Rework notes function - in one or multiple phases
Note attachment
• allow a note to be attached to multiple passages - with the note icon appearing on each passage
• allow all links - to other notes, PDF's mp3's, PowerPoint's, web, mind maps, sentence diagrams, vocabulary lists
• permit notes to be attached to a lemma, liturgical date, search string...
• allow default note icon color to be set at the file level; permit more colors (at least match L3)
• allow user selection of highlight style to indicate attached note/selected text - include suppressing highlighting or show only on mouse over
• improve input window (more like L3)
• sequence multiple note icons on a text by standard Prioritization
Note content
• permit at least as much formatting as in L3 which includes tables, illustrations, colored text, underlined text ...
• additional formating: fine control of font size, highlighting
• permit notes to be made from templates
• integrate a journaling feature - a note file that automatically includes date in the title and automatically sorts on date
Note navigation
• allow a search specifically on notes (or my content) with result search terms highlighted in automatically expanded notes
• allow tags on all notes and a search on those tags
• allow table of contents similar to L3
• sort sequences: (a) additional sequences: canon, created date, last modified date, user note title, highlighting; .(b) remember sequence function (allow temporary); (c) set priority for sort ket values (example: liturgical year)
• layout should remember position in a note file (specific note)
• add linkset functionality to notes (requires appropriate sort sequences) [this allows My Commentary; added to clippings it allows "My Catena"]
• ability to add notes to collections
• use right click rather than red x for delete
• permit drag and drop on multiple notes
Note specific functions:
• allow notes and note files to be merged or split
• add a reporting feature which pulls all notes on a given pericope into a printable, exportable file.
• Implement parity for Mac version
General functions - including but not limited to notes:
• include spell checker in notes
• retain "deleted" notes (and other user content) for a period of time - permitting a restore function
• improve the performance: keyboard entry, long notes and note files
• allow the sharing of notes between users
• automatic linking of Bible references to handle double punctuation and all standard citation abbreviations
• pop-up window (especially notes & references in notes) to be as large as the note requires with the ability to be pinned and scrolled.
• allow creation of new file and opening of any existing file via right-click (notes, clippings, etc.)
• allow prioritization of files (especially notes) in "My Content" section
• allow searching of My Content by heading
• allow the saving of a BWS either into a Clipping or a Note
Greater detail and examples available at http://community.logos.com/forums/t/30837.aspx?PageIndex=2
Please see the detailed response here: https://community.logos.com/forums/t/96898.aspx
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MarCya commented
I don't understand why we would have to vote for something that is such a no brainer! We paid for a sophisticated program and this should have been included in the first place.
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Rosie Perera commented
The fact that this made it to the first page of UserVoice requests in less than 24 hours speaks to how important it is for Logos to consider it. There's a thread on the forum where it was announced (http://community.logos.com/forums/t/31366.aspx), and several people mentioned that they'd sacrificed *three* votes from other features to vote for this.
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Jesse Blevins commented
I would like to be able to highlight in my own notes in the software.
I would like to be able to highlight in clippings.
I would like an "undue delete" for when I accidentally delete one of my notes or clippings.
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Jack Hairston commented
If Notes in L4 worked as well as L3, I could get rid of L3 in favor of the rest of the features in L4, which I love. (I'm a database programmer too, so I appreciate how hard it would be to do some of these suggested changes.)
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MJ Smith commented
My apologies - I copied the wrong version and see no way to edit:
Note attachment
• allow a note to be attached to multiple passages - with the note icon appearing on each passage
• permit notes to be attached to a lemma, search string, passage list, other notes ...
• allow default note icon color to be set at the file level; permit more colors (at least match L3)
• allow user selection of highlight style to indicate attached note/selected text - include suppressing highlighting or show only on mouse over
• improve input window (more like L3)
• sequence multiple note icons on a text by standard Prioritization
Note content
• permit at least as much formatting as in L3 which includes tables, illustrations, colored text, underlined text ...
• additional formatting: fine control of font size, highlighting
• allow all links - to other notes, PDF's, mp3's, PowerPoint's, web, mind maps, sentence diagrams, vocabulary lists
• permit notes to be made from templates
• integrate a journaling feature - a note file that automatically includes date in the title and automatically sorts on date
• display note properties such as date created, last date updated
Note navigation
• allow a search specifically on notes (or my content) with result search terms highlighted in automatically expanded notes
• allow tags on all notes and a search on those tags
• allow table of contents similar to L3; preferably permitting a hierarchical structure
• sort sequences: (a) additional sequences: canon, created date, last modified date, user note title, highlighting; .(b) remember sequence function (allow temporary); (c) set priority for sort key values (example: liturgical year); (d) allow the user to use the first line of the note as an additional sort field – in conjunction with title or independently.
• layout should remember position in a note file (specific note)
• add linkset functionality to notes (requires appropriate sort sequences) [this allows My Commentary; added to clippings it allows "My Catena"]
• ability to add notes to collections
• use right click rather than red x for delete
• permit drag and drop on multiple notes
Note specific functions:
• allow notes and note files to be merged or split
• add a reporting feature which pulls all notes on a given pericope into a printable, exportable file.
General functions - including but not limited to notes:
• implement parity for Mac version
• improve the performance: keyboard entry, long notes and note files
• include spell checker in notes
• retain "deleted" notes (and other user content) for a period of time - permitting a restore function
• allow the sharing of notes between users
• automatic linking of Bible references to handle double punctuation and all standard citation abbreviations
• pop-up window (especially notes & references in notes) to be as large as the note requires with the ability to be pinned and scrolled.
• allow creation of new file and opening of any existing file via right-click (notes, clippings, etc.)
• allow prioritization of files (especially notes) in "My Content" section
• add filter capability to user generated data including Passage Lists and Notes
• allow searching of My Content by heading
• allow the saving of a BWS either into a Clipping or a Note
• ability to create a list of all user created content, markups, links … for a specific resource
• choice of including notes when exporting or printing a Bible passage
Greater detail and examples available at http://community.logos.com/forums/t/30837.aspx?PageIndex=2 -
MJ Smith commented
This request deliberately left out all requests to integrate the Notes function with 3rd party software. These requests have validity as do requests to integrate with mind mapping tools. I simply consider integration with 3rd party software to be a separate issue and did not want it to delay a rewriting of the Notes function.
This logic also applies to the backup and "not on cloud" issues which apply to all user generated content not just notes.