I have 1 question and 1 suggestion.
Question: I see the power in the new notes tool, but, for the most part, it is power I will not use. The old version suits me much better in its simplicity, and in its thrifty use of the screen. In the Notes Tool FAQ there is a link to an article that is supposed to tell the user how to work with the old version of Notes. When I click that link it takes me to this page. Can I use the old notes, rather than the new? If so, how?
Suggestion: Regardless of the notes tool I am using, I would love it if I could make the notes panel link to other panels, just as we do with the Bibles and commentaries.
- Ken Bankston, the ability to switch to the old system was added for those who use functionality that didn't ship with 8.0 (such as labels). Most, if not all, of such "critical" components have been added to the new system, and without a doubt the ability to use the old system will go away in the future (I have no "inside" knowledge of this, it's just common sense). I would NOT look back. It would be better to push for improvements in the new *current* system. Your screen real-estate concern is shared by many, and various proposals have been tossed back and forth for how to minimize the footprint while keeping it intuitive and accessible. I too would love to see it be more space efficient (especially width-wise). What behavior would you like to see with putting Notes into a linkset?
Phil Gons (Logos) — Edited
>I see the power in the new notes tool, but, for the most part, it is power I will not use. The old version suits me much better in its simplicity, and in its thrifty use of the screen. Ken BankstonWilly Arnold, did you know that you can close the sidebar and expand the editor to the full width of the panel? Does that not meet your needs? If not, can you provide some more detail? >Regardless of the notes tool I am using, I would love it if I could make the notes panel link to other panels, just as we do with the Bibles and commentaries. We have a spec for enabling panel linking for Notes, and we've discussed doing three things: (1) filtering down to the notes relevant to the linked panel, (2) ordering those notes in the order of the linked panel, and (3) navigating to the milestone location in the notes list. I'd still really like to see us get to this, but I'm not sure at this point when we will.