SUGGESTION: Lookup passage as first/default command box option
Currently typing a Bible reference in the command box and hitting enter will result in the command Open passages study layout to <reference>. It would be better if it opened one's preferred Bible to the reference instead.
Rationale: one will more commonly want to quickly lookup a passage than to open a Bible study layout.
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Francis said:
Currently typing a Bible reference in the command box and hitting enter will result in the command Open passages study layout to <reference>. It would be better if it opened one's preferred Bible to the reference instead.
In version 8.1 you have the choice to do that i.e. the Lookup option
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Dave Hooton said:Francis said:
Currently typing a Bible reference in the command box and hitting enter will result in the command Open passages study layout to <reference>. It would be better if it opened one's preferred Bible to the reference instead.
In version 8.1 you have the choice to do that i.e. the Lookup option
I think Francis' point is for that to be the default option, so that when you hit enter it goes to the passage in your preferred bible instead of opening a layout. So Look Up would need to be at the top of the list of options you posted in your screen shot.
I second this suggestion. But I know that Logos has collapsed the Command Box and the Go Box into one thing for Logos 8, and they need a quick way to open a layout. But it is annoying to have to take additional steps or type additional syntax just to do something as simple as open a verse in your preferred bible.
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Francis said:
Currently typing a Bible reference in the command box and hitting enter will result in the command Open passages study layout to <reference>. It would be better if it opened one's preferred Bible to the reference instead.
I agree that the default enter key action should be to go to reference in preferred Bible.
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If I remember correctly, FL just changed the default option to opening the guide from opening the passage alone in response to requests on these forums.
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SineNomine said:
If I remember correctly, FL just changed the default option to opening the guide from opening the passage alone in response to requests on these forums.
I don't remember / can't find those discussions - but I could have missed them.
But, for me, having the default action of opening just the Bible is much better. I've just run across it again now and would really like this default to be restored.
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For L7 Homepage users, the default GO Box action was a layout with PG.
For L7 Command Box users, the default action was opening in preferred bible.
For L8, the combined GO/Command Box had to make one of these the default. I don't remember if it was different in 8.0, but it makes sense to cater for L7 homepage users when the preferred bible is usually open in one's layout.
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Graham Criddle said:
But, for me, having the default action of opening just the Bible is much better. I've just run across it again now and would really like this default to be restored.
In 8.2 beta 3, the default action now seems to be opening the preferred Bible
Are others seeing this as well?
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I don't run betas.
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Francis said:
I don't run betas.
Actually you are quite wise in this respect Francis. There are some that run the Beta expecting the same reliability as the Stable edition and are then occasionally caught out.
For me a major hitch in a Beta is an inconvenience because I have to move my work to the Laptop where I keep a Stable version running but for some misguided folk without a second installation it can be a heart stopper.
Now however you have something to look forward to as the Beta iterations work their way to a stable release.
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Dave Hooton said:
For L7 Homepage users, the default GO Box action was a layout with PG.
For L7 Command Box users, the default action was opening in preferred bible.
True
Dave Hooton said:I don't remember if it was different in 8.0, but it makes sense to cater for L7 homepage users when the preferred bible is usually open in one's layout.
Agree
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Graham Criddle said:
In 8.2 beta 3, the default action now seems to be opening the preferred Bible
And now it seems to have reverted back to opening the layout - with no update to the software.
I am confused!
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Dave Hooton said:
t it makes sense to cater for L7 homepage users when the preferred bible is usually open in one's layout.
This sums up our reasoning, but it applies to new users as well. We don't want to make loading a passage study layout too hard to discover (as is presently the case for the topic study layout; working on that).
Graham Criddle said:And now it seems to have reverted back to opening the layout - with no update to the software.
I am confused!
Sorry about the confusion, Graham. What you are seeing is likely due to a long-standing feature of the Command box: it remembers your preference for the string you type.
For example, if you type "ESV" it might suggest:
Open English Standard Version
Open ESV Study Bible
Open The Lexham High Definition New Testament: ESV EditionIt makes a guess at the best match for your intention; but if you select the second or third option on the list, it will remember that, and offer it as the the first choice next time you enter "ESV."
Likewise, if you type "Jn 14:6" and select "Look up," it will remember that next time you enter "Jn 14:6" -- but only for that reference. "Layout" will still be the default for any other reference for which you didn't explicitly select a different option. If that's confusing and/or unhelpful, we can explore either never changing the suggestion order for Bible references, or changing the preferred order for all references based on your last selection.0 -
Hi Adam
Adam Borries (Faithlife) said:Sorry about the confusion, Graham. What you are seeing is likely due to a long-standing feature of the Command box: it remembers your preference for the string you type.
For example, if you type "ESV" it might suggest:
Open English Standard Version
Open ESV Study Bible
Open The Lexham High Definition New Testament: ESV EditionIt makes a guess at the best match for your intention; but if you select the second or third option on the list, it will remember that, and offer it as the the first choice next time you enter "ESV."
Thanks for the explanation - it makes sense of what I am seeing.
Adam Borries (Faithlife) said:Likewise, if you type "Jn 14:6" and select "Look up," it will remember that next time you enter "Jn 14:6" -- but only for that reference. "Layout" will still be the default for any other reference for which you didn't explicitly select a different option. If that's confusing and/or unhelpful, we can explore either never changing the suggestion order for Bible references, or changing the preferred order for all references based on your last selection.
I'm afraid I do find this behaviour confusing.
Yesterday - for example - I was thinking about two upcoming sermons, one based on 1 John 1 and the other based on 1 John 4. It would be much easier for me if typing either reference in the command box always provided the same option in the command box so I knew I could either just press Enter or navigate the dropdown to select another option.
Of the options you suggest I would favour never changing the suggestion order for Bible references - then we would know what to expect.
Thanks, Graham
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Graham Criddle said:
Of the options you suggest I would favour never changing the suggestion order for Bible references - then we would know what to expect.
I suspect that for different tasks different options are best. I generally prefer the way it works now as it is usually in the order I want for the task at hand.
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MJ. Smith said:
I suspect that for different tasks different options are best. I generally prefer the way it works now as it is usually in the order I want for the task at hand.
And I suspect that for any kind of configuration there will some that find it useful for specific purposes, however, what should always be preferred is what makes the most sense for most. I doubt that your needs are those of the majority of users MJ and I am confident that were a survey to be done of all logos users, most would indeed prefer to have quick access to the Bible over more difficult access in favour of opening layouts.
I don't have a problem with the idea of an adaptive reordering but the way they did it illustrates that it is difficult to make it work practically. It would be better if the software remembered what I use more often (open layout or open Bible) rather than be reference specific. I mean I look up all kinds of references. The fact that I opened Ezekiel 2:4 once in a Bible by no means should be interpreted that I have a preference to go to the Bible when it comes to this specific reference! That is a WEIRD idea imo!
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If the goal is to make layout access more easily accessible, it should be sufficient to have it listed as second in the drop-down list. Seriously: do you expect ANYBODY to open layouts more often that just the Bible? Do people want to open a bunch of windows whenever they want to look up a passage?
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Francis said:
It would be better if the software remembered what I use more often (open layout or open Bible) rather than be reference specific.
I agree.
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Another reason why I don't like the current way of working.
I had a layout open earlier today while preparing a sermon and wanted to open a Bible to a particular reference.
So I typed the reference into the Command Box and - without thinking too much about it - pressed Enter.
This opened the Passage Study Layout completely removing all the tiles I already had open.
I know this was user error but it just doesn't seem right!!
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Graham Criddle said:
I know this was user error but it just doesn't seem right!!
An adaptive approach should see the bible open as the default once you get it right[:D]
Dave
===Windows 11 & Android 13
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Indeed it would!!
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Adam Borries (Faithlife) said:Dave Hooton said:
t it makes sense to cater for L7 homepage users when the preferred bible is usually open in one's layout.
This sums up our reasoning, but it applies to new users as well. We don't want to make loading a passage study layout too hard to discover (as is presently the case for the topic study layout; working on that).
Graham Criddle said:And now it seems to have reverted back to opening the layout - with no update to the software.
I am confused!
Sorry about the confusion, Graham. What you are seeing is likely due to a long-standing feature of the Command box: it remembers your preference for the string you type.
For example, if you type "ESV" it might suggest:
Open English Standard Version
Open ESV Study Bible
Open The Lexham High Definition New Testament: ESV EditionIt makes a guess at the best match for your intention; but if you select the second or third option on the list, it will remember that, and offer it as the the first choice next time you enter "ESV."
Likewise, if you type "Jn 14:6" and select "Look up," it will remember that next time you enter "Jn 14:6" -- but only for that reference. "Layout" will still be the default for any other reference for which you didn't explicitly select a different option. If that's confusing and/or unhelpful, we can explore either never changing the suggestion order for Bible references, or changing the preferred order for all references based on your last selection.This has been fixed in 8.4.
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I can confirm that with 8.4, having opted to open a reference in my preferred Bible rather than in a study layout, this is now the default for all Bible references.
Thank you for this helpful change.
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Francis said:
I can confirm that with 8.4, having opted to open a reference in my preferred Bible rather than in a study layout, this is now the default for all Bible references.
Thank you for this helpful change.
[Y] Much appreciated!
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Please note that the command suggestion adapts over time -- over your last 25 selections, if I remember correctly -- so it might take a bit to take effect.
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