Highlighting text in a resource

Wyn Laidig
Wyn Laidig Member Posts: 401 ✭✭

How do we highlight text in a resource??  I see the visual filter, which has great value.  But that doesn't replace the need to highlight or format particular passages in a given resource.  I can't read anything without the ability to underline or hightlight.  Am I missing something, or is that just not here?

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  • J.R. Miller
    J.R. Miller Member Posts: 3,566 ✭✭✭
    this feature is not in the Beta, and, according to Bob, may not be in the final v.4.

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  • George Allakhverdyan
    George Allakhverdyan Member Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭
    We will consider this suggestion and if we do implement it, probably will come in an update in 4.0+ versions. Thanks.
  • Mark Smith
    Mark Smith MVP Posts: 11,798

    Boy, oh boy, this would be a big mistake to leave out of the initial release. Can't imagine the thinking behind this. I use it often. I only wish there were more options.

    Pastor, North Park Baptist Church

    Bridgeport, CT USA

  • Milford Charles Murray
    Milford Charles Murray Member Posts: 5,004 ✭✭✭

    WynLaidig said:


    How do we highlight text in a resource??  I see the visual filter, which has great value.  But that doesn't replace the need to highlight or format particular passages in a given resource.  I can't read anything without the ability to underline or hightlight.  Am I missing something, or is that just not here?


    Peace and Joy to you!    *smile*

    Maybe I'm a bit dense, but I don't really understand.  Just read this post a few minutes ago - highlighted and copied Phil 4.4 -----   Here it is:

    4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

    Then I added it to one of my notes...

    ..........   Mel

    Philippians 4:  4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand..........

  • Kevin A. Purcell
    Kevin A. Purcell Member Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭

    WynLaidig said:


    How do we highlight text in a resource??  I see the visual filter, which has great value.  But that doesn't replace the need to highlight or format particular passages in a given resource.  I can't read anything without the ability to underline or hightlight.  Am I missing something, or is that just not here?


    Peace and Joy to you!    *smile*

    Maybe I'm a bit dense, but I don't really understand.  Just read this post a few minutes ago - highlighted and copied Phil 4.4 -----   Here it is:

    4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

    Then I added it to one of my notes...

    ..........   Mel

     

    They don't mean the ability to highlight with a mouse for copying, but to add a highlight like one would using a yellow highlighter on a written page.  Nearly all Bible software programs have the ability to do this.  To leave such a basic feature out of a release when it has been there in the past and almost every other program has it would be a HUGE oversight.  It would be like selling a car without a radio.  You can by hardly anyone would.

     

    Dr. Kevin Purcell, Director of Missions
    Brushy Mountain Baptist Association

    www.kevinpurcell.org

  • Milford Charles Murray
    Milford Charles Murray Member Posts: 5,004 ✭✭✭


    WynLaidig said:

    How do we highlight text in a resource??  I see the visual filter, which has great value.  But that doesn't replace the need to highlight or format particular passages in a given resource.  I can't read anything without the ability to underline or hightlight.  Am I missing something, or is that just not here?

    Peace and Joy to you!    *smile*

    Maybe I'm a bit dense, but I don't really understand.  Just read this post a few minutes ago - highlighted and copied Phil 4.4 -----   Here it is:

    4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

    Then I added it to one of my notes...

    ..........   Mel

     

    They don't mean the ability to highlight with a mouse for copying, but to add a highlight like one would using a yellow highlighter on a written page.  Nearly all Bible software programs have the ability to do this.  To leave such a basic feature out of a release when it has been there in the past and almost every other program has it would be a HUGE oversight.  It would be like selling a car without a radio.  You can by hardly anyone would.

     


    Thank you, Kevin!   Peace to you!  *smile*

                          I appreciate your post very much.    I use the visual highlights all of the time on v. 3.            For some reason, I did not become aware that that was the kind of highlighting they were referring to you           :-)

    Yours in Christ,

    .......  Mel

    Philippians 4:  4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand..........

  • Tim Bahula
    Tim Bahula Member Posts: 102

    this feature is not in the Beta, and, according to Bob, may not be in the final v.4.

     

    That's not nice!! As someone who has invested in Visual Markup, I think it's pretty important to have the feature and to have a way of converting v.3 markup to v. 4. I would hate to lose that work.

  • spitzerpl
    spitzerpl Member Posts: 4,998

    TimBahula said:

    That's not nice!! As someone who has invested in Visual Markup, I think it's pretty important to have the feature and to have a way of converting v.3 markup to v. 4. I would hate to lose that work.

    Trust me, many of us, even who have not used markups and notes, have voiced this opinion repeatedly and i will continue to make it every chance I get.

  • Hall Harris
    Hall Harris Member Posts: 10 ✭✭

    I'll weigh in on this as well. I think it's essential to have custom markup capability in the final version of the product. I use visual filters all over the place, but I also do lots of custom markup on things like synoptic gospels parallels -- which can only be done at this point by hand, using highlighter pens or equivalent. I have done extensive work on this in v.3 and if it's not in the final release of v.4, I will have to keep running v.3 to support it (and recommending that all my students in gospels classes do the same!)

  • Robert Pavich
    Robert Pavich Member Posts: 5,685 ✭✭✭

    I'm going to agree.

    Just as a basic thing when reading..I highlight words or sentences....even if I get rid of them after the session...this is just basic stuff....

    Robert Pavich

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  • Pam Larson
    Pam Larson Member Posts: 683 ✭✭

    Finally up and running and was trying to figure this out. I'm very disappointed that I can't use visual markups.  I mark up everything I read!  I hope it gets added back in a later version.

  • Wyn Laidig
    Wyn Laidig Member Posts: 401 ✭✭

    Hopefully the development team will reconsider this.  Custom highlighting really is crucial.  As well as the ability to import your highlighting from Version 3.  Why would I "upgrade" to version 4 if I lose all my work in doing so??

  • David Novick
    David Novick Member Posts: 43

    Just weighing in with others on this...To me, the customizable highlighting is a must-have feature.

  • Fred Greco
    Fred Greco Member Posts: 494 ✭✭

    I'll agree here.  One of the main "selling points" of Libronix as a system was the ability to carry around a whole library in my PC.  I can't have a library of "books" that I can't markup and highlight.

    Pretty simple.

    Fred Greco
    Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA, Katy, TX
    Windows 10 64-bit; Logos 7.1 SR-2 (Reformed Platinum)

  • Damian McGrath
    Damian McGrath Member Posts: 3,051 ✭✭✭

    I know it's coming..... but.....

    The new reading view is seriously limited by the inability to add highlighting as we read our way through a text.

  • Charlene
    Charlene Member Posts: 548 ✭✭

    I agree that highlighting and the ability to add symbols to what you reading should be included. As far as I am concerned, this is a no-brainer!

    Charlene

    Charlene