What are things in Logos you never use?
Number one for me is Canvas. I've watched tutorials and practiced with it, but I cannot think of a use for it.
I wish we could hide features in the same way we can hide books. It would simplify our menus when we are looking for things we actually use.
What about you? What are things you don't use in Logos and probably never will?
iMac (2019 model), 3Ghz 6 Core Intel i5, 16gb Ram, Radeon Pro Graphics. 500GB SSD.
Many things I thought I would never use, I later find myself using. Things I have yet to use (and often hope I never do)
Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."
Canvas is the worse feature in my opinion! I don’t use them all, but could some day. Now Canvas, they could do away with it and I wouldn’t miss it.
DAL
Jerry Bush:What are things in Logos you never use?
I have a guess most people don't use features because they don't know they are there, or don't know what a feature they know is there, does. Or at a minimum, like your example, can't think of a way to use the tool.
That makes it hard to list many of them unless you are a power user (like MJ...who can).
It reminds me of the Steven Wright line: "How'd you sleep?" "I don't know; I slept through it."
:-)
I don't know all that are there, but based on a perusal of the help guide, I probably use less than 20% of the features/tools in L9.
My thanks to the various MVPs. Without them Logos would have died early. They were the only real help available.
Faithlife Corp. owes the MVPs free resources for life.
Doc B: Steven Wright line: "How'd you sleep?" "I don't know; I slept through it." :-)
Steven Wright line: "How'd you sleep?" "I don't know; I slept through it."
I’ll use this line on my wife tomorrow. She always calls me at work in the morning when she’s on her way to her job and asks me: “How’d you sleep?” Now I know how to answer correctly 😂😂😂 “I don’t know; I slept through it.” 😂😂😂 I just wish I could record her reaction 😁
MJ. Smith:Many things I thought I would never use, I later find myself using.
Maybe Jerry didn't intend this, but perhaps responses to the listed non-used features will introduce others to their usefulness.
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DAL:Canvas is the worse feature in my opinion!
What other users of done in Canvas and shared:
Hands off my Canvas! But since I'm so accommodating I will let you jettison the Wikipedia button.
Jerry Bush: What are things in Logos you never use?
The big five for me in no particular order:
Of course there are other features I never use or rarely use.
But what any of us as individuals don’t find useful may well be useful to others so I am reluctant to say something I don’t use should be removed. Maybe one day my needs will change and my appreciation of those unused features will change, except for the shopping cart on the toolbar, that I will never need.
I've downloaded other users' Canvas documents. I've never created my own.
Features I never use:
DIsciple II:Shopping cart on Toolbar
I just installed 9.7 RC1 simply so that I could banish that button from my toolbar.
Yeah, but how long did it take users to make those “graphics” with canvas? It’s not practical and you would need a powerful computer to use it or else Logos will get stuck on “not responding” all the time and that means more precious time being wasted.
DAL:Yeah, but how long did it take users to make those “graphics” with canvas?
I would be surprised if the graphics where the creator has made several similar graphics took very long simply because most people don't keep repeating a task that doesn't provide results for the effort. The online review sites show a wide variation of opinions on the quality of the Canvas product. I have not yet taken the time to learn how to use it except at the most basic level where I have not run into either of the problems you describe.I also have not settled on an overall opinion of the product.
Doc B:That makes it hard to list many of them unless you are a power user (like MJ...who can).
We can browse the menus on the main Toolbar, like Tools, Documents and Guides!
I don't use these for my study, but it doesn't mean I'm not familiar with them.
1. Tools
Content Canvas* Highlighting Media Notes Self Tests* Sentence Diagrammer* Sermon Builder* Sermon Manager* Workflow Editor
Reference Atlas Reading Lists* Timeline Wikipedia* - removed in v9.7 Passage ExplorerSocial Ask the Author - removed in v9.7 Community Notes* Groups - access from Account menu in v9.7Utilities Faithlife Assistant* Library History2. Guides
Workflows Never used 13 of 15
Guides Counselling* Theology Section name Guides
3. Docs
Canvas* Prayer List* Sentence Diagram* Sermon*
* = features I definitely would not use
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