First off... well done on L4. There are a number of things that I find delightful, and powerful. I am looking forward to figuring out what else there is out there. However, I am still not sold on moving just yet. And that has solely to do with the Notes features and functions. This is one of the most important features to me.
I use Logos for study and for teaching. I create my actual handouts
via cut/paste from Logos Notes files into a Word Processor. However, for teaching,
I use my laptop and my notes file, so I can quickly hyperlink to all the supporting verses
I have found. Here is an example of what an LDLS3 Notes file looks like for
me.
I organize a single Notes file for the entire study, using specific
notes, colored and indented to mimic what a book table of contents
(Chapters, Sections, Subsections, etc) might look like. Each note on the left opens
the larger text of notes on the right. I use the simple formatting
functions to make it readable. And I use extensively the "Tag
References as Hyperlinks" button to find all of the Bible references
and create hyperlinks at one time. I love that. I need that. Using
the above, I can have a complete Bible Study in a note file. For
instance "Sunday School - Romans". I can have my questions, my answers, my
biblical reference support, and I can jump around as I teach to read
the supporting verses.
This is what I use Logos for, to teach others. It works beautifully
right now in LDLS3. I used to be
able to treat a Notes file almost like a book. I could arrange the
different notes within the file in whatever order I wanted. I could
indent notes, to form an outline. All of this was visible in the left
pane of the notes window, and I did not actually see the notes until I
clicked on one in that left pane. Then, on the right pane, I would see
the full text of the note in the note editing pane. This allowed me to
manage my notes almost like a book, with chapters and sub-headings...
This was VERY convenient for teaching.
L4 does not have any of these capabilities. The notes in a notes
file are all open and visible at the same time. When a new note is
added, it is added at the bottom. Hence, in order to get to it, I need
to scroll all the way to the end of the note file, to get to my latest
note. Also, there is no capability to rearrange note order in a notes
file. I don't know about others, but I tend to bounce around, working
on different things at different times. Being able to rearrange the
notes in a file is of great benefit.
At a minimum, what I would like to have is the ability to collapse
the text of a note, so that only the note titles are visible. I would
also like the capability to move notes up and down within the notes
file.
What I would REALLY like is for a note file to be treated just
like any other book within L4, with a table of contents that is
organized like a nested tree. That way, I can collapse and expand any
section of the tree I want, just like I do for any other book. I
really like the >> that opens and the << that closed the
table of contents in L4. Would it be possible to use this same code to
organize and display notes files? If it can be done, I think I would
be fully ready to move over from LDSL3 to L4.
So, if I were to list exactly what I would like to see, it would be this:
- Provide the capability to move individual notes up/down in the note file.
- Provide the capability to indent/unindent notes in a note file to create a nested tree hierarchy.
- Use the Table of contents features found for books to provide a visual view of the notes tree. The code must already exist. In this way, the notes file can remain as is, one big long structure (like a book), But, I can get to the section I want by navigating using the "Table of Contents" tree.
- Provide the LDLS3 Tag
References as Hyperlinks" button in L4 so that for sections of notes cut/pasted from elsewhere, I can get the hyperlinks created all at once.
Thank you for considering this very important feature/function.
