Desktop-
1. Speed - I bought a new machine ( fast processor, SSD Drive, loads of RAM) specifically to run Logos faster. It made little discernible difference. Even if I have no resources opening, it still takes 25 seconds or more to even get a screen. I have other behemoths - like the Adobe products to open very fast. I have never understood how the videos on the Logos website are lickety-split fast... Anyway, it is always my number one...
2. indexing - so SLOW... and it eats up the system forever....
3. Notes - well, I was one that beat the drum to get it. But, it is so complicated now, I am lost in its enormity and complexity.
4. Sermon Editor - not very Mobile friendly... really not friendly at all... I seldom use it without giving up.
5. I like Canvas. I think it could be better.
Phil Gons (Faithlife): What are the most important things we should solve for Logos 9? What general themes or areas should we focus on? What bugs should we fix? What improvements should we make to existing features? What new features should we add? What new data sets should we build? What new books should we include? Please specify desktop, mobile, and/or web, where appropriate. What does your ideal Logos 9 upgrade look like? What would make Logos 9 an irresistible upgrade for you? If different, what should we do to win the next generation of new users? Please include links to forum threads, User Voice requests, etc. where applicable. We've reviewed the User Voice feedback for desktop, mobile, and books, but I want to make sure that the priorities there are reflective of the current priorities of our forum community. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback!
What are the most important things we should solve for Logos 9?
Please specify desktop, mobile, and/or web, where appropriate.
What does your ideal Logos 9 upgrade look like? What would make Logos 9 an irresistible upgrade for you?
If different, what should we do to win the next generation of new users?
Please include links to forum threads, User Voice requests, etc. where applicable.
We've reviewed the User Voice feedback for desktop, mobile, and books, but I want to make sure that the priorities there are reflective of the current priorities of our forum community.
Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback!
First I use the desktop almost all the time. I have checked out the web app and pleased with it, but don't use it because I use the desktop. The only thing I use the Mobile app for is simply to read a book when I am out. No in-depth study happens on Mobile, only the desktop.
For Logos 8 you came up with the Theology guide and have been working to make it better since. For Logos 9 you should try to figure out church history and there's 2000 years to tap into. Every time you ask my number one complaint is speed. I have learned to expect Logos Bible software to be slow. There was a great improvement with Logos 8, but it's still a very slow program compared to other programs on my system. There were a lot of resources added to Faithlife since Logos 8 launched. Some of those resources would entice people to upgrade to Logos 9. I have been pleased with Logos 8 Ultimate and most likely will acquire the Logos 9 Ultimate, but my library is getting bigger and soon I will stop building it and only need the new features. Logos 9 already is irresistible to me, but Logos 10 probably not.
Focus on touchscreen features
PetahChristian: DAL:BUT...BUT, if you’re not going to bother to make improvements in the graphics department, then don’t even bother bringing CARTA over to Logos. Let the users wait another decade before desecrating CARTA’s graphics by lowering the quality of their images by putting them in the current platform! I think FL understands that the rest of us who haven’t been complaining about graphics quality want Carta in Logos sooner, rather than later.
DAL:BUT...BUT, if you’re not going to bother to make improvements in the graphics department, then don’t even bother bringing CARTA over to Logos. Let the users wait another decade before desecrating CARTA’s graphics by lowering the quality of their images by putting them in the current platform!
I think FL understands that the rest of us who haven’t been complaining about graphics quality want Carta in Logos sooner, rather than later.
But lucky for you, knowing FL, that’s not gonna happen anytime soon 😉
Thanks for asking!
The following is for desktop:
1. Better reading experience. This program is all about reading, so I think there should be more to customize the reading experience. For example, I want to be able to set a font for a specific resource, having different resources use different fonts. I also want to be able to set a custom background for resources - more than just the standard colors. I want to be able to set an image for the background. I'd use images of different kinds of paper. Think about it: Hebrew and Greek resources displayed on old parchment. Bibles and such displayed on photographs of old textured papers. That's one of the things I miss about print books - how each is visually unique. Give us a way to customize that and I think that would really be cool.
2. Better F8 drawing mode. Basically, I want something that is easy to use, and can function like Piper's Look at the Book. I use a Surface pro with a Pen, and I want to be able to just draw. I don't want to drag and drop things like in canvas.
3. Better Sermon Editor. Make it more robust, with features similar to Word.
4. Ways organize our documents (I'm thinking of sermons here) into file folders, grouping things together.
That's all on the top of my head for now. I'll post again if I come up with more.
Already adding stuff: The ability to save a specific combination of Visual Filters into a present that we can quickly activate, rather than having to check and uncheck specific items.
1. Speed
2. Speed
3. Speed
4. Maps
5. Spit & polish most-used features that never got finished.
1. Dark mode: the ability to change the entire interface to dark mode with white lettering (like what can already be done on the mobile app...there it is called low light)
2. Better touch screen support
3. A favorites panel that is more user friendly
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I'm not sure why people are still complaining about speed. I invested in an i9, 32GB RAM, fast video card and a PCI-e drive with lots of room and it rocks Logos.
I was wondering about the possibility of making the interface variable in size. I love making the print size very readable, but the interface cannot be made larger that I know of and it's sometimes a challenge to read things that are bit smallish. This might be a bear to do, but some of us older folks would appreciate it.
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mab: I'm not sure why people are still complaining about speed. I invested in an i9, 32GB RAM, fast video card and a PCI-e drive with lots of room and it rocks Logos. I was wondering about the possibility of making the interface variable in size. I love making the print size very readable, but the interface cannot be made larger that I know of and it's sometimes a challenge to read things that are bit smallish. This might be a bear to do, but some of us older folks would appreciate it.
One shouldn’t have to invest on an expensive computer to run Logos. Accordance, heck, even WORDsearch, are faster programs. I mean lightning quick clicks. Logos hangs/stalls too much especially when indexing. It even affects other programs like Word, my pictures, etc. There’s definitely something wrong with the program when it interferes that much with other programs — Hence, the improvement on speed request.
DAL
DAL: mab: I'm not sure why people are still complaining about speed. I invested in an i9, 32GB RAM, fast video card and a PCI-e drive with lots of room and it rocks Logos. One shouldn’t have to invest on an expensive computer to run Logos. Accordance, heck, even WORDsearch, are faster programs. I mean lightning quick clicks. Logos hangs/stalls too much especially when indexing. It even affects other programs like Word, my pictures, etc. There’s definitely something wrong with the program when it interferes that much with other programs — Hence, the improvement on speed request. DAL
mab: I'm not sure why people are still complaining about speed. I invested in an i9, 32GB RAM, fast video card and a PCI-e drive with lots of room and it rocks Logos.
I agree with DAL. I would hope that Faithlife would rather we invest in their software offerings every two years, not a new machine. Obviously other Bible Software companies have this figured out. Logos needs to be as fast and snappy as Accordance or WORDsearch.
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mab:I'm not sure why people are still complaining about speed. I invested in an i9, 32GB RAM, fast video card and a PCI-e drive with lots of room and it rocks Logos.
Tell you what: you buy me a computer with specs like that and I'll stop prodding Faithlife about Logos being slow.
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A search bar within the Personal Book tab would be greatly appreciated. I hate scrolling down to find the book I'm looking for.
Thank you
In regards to books: please offer Baker Academic titles in the base packages.
Desktop - I might not even upgrade to 9, I really love 8. I am sure that is not what Phil wanted to hear, FL needs to sell to exist.
I am sure it could be faster, although on my computers it's awesome.
I think notes could be better. Keep developing this.
But that is the extent of my wish list.
Those are my As someone who has to work with a lot of other software for work, I am really happy with Logos 8.
1. Folders on the shortcuts bar. Like Chrome.
2. Be able to open all contents of a folder in a new panel.
The ability to toggle individual visual filters from the go box/shortcut bar.
The ability to bind a shortcut key to anything on the shortcut bar.
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