more L4 Tools for Logos 4  
     

 

What is more L4 Tools?

This is a program that I wrote to help me keep a backup list of information on how I have Logos 4 Bible Software setup on my computer. I am sharing it with you for free. In the past after a crash or an indexing problem I have lost data a couple of times. This was very frustrating since I had spent hours setting up Logos 4 the way that I wanted it, only to find that the Cloud did not restore the information. mL4Tools will not restore your information to Logos 4, but you will have a list of some of the major areas so that you will know how you had Logos 4 setup.
 

Features in this program
 

Downloading & Installation

For the time being you will need to use Internet Explorer (other browser will not work) to download & install mL4Tools on your windows computer. Click here to open the installation page and click on the Install button. After installation you will need Logos 4 running prior to starting mL4Tools (otherwise mL4Tools may appear to hangup while it times out waiting for Logos 4 to respond). It is strongly suggested that you create a shortcut in Logos 4 for mL4Tools by dragging its icon from Program Files->mL4Tools after clicking the Start button in windows.

If you have previously had mL4Tools installed and your receive an error message, you may need to run the Control Panel in windows and uninstall mL4Tools, then try to run the installer page again.

Later when I get time I will create another installation page with instructions which will contain a zipped installation file.
 
     

Quick viewing & opening your Document files in Logos 4
(those found under File in the L4 menu)

After you have been running Logos 4 for some time you may have accumulated a large number of documents. In Logos 4 you can type in the Find box which shows on the right side after clicking on File in L4's menu bar to help you.

But as an alternative you can use the L4 Docs tab in mL4Tools (see Fig. 1a) to assist you in finding your documents quicker. On the right side of the L4 Docs tab in mL4Tools you will see a list of document types which were found in your full list of documents. You can click on any of these types and mL4Tools will filter your documents list to show only those for the type that you selected. Then you can also click on the Title heading in mL4Tools to have your list sorted by alphabet. If you double-click on a document in the list area (where you see a list of your documents) then mL4Tools will signal Logos 4 to open that document.
 
     
Figure 1a
(image from mL4Tools Docs tab)

 
     
Making a backup list of how you Tagged resources in Logos 4
You will find it useful to have a backup list of how you tagged your resources in Logos 4 in the Library window.

Fig. 2a below shows Logos 4's Library panel with a red rectangle drawn around the Tagged column. Notice in Fig. 2b that mL4Tools has all the information in it needed for you to reconstruct or check your Logos 4 tagged resources. You will want to save this information in mL4Tools, so you would use the Export to CSV button to export all your tagged resourceinformation to a file readable by a spreadsheet. Then you could use Excel to import the information and arrange it and make notes (see Fig. 2c) and then save your Excel document to your computer in a known location so you could find it in the event that you need to see how you had your Logos 4 resources tagged.
 
 
Figure 2a
(image from Logos 4's Library panel)

Figure 2b
(image from mL4Tools Library tab)

 
     
Figure 2c
(image from Excel after importing CSV file which mL4Tools exported. Some editing applied, see this short video for how I edited Excel.)


 

 
Making a backup list of your Logos 4 Collections
You will find it useful to have a backup list of your Logos 4 Collections.

Fig. 3a below shows a Collection as seen in Logos 4's collection panel. Notice in Fig. 3b that mL4Tools has all the information in it needed for you to reconstruct or check your Logos 4 collections. You will want to save this information in mL4Tools, so you would use the Export to CSV button to export all your collections information to a file readable by a spreadsheet. Then you could use Excel to import the information and arrange it and make notes (see Fig. 3c) and then save your Excel document to your computer in a known location so you could find it in the event that you need to see how you had your Logos 4 collections setup. 		 
 
     
Figure 3a
(image from Logos 4's Collections panel)


Figure 3b
(image from mL4Tools Collections tab)

 
     
Figure 3c
(image from Excel after importing CSV file which mL4Tools exported. Some editing applied, see this short video for how I edited Excel.)

 
     
Making a backup list of your Logos 4 Priorities
You will find it useful to have a backup list of how you have prioritized your Logos 4 resources in the Library window.

Fig. 4a below shows a section of the Prioritization panel in the Library window of Logos 4. Notice in Fig. 4b that mL4Tools has all the information in it needed for you to reconstruct or check your Logos 4 prioritization. You will want to save this information in mL4Tools, so you would use the Export to CSV button to export your priorities information to a file readable by a spreadsheet. Then you could use Excel to import the information and arrange it and make notes (see Fig. 4c) and then save your Excel document to your computer in a known location so you could find it in the event that you need to see how you had your Logos 4 priorities set.		  

 

Figure 4a
(image from Logos 4's Library Prioritization panel)

Figure 4b
(image from mL4Tools Priorties tab)

 
   

Figure 4c
(image from Excel after importing CSV file which mL4Tools exported. Some editing applied, see this short video for how I edited Excel.)


 
     

Adding comments to books in your Logos 4 Library

Something that I have wanted Logos to offer was a way to add my comments to any book in my Library. While building this program I found a way to add it here.

 
 


 

1. In the Library tab, locate a book that you want to add a comment to and click on it to select it.

2. Now right-click on the selected book and mL4Tools will show you a pop-up menu. Hover over Book Comments and another menu becomes visible. Now click on Edit/Add Comments in that menu.

 
 


 

3. mL4Tools will open the Comment Editor window.

4. Click in the text editing area and start typing in your comments. This editor box will only accept text (no formating). Please notice under the edit area to the right is text limit info. And under that you will see a text character counter which will increase as you type. So for now you are limited to 2048 characters in your comment.

5. When you have finished entering your comments, click on the Save button to save it. mL4Tools saves your comments on your hard drive in ProgramData/mL4Tools. So the next time you open it, your comments for your books is still available.