Logos 8.1

Version: 8.1.0.0016
Released: December 10, 2018

Known Issue: When a facet filter is applied to a resource, clearing the facet does not remove the filter.

New Features
  • Command Box
    • The “Go to [reference]” command text now indicates that the user’s preferred Bible will open.
  • Home Page
    • Reopening the Home page now refreshes today’s content when the application has been left running overnight. Thread
  • Layouts
    • Simplified and renamed the default Home Page “Passage” layout to “Passage Study.”
  • Menus
    • Filters are now cleared when either the Guide or Tools menus are closed.
  • Multiview Resources
    • Added support for Notes Tool notes and highlights in multiview resource secondary resources.
  • Notes Tool
    • Improved conversion support for old Notes Documents commands (i.e., Favorites or History) for use with the Notes Tool.
    • Added the ability to disconnect from a shared notebook by deleting the notebook.
  • Workflows
    • The Workflow Topic auto-complete now matches those used by the Topic Guide.
    • Changed the UI for Workflows Read intent.
    • Added a new Read action to Workflows.
  • Workflows Editor
    • Added a new Topic type to the Workflows Editor.
    • Added support for both Cross References and Important Passages Guide Sections to the Workflow Editor.
    • Added support for users to customize the Bibles used for a Text Comparison intent.
    • Added support for new Preaching Theme template kind.
    • Added support for Preaching Theme and Topic Guide Sections.
    • Added support for Documents intent.
Bug Fixes
  • Bible Word Study Guide
    • Fixed a crash that occurred when clicking on a Greek word when a Bible Word Study is in a link set with the Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament (LDGNT).
  • Command Box
    • Executing a search from the Command Box now opens the new search in a docked panel.
  • Guides
    • Removed redundant Type labels from the Important Passages section when in Type view.
  • Highlighting Tool
    • Fixed a crash caused by trying to delete a highlighting style that is used by a note in a notebook that was previously trashed.
  • Homepage
    • Added the ability to configure which feeds are enabled in the Explore section.
    • If any panels are already open, clicking a Reading Plan card will now only open a resource panel for all the readings (or if a resource is already open it will just navigate that resource to the first reading from the plan). To get the previous behavior where the predefined layout (or user customized Bible reading layout) opens, first close all open panels (e.g. by clicking the “Close all panels” button in the top right of the application toolbar.)
    • If any panels are already open, clicking a Lectionary card will now only open a resource panel for the lectionary (or if the resource is already open it will just navigate to the date from the card.) To get the previous behavior where the predefined or customized layout is opened, first close all open panels (e.g., by clicking the “Close all panels” button in the top right of the application toolbar.)
    • Fixed a bug that caused menu dialogs for adding a card to be improperly positioned.
  • Important Passages Guide Section
    • Fixed a crash in the Important Passages Guide section caused by resource unavailability.
  • Notes Tool
    • Improved copy and paste functionality to preserve formatting.
    • Fixed a crash when copying and pasting some note URLs into the Command Box.
    • Fixed a bug that caused note indicators to be repeated at article boundaries.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented the Notes Tool from respecting the application’s spell check preference.
    • Fixed a bug caused by pasting text with some types of text formatting to not display correctly.
    • Fixed a crash when applying the Strikethrough style to a note.
    • Using CTRL+Space in the Notes editor will now clear formatting from selected text.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented the “Add Anchor” interface from scrolling into view when editing a long note.
    • Fixed a bug that prevented some links from working when the resource was missing.
  • Panel Scaling
    • Fixed a bug that caused a change in resource panel scaling to affect the scaling of a resource’s Table of Contents.
  • Reverse Interlinear
    • Fixed a bug that prevented word information hover tips from being displayed when the Reverse Interlinear Pane was checked on.
  • Synchronization
    • Fixed a bug that prevented Custom Dictionaries from attempting to resync after losing an internet connection. Thread
  • UI
    • Various UI fixes.
  • Workflows
    • Fixed a bug that prevented steps that used the Atlas Tool when running a Biblical Place Study workflow.
Bug Fixes for Mac
  • Menus
    • Fixed a bug that caused the Tools and Guides menus to close when pinning/unpinning an item.
  • My Library
    • Fixed a bug that prevented the My Library menu from remembering the last used size when in a pop-up.
    • Fixed the checkmark missing from the Prioritize Resources panel menu item when the panel is open.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • ⌘+SHIFT+I now correctly toggles the Information panel on/off.
  • Resources
    • Fixed a crash when opening a Timeline resource in MacOS Mojave. Thread, Thread
  • Word Lists
    • Fixed a bug that prevented previously created Word Lists from appearing in the Merge menu.


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