Suggestion: Marker for clippings

When I clip a passage in the Bible or text in a book I often wish it left a marker behind (like note indicators) so that the next time I come across that passage or text I would know I referenced it before and be able to click on the indicator to see what I used it for (just like I can with notes).

Currently I have to add a note to the passage/text that contains a "Copy location as" link to the clipping file to indicate it was used in a clipping, but that only takes me to the clipping file, not to the specific clipping in the file.

Ideally, when saving a clipping, it should automatically leave a note-like indicator (with similar indicator and highlight options) at the beginning of the passage/text that links directly to that specific clipping in the clipping file.

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Matt Hamrick

You can use a note to accomplish the exact same thing so why would we need clippings to act differently. Clippings are designed to gather information and research with citations. When I am academically doing research I gather 100s of clippings in it's own file, I don't want markers all through my library on something I cited when I am done with the research. I know I can delete the associate clipping file, but since notes already do what you want, I would tell you to use a note to accomplish what you are seeking.

Donnie Hale

Tim,

There's an extended thread on clippings at http://community.logos.com/forums/t/87547.aspx. In it, I raised the following question:

When you click on an entry in a clipping to go the clipped location, you get a short sort of flash/highlight which helps identify the location in the resource to which the clipping points. However, that's not really enough. I'd like to see the exact section I highlighted when I added the entry to the clippings file. Is there a way to do that? An actual highlight, or a visual filter, or some other means to enable that? If not, that seems like a fairly substantial oversight.

I think you're making the same point, and if so, I agree with you. I understand Matt's point about cluttering the display of resources with visual indicators of clippings. But there's got to be a way to make it easier to find the specific section that was clipped in a resource. Otherwise, why is a clipping begun by selecting a portion of a resource?

One of those visual filter-like display indicators that you can turn on / off at the top of a resource panel would seem to be in order.

Donnie

Elyse Fitzpatrick

Sorry...can someone tell me how to entitle a clipping?

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/617121#Comment_617121

Sorry...can someone tell me how to entitle a clipping?

Left click on the title and it will open for editing.

And welcome to the forums.

Tim Hensler

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/616618#Comment_616618

Hi Matt,

You can use a note to accomplish the exact same thing so why would we need clippings to act differently.

I use notes extensively, but clippings have distinct features that make them more useful for purposes you and others have described in this and other posts.

If I "clip" a paragraph from a journal (or other resource/book/Bible) for a particular study project, and a few weeks later am working on a different project in the same journal, it would be nice to see that I clipped that paragraph before.

Benefits I am looking for include:

Immediate indication in the journal that I've clipped the paragraph before (like notes, the markers could be turned off via the Visual Filter selector in the resource to reduce clutter)
Ability to check where the clipping was previously used (via the marker link) in case information there was related/useful in the current study project (without having to do a search, which is not likely unless I recognize the passage) to bring previous study work to bear on the current study work.

Tim Hensler

When I clip a passage in the Bible or text in a book I often wish it left a marker behind