I'm on a Mac and would love to see this asap.... any timeframe?
Can you be more specific? I've always wanted a "cite type" that copies the URL location as the cite, rather than a footnote type, specifically so I can paste quotes into external software and have a link back to the resource in Logos. I know you can do this by copying, pasting, then copying the url (through the menu in the top left of the resource), then switching back to the other software and pasting the url to the location in Logos, but this has always been a lot of work --more work than it should be.
When you say, "automatic hyperlinking," what specifically are you asking for?
Russ
On the PC version of Logos, when you type a scripture reference in a note, it is automatically hyperlinked to that passage… this isn't true on Mac, due to limitations of the notes engine.
I've always wanted a "cite type" that copies the URL location as the cite, rather than a footnote type, specifically so I can paste quotes into external software and have a link back to the resource in Logos. I know you can do this by copying, pasting, then copying the url (through the menu in the top left of the resource), then switching back to the other software and pasting the url to the location in Logos, but this has always been a lot of work --more work than it should be.
"Logosres" will do this, depending upon the software you are using. If you own the peacemaker, by Ken Sande, this link will take you there:
logosres:375b55b4ad576d081fa2549bcf1d10e2;art=r8;off=67
When you say, "automatic hyperlinking," what specifically are you asking for? On the PC version of Logos, when you type a scripture reference in a note, it is automatically hyperlinked to that passage… this isn't true on Mac, due to limitations of the notes engine.
I think this functionality is part of the current beta - Logos are doing their own notes editor now (which means all the OS-facilitated features are gone, I heard Mackies cry about a spell checker or so...) which features exactly what you wrote.
A caveat for those who want to try: in current beta exactly that and no more means, i.e. typing and then seeing the reference hyperlinked (which seems to work because they parse the text when someone hits "space"), not pasting a page from a commentary and seeing all the dozens of refernces linked. Hopefully in next beta.
I don't have "logosres" as an option for a citation type... You must be on a beta version? If so, at least it's good to know this capability is coming.
I don't have "logosres" as an option for a citation type
Copy as Wiki will get that for you
I don't have "logosres" as an option for a citation type...
Use "URL"… this feature has been around as long as I have used Logos! It works in Windows much better than on Mac. You should be able to select a word or phrase in Word, create a "hyperlink," paste the logosres into the hyperlink area and have an automatic link to your logos resource from within Logos!
I think this functionality is part of the current beta
By "this functionality" you mean auto hyperlinking? It isn't working on mine, and I don't believe it is working for other users on Mac yet, but I could be wrong about that.
I don't have "logosres" as an option for a citation type... Use "URL"… this feature has been around as long as I have used Logos! It works in Windows much better than on Mac. You should be able to select a word or phrase in Word, create a "hyperlink," paste the logosres into the hyperlink area and have an automatic link to your logos resource from within Logos!
I'm not asking for the ability to copy a url to the location.
I'm asking for the url to be an option as a citation type, or for there to be custom citation type that allows us to include/not include any part of the information about the citation we're copying from as part of the citation itself.
To repeat myself:
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This is only accessible from the info menu on the left side of the resource, not as a default citation type. I can get a link from that menu, but to go through the process again, if I'm building a lot of information for a research paper or other work, I don't care about the author/etc, in the first cut, rather I want to know how to get back to the place I copied it from quickly. The way I have to do this now is to copy the quote, switch to the external software, paste the quote, switch back to logos, copy the url out of this information menu, switch back to the external software, then paste the url location. This takes a good bit of time --it would be better to have a custom or link cite type that would allow us to build research resources without switching back and forth multiple times.
You should try this sometime --go through a book, copying ten or fifteen different quotes and paste them into Word, or OneNote, or Evernote. Then, for each quote, get the URL so you can link back into Logos for that specific quote to find it in the original context quickly. It gets tedious very quickly. And yet --there's no other way to get a direct link back to the location of the quote within Logos. The normal cite information can't be pasted into the search bar to get back to the same place (the citations are most often wrong, and the search engine can't find a location based on a citation).
Again, the ability to pull down the menu on the left side and copy the url separately from the actual quote doesn't resolve the problem I'm trying to fix. I really think the url location needs to be a default citation type, or there needs to be a custom citation type that allows you to build just the information you want for getting back to the resource quickly.
You should develop your idea a little more and submit it as a suggestion in User Voice. To be honest, it has taken me quite a bit to understand what you are trying to say, but I think I have it now. Does this summarize it?
A new citation style to be created which can incorporate the logosres info.
This is all that's really needed...
The idea is on uservoice, here:
http://logos.uservoice.com/forums/42823-logos-bible-software-5/suggestions/2302559-add-copy-cite-as-url
But I don't really think anyone understands it --if you're doing a huge research paper, like a thesis, and using Logos as your primary research source, this could make a huge difference in how much time it takes for you to find and arrange the information you need to build your case and references...
Mike, I am really sorry that your thread got hijacked. Sorry! [:S] [:)]
I'm on a Mac and would love to see this asap.... any timeframe? Mike, I am really sorry that your thread got hijacked. Sorry!
Mike, I am really sorry that your thread got hijacked. Sorry!
No worries... lots of good info [:D]
If it makes you feel any better, I am still waiting for an answer to the OP as well! [:S]
