Non-Mac like Library Action

When the book icon (Library) is selected, and the list of books shows up, when the book is clicked it opens up the description AND the book immediately. This can only be defeated by holding down the control key before first clicking. But with the option key held down, the small menu window opens obscuring the names of the books beneath the book you clicked on.

In my opinion the Mac way offers a superior way of doing it. You double click. The first click would then give you the book description. You would not need to hold down the control key to get this information and no menu would obstruct your view of the next books on your list.

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fgh

When the book icon (Library) is selected, and the list of books shows up, when the book is clicked it opens up the description AND the book immediately. This can only be defeated by holding down the control key before first clicking.

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Hover opens the popup. Click opens the resource.

Jack Caviness

When the book icon (Library) is selected, and the list of books shows up, when the book is clicked it opens up the description AND the book immediately.

This will only happen if you click either the title or the cover icon. Click anywhere else, and you display the resource information provided the info panel is displayed.

In my opinion the Mac way offers a superior way of doing it. You double click.

Then you would lose the options listed in the right-click menu. If you just double-click to open, where would you want it to go?

You would not need to hold down the control key to get this information and no menu would obstruct your view of the next books on your list.

You do not need to hold down the control key, just do not click the resource title. BTW: Control-Click was replaced by right-click many years ago. That is a holdover from the days of single-button mice.

Thinking

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554866#Comment_554866

Hover opens the popup. Click opens the resource.

Not on my Mac. I tried that and waited for a measured 30 secs before I wrote the post. I just tried it again. If hovering would do it, it would also be a reasonable solution.

Is there some preference that I have turned off or failed to turn on?

fgh

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554871#Comment_554871

Not on my Mac. I tried that and waited for a measured 30 secs before I wrote the post.

Do you have the info panel open? Logos has decided the popup isn't necessary when the info panel is open, since the info is already there.

With the info panel closed, you should have a popup. Personally, I have so many they're driving me crazy.

Btw, please don't post screenshots as links. Post them directly in the post by using the paperclip icon.

Thinking

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554870#Comment_554870

This will only happen if you click either the title or the cover icon. Click anywhere else, and you display the resource information provided the info panel is displayed.

I am always impressed with the knowledge you and a few others on this forum have of Logos. I have asked this before (and others have), where do you have the time to use the program, since you are so active on forum?

I had difficulty in understanding exactly what you said, but I experimented. After a bit of time I found how to do what you recommended. First, when the book icon (Library) is selected, I found I must choose choose the Browse, not the Prioritize on the far right. With Browse selected, the i-icon appears left of the word Browse and must be selected. Then by single clicking on the the far left of the title I could get the information panel to show the information without the book loading. It's klutzy but it does work!

Then you would lose the options listed in the right-click menu. If you just double-click to open, where would you want it to go?

Unfortunately, this is irrelevant if you are trying to determine if this is the resource you want to open in the first place!

I suppose I might use one of the menu options sometime in the future, but what I seldom need I rarely think of and if I do, I may not remember how to actually do it. In that regard Logos reminds me of the person in the cluttered house that saves every scrap of paper, every magazine, every screw, etc because he might need it sometime (if he could remember he had it and where it was stored in the piles everywhere).
Control-Click was replaced by right-click many years ago.Actually, not really. The preferred Mac term I believe is "secondary" click and this can be performed in a number of ways on a track pad.

Thinking

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554882#Comment_554882

With the info panel closed, you should have a popup.

That was easy! Thanks. I agree with you about the popup windows. After reproducing Jack's information and yours I have figured this important window mostly out, I think!

Btw, please don't post screenshots as links. Post them directly in the post by using the paperclip icon.

How do you do this when you start a new post? I looked everywhere for a way to do this without success. Replies are easy, the paperclip icon is visible. What did I miss?

Thinking

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554901#Comment_554901

I see it now. I have no idea why I didn't see it before.

Jack Caviness

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554899#Comment_554899

I have asked this before (and others have), where do you have the time to use the program, since you are so active on forum?

I'm only half as active as the real heavyweights.

I had difficulty in understanding exactly what you said

I should have provided a screenshot. did not even think of the Browse link.

I suppose I might use one of the menu options sometime in the future, but what I seldom need I rarely think of and if I do, I may not remember how to actually do it

I use open in a floating window almost every time when opening a new window. This gives better control of the new resource's location.

The preferred Mac term I believe is "secondary" click

True, but since I always set it to the right click, that is the way I think of it.

Thinking

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/554992#Comment_554992

I use open in a floating window almost every time when opening a new window. This gives better control of the new resource's location.

I am going to try this.