BUG: Feasting on the Word as top commentary creates a random results generator

MJ. Smith

Case 1: Psalm 11 becomes Psalm 2

All panes closed before next test:

Case 2: Psalm 23 becomes Psalm 15

Case 3 works correctly

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Dan Francis

Here here... I have avoided reporting it but it is annoying having to go through a dozen links to find the right one...

-Dan

PS: Is this issue Logos wide or just those of us using verbum?

Bradley Grainger (Logos)

Thanks for pointing this out. The code that navigates within a resource is probably assuming that a "Bible Commentary" covers most of the biblical book it is commenting on, and also covers it in biblical book order. I suspect it wasn't designed to handle a resource that has sparse coverage (e.g., Psalm 2, 15, 27, 29, ...) particularly when those sections of the resource are "out of order".

We can look into this; for now, I would suggest having this series as your second-highest, not most-prioritised, commentary.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/605960#Comment_605960

Bradley, this worked correctly as I started from the Lectionary on the home page ... and continued as I clicked on each reading ... but when I clicked on the first reading it decided to randomize again. I'd given first priority to:

LLS:LECTCOMM1
2013-02-05T17:26:18Z
LECTCOMM1.logos4

I suspect all lectionary based Bible commentaries have a similar problem. Of course, their link to the Lectionary is logically liturgical date but ...

Nick Steffen

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/605966#Comment_605966

Thanks so much for reporting this! I've noticed weird stuff when working through the lectionary but wasn't sure how far the issue went. Upping the priority is a good way to isolate it.

Bradley Grainger (Logos)

I deleted my previous posts, because I sent us on a rabbit trail by getting my facts wrong. Let's start over again:

Case 1: Psalm 11 becomes Psalm 2

What were you expecting to happen here? Feasting on the Word doesn't have any commentary on Psalm 11 [12], so it opens to the "nearest" (which, in this case, is strangely defined because the milestones for Psalms are spread across 12 resources).

Case 2: Psalm 23 becomes Psalm 15

Interesting. It opens Year A, Volume 1 but as soon as you scroll in a Bible pane, it correctly changes to Year B, Volume 4.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/606211#Comment_606211

so it opens to the "nearest" (which, in this case, is strangely defined because the milestones for Psalms are spread across 12 resources).

I would accept this answer as long as I can understand what "nearest" is in this situation.

Interesting. It opens Year A, Volume 1 but as soon as you scroll in a Bible pane, it correctly changes to Year B, Volume 4.

I'm glad you saw this as I had similar unexpected behavior here and there but could never capture and define it. What I suspect unfortunately is that the lectionary based commentaries should not be classified as type:Bible Commentary but ultimately need a type:Lectionary Commentary ... which means unless you have a surprise for me they may all need to be type:Monograph or type:Commentary for now.