Annoying Behvior
Before saying anything else, I want to say that I'm really starting to like this Bible app. When it 1st came out, it was a tough sell compared with other Bible apps on my phone. As it matures, I'm finding it a much handier "go-to" resource.
Others are going to WANT this behavior, but I find it annoying.
Only two weeks of a year do I want Bible 4.5.0 (Build 419) to mirror my desktop notes setup. For the remainder of the year, I do not want ANY notes to display on this device, because I use it only for quick lookup & the screen real estate is too small to want any of the notes visible. So right now, the process looks like this:
- Work on desktop in a layout preparing a Bible study, where I make heavy use of note files & highlight notes.
- Shift to sermon work (new layout on the desktop where I do NOT use or want the Bible study highlights or notes.
- Use Android for a quick lookup. Discover that notes are enabled again (is it picking them up from the visual filters in the last opened layout?)
- Turn notes & highlights off for this resource.... again.
- Shift back to Bible study prep.
- Repeat 1-5 each week...
What are my options?
- Can I CHOOSE a desktop layout without notes or highlights JUST for Android to sync to (I don't mind setting one up )?
- Can I globally turn off Android's notes/highlights sync (except for those 2 weeks a year)?
Either option would work for me if available... What's your counsel?
Grace & Peace,
Bill
MSI GF63 8RD, I-7 8850H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1050Max
iPhone 12 Pro Max 512Gb
iPad 9th Gen iOS 15.6, 256GB
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Can I CHOOSE a desktop layout without notes or highlights JUST for Android to sync to (I don't mind setting one up )?
Per-device layouts are not supported.
Can I globally turn off Android's notes/highlights sync (except for those 2 weeks a year)?
I will write up a case to see if we can implement this.
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Per-device layouts are not supported.
Thanks for the response! I understand that layouts specific to a device aren't supported. Just to clarify, I have multiple layouts on my laptop L6 setup. Can I choose which layout on my laptop that Android Bible syncs to? Or does it sync to ALL layouts on the desktop? I have multiple desktop L6 layouts with a different highlight schema that I use in each one. How does Android Bible know which one to sync to? If I can choose which layout gets synced, I think I'm covered...
Regardless, thanks for listening, & thanks for a great app. [:)]
Grace & Peace,
Bill
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Can I choose which layout on my laptop that Android Bible syncs to? Or does it sync to ALL layouts on the desktop? I have multiple desktop L6 layouts with a different highlight schema that I use in each one. How does Android Bible know which one to sync to? If I can choose which layout gets synced, I think I'm covered...
Layouts are Desktop specific and are not synced to mobile devices.
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Layouts are Desktop specific and are not synced to mobile devices.
So you're saying desktop notes & highlights are synced whenever they're included in the visual filter?
In that case, I'm hoping you can give us a global switch to turn it off. There's no way I can predict (I've done so even WHILE working on the desktop!) that I might want to pick up my phone & do a quick lookup on something else in Bible. And except for those 2 weeks a year (when I'm working on a DIFFERENT Android device--a tablet) there's no way I want my phone screen real estate cluttered with highights or notes.
Thanks so much for a great app, & thanks again for listening.
Grace & Peace,
Bill
MSI GF63 8RD, I-7 8850H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1050Max
iPhone 12 Pro Max 512Gb
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Layouts are Desktop specific and are not synced to mobile devices.
Let me be clearer on my question... exactly what notes / highlight notes DO get synced to Android?
- ALL notes & highlight notes?
- Only SOME notes & highlight notes? If so, which ones? What on the desktop (or Android app) controls the behavior?
Thanks again!
Grace & Peace,
Bill
MSI GF63 8RD, I-7 8850H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1050Max
iPhone 12 Pro Max 512Gb
iPad 9th Gen iOS 15.6, 256GB0 -
Let me be clearer on my question... exactly what notes / highlight notes DO get synced to Android?
All notes documents (which may include highlights) are synced to the mobile platforms (including Android)
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So you're saying desktop notes & highlights are synced whenever they're included in the visual filter?
They are always synced - the filter simply controls whether or not they are displayed in the resource
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So you're saying desktop notes & highlights are synced whenever they're included in the visual filter?
They are always synced - the filter simply controls whether or not they are displayed in the resource
Thanks for clarifying, Graham.
Grace & Peace,
Bill
MSI GF63 8RD, I-7 8850H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 1050Max
iPhone 12 Pro Max 512Gb
iPad 9th Gen iOS 15.6, 256GB0
