4.0b Beta 6 (4.02.3.5916) availableClosed
4.0b Beta 6 (v4.02.3.5916) is now available for testing.
For Release Notes, see http://wiki.logos.com/4.0b_Beta_6
To upgrade from a previous beta, enter "update now" to begin downloading it. To install Beta 6 from scratch, see the notes and download link at http://community.logos.com/forums/t/8883.aspx
For 4.0b Beta 5 release notes, see http://community.logos.com/forums/t/10088.aspx
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Installed w/o a problem. Like the new information pane settings. Impressive list of quashed bugs too!
Prov. 15:23
As everyone has said....well done! That info menu is sick!
Robert Pavich
For help go to the Wiki: http://wiki.logos.com/Table_of_Contents__
I think the problems with truncated footnotes are better, but the message that popped up about HCSB on the cursed iphone (did I say that out loud?) was truncated and had no scroll bar.
Info settings are great. THANKS.
If I am seeing this right, it doesn't search for Parallel resources until you click the button. That's a big improvement IMHO. Beta 6 seems quicker.
I am still experiencing about a 5 second lag between clicking the highlight and having it actually show up on the text. It's better than before, though, so I'm okay with that for now.
Typing notes used to be maddening in beta 5. There was 2-3 sec lag between my typing and the letters appearing on the screen (I'm too bad a typist for that). Now it's instantaneous. I suspected it was due to the CPU maxing out for other reasons. Either way, it's good now. THANKS for that one too.
Scrolling still hesitates a bit for some reaoson. (ever since beta 4). I'll post more on that tomorrow after I've done some more testing, etc. It may also be smoother than before, but I couldn't tell yet. I'll know more after my study time tomorrow.
Overall, I'm thrilled with the improvements. Can't wait for the next update. [:D]
Hmmm, in the NIV or God's Word translation, when clicking on an English word (e.g. the word "last" in NIV Heb 1:2), the Info panel gives me a few words from the Apologetics Study Bible. Does that make sense, or is that a bug?
It makes sense! It is indexed for English headwords which (real) commentaries are NOT, and "last" is one of its entries.
Dave
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Windows 11 & Android 13
For Release Notes, see http://wiki.logos.com/4.0b_Beta_6
Thanks for the improvements to Parallel Resource sets and fixing the bugs in index merging (that could cause the Grid to
crash, text to be truncated in Verses view, and verse counts to be
incorrect). Proof of verse counts will have to wait until I re-index a bible.
I have confirmed that Word Study Bible:KJV is now included in Bible search results.
The Information tool's panel Settings are very useful.
Dave
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Windows 11 & Android 13
Beta 6 is, indeed, faster than beta 5. Many things, including scrolling up/down, highlighting and creating clippings feel snappier. Not sure what was done but it seems to have had a good effect. Very nice!
+1 grateful and impressed user
Added a resource description pop-up to resource hyperlinks in the Commentaries and Cross References sections
[:D]
This does not appear to be working for Witherington's The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians : A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary . The others show info and image, this one just shows the title.
2017 15" MBP, iPad Pro
Upon further investigation ... if the commentary title is too long for the width of the passage guide (i.e. it is truncated buy the window) then the title is displayed and not the info. Making the width of the PG wider enables the full info pop-up.
I would have expected the full info pop-up at all times since it does include the full title at any rate.
2017 15" MBP, iPad Pro
Added a resource description pop-up to resource hyperlinks in the Commentaries and Cross References sectionsThis does not appear to be working for Witherington's The Letters to Philemon, the Colossians, and the Ephesians : A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary . The others show info and image, this one just shows the title.
Yes I see the problem when the resourse title is longer than the width of the window: the full title pops up in a box when the mouse is over it, but the description doesn't. When the full title fits in the window, the full title box doesn't pop up and the description pops up fine.
MacBook Pro (2019), ThinkPad E540
Yes I see the problem when the resourse title is longer than the width of the window: the full title pops up in a box when the mouse is over it, but the description doesn't. When the full title fits in the window, the full title box doesn't pop up and the description pops up fine.
Thanks for reporting this; I've filed a bug.
Love the information setting menu!
I'm downloading 37.5 MB of it right now.
Looks great! The Information window setting menu is awesome! Thanks!
Peter
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
> Added a resource description pop-up to resource hyperlinks in the Commentaries and Cross References sections
Thank you! I'd asked for this. Love it! (This is in Passage Guides, for you others reading this.)
And thanks for the bug fixes. I've marked a couple of my reported bugs in the wiki as fixed now. Others don't seem to have been attended to for many beta versions. Some still even show as "pending" when they are easily reproducible. What's the process/timeline for someone checking these out and marking them as "confirmed"?
One bobble after the install but that seems to have cleared up after a re-boot. No errors on the log, so it isn't attached.
Speed is greatly improved and CPU usage is way way down most of the time. The parallel resource icons pop up much more quickly and it doesn't take long to open the lists the first time (almost instantaneous after the first time (after they are first generated)). This is good news after the experience I had in Beta 5. [Y]
Though I don't use it often and it is slow to generate, it is nice to be able to customize the Information Panel. Good feature.
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
Okay, I give up. Where is this setting? I see the Language program setting, but not the Information panel setting.
EDIT: Never mind. I see it now. It's not in the settings menu. And it's not about the resource information panel. It's in the separate Information pane that you can have along side the other panes. I didn't see it because I rarely (i.e., never) use it, and normally have it closed. It also seems to slow down L4's responsiveness.
Help links: WIKI; Logos 6 FAQ. (Phil. 2:14, NIV)
It's in the Information window, not the Program Settings window:
MacBook Pro (2019), ThinkPad E540
where?
I found the other one for the information panel.
Is this referring to "font" choices under the Program settings for the differing languages?
Regards, SteveF
Here:
Help links: WIKI; Logos 6 FAQ. (Phil. 2:14, NIV)
Thank you, Richard
Regards, SteveF
Bradley,
Perhaps yet again I can try and persuade you to give more information when a new build comes out. This thread is a perfect example. You bring us two new features, and then make us all hunt and peck to find out where in the world they can be found. Is it really a help to beta testing when folks who have been at this for some time (in some instances beta testing multiple Logos versions over months and years) can't find what is new?
Would it really hurt to take a little time and upload a screen shot or two? Really?
Fred Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA, Katy, TX
Windows 10 64-bit; Logos 7.1 SR-2 (Reformed Platinum)
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Hunting and pecking for new features is part of the adventure of beta testing. Also, it often finds new bugs and makes the software better because we aren't all directed to use the features in the same way - some testers try something different (by accident or on purpose) which uncovers unknown, undocumented "features" (bugs). For those of us who don't have the time or skill for exploring the application, this forum helps fill in the details of new feature mysteries through the work of others.
Before we ask more of the Logos team I think we should look into Bob's heart and the heart of his team members(http://www.bobpritchett.com/blog/2010/01/on_failing_our_customers.html). Bradley and the rest of the Logos team are on this forum during work hours, late evenings, early mornings and weekends. Asking them to do more than the heavy lifting they already do may be asking a bit much - let's help them by taking the tidbits they provide and continue to share our discoveries and experiences on this forum so that through our partnership in the development of Logos software we all may glorify God through the study and teaching of His Word.
Thank you Bradley, Bob and the whole team at Logos. Let us know how we can help lift Logos software up like a wave offering to God's glory.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Each drop is like going on a treasure hunt... We never know what we'll find.
[Y] +1
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
So, as Beta testers, if another Beta tester asks us how to find a particular item, we should tell them to hunt and peck? Should BillS not have told us about the new ability to rate in resources because as Beta testers we are supposed to hunt and peck...
I'm with Fred on this. It would add approximately three minutes work to make 6 screen shots and post them to the forum along with the release notes. Personally, I don't think that this is an overly onerous burden to place on the already overworked Logos staff.
If we can't find new program features, we cannot test them... This is the essence of Beta testing - not hunting and pecking...