think this would be especially true when one is using an iPad, where one is more apt to be reading than doing research.
Does that make any sense at all?
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ~Chesterton
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Mr. Micawber said:
I see, thanks Kevin.
The desktop version of Logos 4, I am able to set it up so that I can read an OL text and have the LSJ in another frame, so that I can tap on a word I want to drill down on, and the LSJ immediately brings up that word. That's very useful - and I should think this would be especially true when one is using an iPad, where one is more apt to be reading than doing research.
Does that make any sense at all?
There are many more features and ways to use Logos Desktop when compared with the mobile apps, and the difficulty is knowing which features it makes sense to port to mobile. I don't make those decisions but have entered a case for this.
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