8.7 SR-2 (8.7.0.0042) is now available

The Logos Bible Software desktop application version 8.7 SR-2 is now available to all users.

To immediately update to the current stable version, enter the Update Now command. Otherwise, the app will automatically update the next time it's scheduled to check for updates.

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Important:

Some anti-virus software are falsely flagging and quarantining Logos 8.7 as malicious.

Bitdefender seems to be the most common; we have contacted the company and they will review it for inclusion in their next Signature Update.
If you would like to install 8.7 while you wait for your anti-virus service to unblock it, you may uninstall your anti-virus software and use Windows Defender in the meantime instead; it's free and included in Windows 10.

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Rick Ausdahl

Thank you for the context menu changes! I've only taken a peek at them so far, but I really appreciate the direction taken with the changes. [:)]

Andrew Shearer

What happened to the options in the information window?

When I used to right mouse click on a word in a passage, I would get an information window that allowed me to do a morphological search, or find the meaning of the root word in DBL or Strongs, etc. That option seems to be missing now?

Dave Hooton

When I used to right mouse click on a word in a passage, I would get an information window that allowed me to do a morphological search, or find the meaning of the root word in DBL or Strongs, etc.

Welcome Andrew,

Do you select the word before you right-click, because you will see the new Selection window with limited options. If you directly right-click on a word, you will get the Context menu with those options.

You can turn off the Selection window by going to Tools > Program Settings, find Show Selection Menu and click on NO.

Piet Huttenga

Hi,

After the update 8.7 it looks as if my logos has become a lot slower even after I have switched this off. Do others agree or is just accidentally?

Piet Huttenga

It looks as if Logos 8 has become a lot slower? And do these menus not bring a lot of overkill?

I select the just the word formalism in a commentary on Ecclesiastes 4:17:

My apologies for the Dutch version, but almost nothing of the information seems to be relevant.

My concern is that I will not be able to use my Logos in a simple way. As far as I know I have switched the changes off. Is it possible to undo update 8.7?

Blessings,

Piet

Dave Hooton

After the update 8.7 it looks as if my logos has become a lot slower even after I have switched this off.

The Selection Menu being off won't help overall speed. Anything specific that is slower, because I don't see this?

Rick Ausdahl

Thank you for the context menu changes! I've only taken a peek at them so far, but I really appreciate the direction taken with the changes.

Still haven't had much opportunity to explore all the changes, but one thing I really appreciate is the more streamlined way of looking up English words in resources.

Thank you Faithlife!

Jeremy

Dear Philana,

Thank you for the release notice. I am very thankful for Logos!

With that said, I would strongly recommend AGAINST uninstalling a premium anti-virus fo a single software application to use. That is not good advice, even temporarily. Who leaves their house doors wide open for anybody to ransack the house even if you have a video camera at the doors (Windows Defender is better at watching than blocking)? Rather, you may consider other options, such as creating an exception rule for Logos or temporarily disabling antivirus during upgrade or use of Logos and then re-enabling when ready. Yes, Windows Defender is free, but it not to be relied on. There are even free antiviruses with realtime protection, but again, you get what you pay for (or don't).

If anyone needs a great antivirus or antiransomware protection or remote computer support, feel free to contact me.

Blessings!

Bradley Grainger (Logos)

Windows Defender is better at watching than blocking

Windows Defender was just rated one of the best antivirus software for Windows by an independent group: https://www.techspot.com/news/81396-windows-defender-ranked-joint-best-antivirus-program.html

A former Mozilla engineer recommends uninstalling any antivirus software except Microsoft's: https://robert.ocallahan.org/2017/01/disable-your-antivirus-software-except.html

Jeremy

As an IT professional and consistenly removing infections from users with Windows Defender (as recently as 2 days ago), free A/V's, and/or no A/V installed, I defer to experience over an article. It was rather interesting reading however. Thank you for the mention. Blessings sir

Donnie Hale

Or, as I like to snarkily put it...

Antivirus software *IS* the virus.

-Donnie

Paul Rubiola

In general I really like the changes to the context menu. Perhaps I am just not seeing it amidst the plethora of new functionality but I can't seem to find the "open in a new tab" feature that I have come to rely on. Please let me know if this feature has been dropped.

Thank you

Paul Rubiola

Dave Hooton

It was dropped.

Al Sosa

Logos 8.7 SR2: great move by Logos.

Now, again, when are we going to get "Bookmarks"?

Does this needs a congressional meeting in Washington??

Either way, thank you for the upgrades...

Al Sosa

JT (alabama24)

when are we going to get "Bookmarks"?

https://wiki.logos.com/Bookmarks

Rick Ausdahl

Windows Defender is better at watching than blocking

Windows Defender was just rated one of the best antivirus software for Windows by an independent group: https://www.techspot.com/news/81396-windows-defender-ranked-joint-best-antivirus-program.html

A former Mozilla engineer recommends uninstalling any antivirus software except Microsoft's: https://robert.ocallahan.org/2017/01/disable-your-antivirus-software-except.html

Opinions definitely run deep on antivirus software. I was also an IT guy (now retired), as are two of my brothers and one of my sisters. My brothers scoff at the mere mention of Windows Defender and can't fathom that's what I use. They have used Kaspersky for years and used other major leading apps and freeware before that. On the other hand, my sister and I have used nothing but Windows Defender and its predecessors for years. My brothers each have a couple of computers and over the years, they have picked up a couple of viruses, but nothing serious. On the other hand, neither my sister or I have ever picked up any viruses on the six to seven computers typically in our homes at any given time. I used to load other antivirus programs periodically on some of our computers just to see if running scans on them from other apps would pick up something WD was missing, but I never got any hits and finally stopped doing that.

I also support computers for some extended family members who rely on Windows Defender. There have been a few times when one of their computers developed quirks (sometimes major) for which I would download freeware AV apps (including Bitdefender and Malwarebytes) to double-check the systems, but the other antivirus apps never found anything WD didn't also identify. But in each of those cases, I was able to track the source of the problem back to applications that kids had downloaded and installed because they were using computers not used by the parents, and were therefore given more leeway by the parents on those computers. The kids knew they were being given a fair amount of rope to play with, but they also knew if they mucked things up, they'd be without a computer until I could resolve it. After a fix, I'd explain what had happened and how to avoid it. They usually learned from their mistakes, but if they didn't, they did learn it might take their uncle quite a while to work their repeat problems back into his schedule. [;)]

Of course, this is all anecdotal evidence and it may just be that my internet related habits put me at less risk than some. But I stopped worrying long ago about relying on Windows Defender. Knock on wood. [:)]

Paul Micheel

I'm having the exact same problem. I used to be able to right click and find an option for more than the Louw Nida Lexicon in Greek. Now, that's all I can find. I made the change you suggested and it did nothing to improve my situation. I find these changes very confusing and incredibly difficult to navigate. I am unable to follow what you are suggesting in the posts you made to help on right clicking, because the pictures you post aren't what I'm seeing on my computer because of the update.

Paul Micheel

I figured out my problem. You changed the graphics dramatically and I was able to figure out what I wanted after I complained about it in my post. Just need to be patient I guess.

Adams

The new update is crashing every time I open a resource. It doesn't crash when opening a document like a sermon but every single time I click the ESV bible it crashes.

Bootjack

I can open the ESV with no crashes. But hopefully whatever is causing Logos to crash in your case and Layouts causing Logos to crash is being worked on as we speak.

JT (alabama24)

The new update is crashing every time I open a resource. It doesn't crash when opening a document like a sermon but every single time I click the ESV bible it crashes.

please create a new thread and post logs (see my signature line). Your issue may or may not be related to the issue someone else is having.