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A group for users of Logos Bible Software to discuss Visual Filter documents.
Follow- Hi, I am learning how to use the visual filters and when I use this: morph.h:P It works most of the time and highlights just the preposition but sometimes it highlights the entire word such as in Gen 1:1 where the first word starts with a preposition, it highlights the entire word and not just the preposition but on the last word of verse 6, it correctly highlights only the preposition. Am I doing something wrong?
- No, you are not doing anything wrong, your filter is working correctly. There are 3 ways prepositions appear in the text. Independent, Maqqef, and Inseparable. In Gen 1:1, "in the beginning" (barashiyt) is inseparable, so the prep is part of the actual word. In Gen 1:2, "on the face" (al-paney) is connected by a maqqef, so that prep can be distinguished. And any prep appearing just by itself is called Independent and is highlighted. The three inseperable preps are: Bet (ב): indicates “in,” “on,” or “by” (e.g., בְּתוֹךְ - betokh, “in the midst of”) Kaf (כ): indicates “like” or “as” (e.g., כְּמוֹ - kemo, “like”) Lamed (ל): indicates “to” or “for” (e.g., לְפָנִים - lifanayim, “before”) For more info see: (https://www.blueletterbible.org/resources/grammars/hebrew/simplified-hebrew/inseparable-prepositions.cfm)
- thanks, but I should have narrowed it down to just the English verbs and nouns
- I'm not sure how you'd do that honestly. I don't think English words are tagged quite the same way, especially for morph searches and filters. Maybe someone would have an idea.
- If you apply a morph filter to a tagged English version (e.g. ESV) then the corresponding English gloss will show the filter highlights. Actually, this can be a Bible or Morph filter. Set the search to "All Bible Text" in "All Passages" in Bible" for ... Set the criteria to "morph.h:V" and another to "morph.h:N". Set the filter effect to what ever highlighting you desire. This will highlight all the glosses that have an underlying verb or noun. I put in a picture of the filter and the output that I get from the ESV and from the LHB. Remember, the English version will need to be tagged. Now, I have a lot of features and whatnot so this works for me - not sure how much mileage you might get.
- Hello. I love the Visual Filters on my Mac, but is this feature available for any of the following? 1) Android devices (both phones and tablets) 2) Apple iPhones 3) Apple iPads Thank you! GBU.
Phil Gons (Logos) — Edited
You can add your support to this suggestion: https://feedback.logos.com/boards/logos-mobile-app/posts/add-visual-filters-to-mobile- Hi Phil Gons (Logos), I am talking about the Visual Filters that allow you to highlight words based on the underlying Hebrew/Greek wood. My Android phone (one of the latest Samsung models) doesn't display them, so I am planning to get a new device soon, and I'd like to know if I should get an Android Tablet, an iPhone, or even an iPad, as long as I can see the filters when reading it from that new device. Look at the attachment please. Thank you.
- Got it. Thanks for clarifying, Percy Vega. Those are what we refer to as visual filter documents, which are a kind of savable/customizable search results. We don't support visual filter documents on any platforms for desktop (Windows and MacOS) yet, but we'd like to bring them to web and mobile (iOS and Android).
- I have two related issues with visual filters. 1) From what I can tell, all the palettes are open when applying visual filters. That is there is no drop-down function as there is when using the palettes to highlight. 2) It is impossible to prioritize palettes above the built-in palettes by renaming them. If I'm right, I have to scroll down past the four built-in palettes, which are all open, to get to a palette I want. Is there any way around this?
- Thanks much Doc B. i do appreciate your info.
- As far as I'm aware, visual filters aren't available on mobile at all.
- Graham's right...I had highlights in mind when I answered. :-(
- I have recently been using visual filters to mark Hebrew lemmas as part of a literary analysis project. I cannot find any way to copy and paste passages that retain the filter markings, except that in Word I can retain basic character colors. It would be incredibly helpful to be able to either retain the markings outside the Logos screen or have a way in Logos to further massage the Biblical text. What I am trying to do seems relatively simple. I would like to be able to separate and indent passage portions to elucidate the literary structure and show the marked lemmas that contribute to the analysis decisions. If there is a way to accomplish this, I would be eternally grateful. If not, it seems that it would be a very helpful feature to further make use of the incredible power of visual filters.
Bob Venem — Edited
It would also make a great teaching tool. Just added a request to the Faithlife suggestion box.- Exactly. I'll put a vote in, too.
- Logos has the Sentence Diagrammer. (https://www.logos.com/features/sentence-diagramming?ssi=0) I have no idea if it can be used with visual filters. But if it can, you could apply the filter, then diagram your verses. You could then screen capture the final view and paste it into a presentation, document, etc ...
- Just for the fun of it, I've adapted the Inductive Precept Visual Filters to use the default Inductive/Precept Highlights Palette from Logos. You will find the 5 shared Visual Filters as usual under Bible Study > Logos Documents. The 5 Visual Filters are named Inductive/Precept : Sense, Person, Place, Lemma, Morph. (You need to Follow this group to see the filters). Many thanks to Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :) for the original Inductive Precept Visual Filters and all the hard work that went behind them ! (Note that I had to remove a few elements which had no suitable matching highlight in the default Logos Inductive/Precept palette).
- How do I apply or get these filters online?
- In the Groups section on the left side, click on Logos Visual Filters. First you must click Follow to follow this group, otherwise you won't see the filters. Then click on Bible Study. Then click on Logos Documents. You will see the 5 Visual Filters named : Inductive/Precept : Sense, Person, Place, Lemma, Morph. For each of those 5 filters, click Action > Copy to create your own copy in Logos. Once copied in Logos, the filters are automatically applied.
- Hi, Thanks for your reply. I figured it out. Sarah
- Thanks so much, Bob Venem!
- Thank you very much for your reply. You answered my question. I don't have the Bronze. I'm just a laymen that loves to study the bible. I guess I'll just continue to phrase and diagram passages with Word. Thanks again, I was pulling my hair out trying to figure it out.
- You’re welcome sir
- Propositional Outlines are also available in the Preaching Suite, and the Academic Essentials package, i believe - either of those may be cheaper for you. Preaching Suite tends to go on sale, and it's a great value, even if you won't use the sermon prep features. Academic Essentials goes on sale less frequently, but is also a great value. https://www.logos.com/product/228336/logos-10-academic-essentials