I'm using Logos 5 and wonder if it is possible to make the program report have the information in an non-expanded form. It would be convenient if one could start like this and only expand the verses as required.
There are a number of ways of doing this - personal layouts and so forth - the simplest way to do what you want though is to close that section, Exegetical Guide | Word by Word and close Logos. Next time you open Logos and then open the Exegetical Guide the Word by Word section will be closed.
Of course also it is a good idea to not plug in a wide scripture range into the Word by Word section because Logos will try to expand it all. Most people put in a minimal scripture range of just the verses they are interested in.
Excellent idea Paul. Default at verse level to last used (some presumably would want all displayed and not have to open each one).
Yes, Denise. It should be possible to change the default setting. Closing the section does not help because the next time you open it, everything is expanded again. I can't find anywhere in the program settings to make the changes
If I close that section the next time I bring up an Exegetical Guide either from the menu or by right-clicking on a verse (see screenshot - you may have to click on it, not displaying inline in forum software) it comes up collapsed.
Thanks, Patrick. Yes, the Word by Word section is collapsed, but when you open it all the verses will be expanded. This is the problem.
Ahh... sorry I misunderstood you, thought you were referring to the whole section. Yes I concur that for a multi-verse passage it just expands out each verse - which becomes a bit of an issue if you mistakenly have something like a whole chapter in the passage entry box.
This would be something that would be good to see in Logos - you can perhaps suggest it to them. They have good better in recent times with aspects like this in Logos, for example searches used to run and return details for every hit, now query runs and only returns details for first page. Much more sensible.
Your thought/requirement is also valid. That's one reason why I have a custom layout with a standard starting passage where Exegetical Guide is only one verse.
I agree it would be very useful to have a way of handling this. A default would be nice, but even an option to "Collapse all/Expand All" would be very useful as well. I often want to start with the summary info first, then drill down only when I am ready.
Yes, Christopher, an Expand All/Collapse All would do the trick nicely.
Can someone tell me how to suggest this to Logos?
Yes, Christopher, an Expand All/Collapse All would do the trick nicely. Can someone tell me how to suggest this to Logos?
Try UserVoice
Thanks, Dave. Much appreciated. I have posted my suggestion.
