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diff --git a/docs/handbook/en/html/hdbk-config.html b/docs/handbook/en/html/hdbk-config.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77c690e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/handbook/en/html/hdbk-config.html @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 4. Configuring BibleTime</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.74.0"><meta name="keywords" content="QT4, bibletime, sword, crosswire, help dialog"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The BibleTime handbook"><link rel="up" href="index.html" title="The BibleTime handbook"><link rel="prev" href="hdbk-op-output.html" title="Exporting and Printing"><link rel="next" href="hdbk-reference.html" title="Chapter 5. Reference"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 4. 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Configuring <span class="application">BibleTime</span></h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="hdbk-config.html#hdbk-config-bt">Configure BibleTime Dialog</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="hdbk-config.html#hdbk-config-bt-display"> + Display + </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="hdbk-config.html#hdbk-config-bt-languages"> + Languages + </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="hdbk-config.html#hdbk-config-bt-desk"> + Desk + </a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="hdbk-config.html#hdbk-config-bt-hotkeys"> + HotKeys + </a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><p>In this section you find an overview to configure <span class="application">BibleTime</span>, + which can be found under + <span class="guimenu">Settings</span> in the main menu.</p><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="hdbk-config-bt"></a>Configure BibleTime Dialog</h2></div></div></div><p>The <span class="application">BibleTime</span> user interface can be customized in many + ways depending on your needs. You can access the configuration + dialog by selecting + <span class="guimenu">Settings</span> + <span class="guimenuitem">Configure <span class="application">BibleTime</span></span>.</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="hdbk-config-bt-display"></a> + <span class="guimenu">Display</span> + </h3></div></div></div><p>The startup behavior can be customized. Select from the + following options: + </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Show startup logo</p></li></ul></div><p>Display templates define the rendering of text (colors, + size etc.). Various built-in templates are available. If you + select one, you will see a preview on the right pane.</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="hdbk-config-bt-languages"></a> + <span class="guimenu">Languages</span> + </h3></div></div></div><p>Here you can specify which language should be used for the + biblical booknames. Set this to your native language, if it is + available, and you'll feel at home.</p><p>By default, <span class="application">BibleTime</span> uses the default system + display font. You + can override this font if necessary. Some languages require + special fonts to be displayed correctly, and this dialog allows + you to specify a custom font for each language.</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="ss_configfonts.png" alt="Options Dialog - fonts"><div class="caption"><p>The Options dialog - Fonts.</p></div></div><p><span class="application">BibleTime</span> can now use all supported fonts. + As long as the works you are interested in display correctly + nothing needs to be done here. If a work only displays as a + series of question marks (??????) or empty boxes, then you know + that the standard display font does not contain the + characters used in this work.</p><p>To correct this, choose this work's language from the drop + down menu. Select the use custom font checkbox. Now select a + font. For example, a font that supports many languages is + Code2000. If no installed font can display the work you are + interested in, try installing the localization package + for that language.</p><div class="sect3" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="hdbk-config-bt-addfont"></a>Installing fonts</h4></div></div></div><p>Detailed font installation instructions are outside the + scope of this handbook. For further information you might want + to refer to the + <a class="ulink" href="http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Unicode-HOWTO-2.html" target="_top"> + Unicode HOWTO</a>.</p><div class="tip" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>If you use a small font like Clearlyu (about 22kb), + <span class="application">BibleTime</span> will run faster than with a large font like + <span class="trademark">Bitstream + Cyberbit</span>®(about 12Mb).</p></div></div><div class="sect3" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="hdbk-config-bt-ob-font"></a>Obtaining Fonts</h4></div></div></div><p>Fonts can be obtained from a number of sources:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Your *nix distribution.</p></li><li><p>Your distribution's localization packages.</p></li><li><p>An existing + <span class="trademark">Microsoft + Windows</span>®installation on the same + computer.</p></li><li><p>A font collection, such as are available from Adobe + or Bitstream.</p></li><li><p>Online font collections.</p></li></ul></div><p>Unicode fonts support more characters than other fonts, + and some of these fonts are available at no charge. None of + available fonts includes all characters defined in the Unicode + standard, so you may want to use different fonts for different + languages.</p><div class="table"><a name="hdbk-config-unicode-fonts-table"></a><p class="title"><b>Table 4.1. Unicode Fonts</b></p><div class="table-contents"><table summary="Unicode Fonts" border="1"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td> + <a class="ulink" href="http://code2000.net/CODE2000.ZIP" target="_top"> + Code2000</a> + </td><td>Perhaps the best free Unicode font, covering a + wide range of characters.</td></tr><tr><td> + <a class="ulink" href="http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&cat_id=FontDownloads" target="_top"> + SIL unicode fonts</a> + </td><td>Excellent Unicode fonts from the Summer + Institute of Linguistics.</td></tr><tr><td> + <a class="ulink" href="http://www.nongnu.org/freefont/" target="_top"> + FreeFont</a> + </td><td>A new free Unicode font initiative.</td></tr><tr><td> + <a class="ulink" href="ftp://ftp.crosswire.org/pub/sword/iso/latest/FONTS" target="_top"> + Crosswire's font directory</a> + </td><td>Several fonts available from the Crosswire Bible + Society Ftp site.</td></tr><tr><td> + <a class="ulink" href="ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/extras/fonts/windows/" target="_top"> + Bitstream CyberBit</a> + </td><td>Covers almost the entire range of Unicode, but + might slow <span class="application">BibleTime</span> down because of its + size.</td></tr><tr><td>Clearlyu</td><td>Included in some distributions. Contains + European, Greek, Hebrew, Thai.</td></tr><tr><td> + <a class="ulink" href="http://fontforge.sourceforge.net/sfds/" target="_top"> + Caslon, Monospace, Cupola, Caliban</a> + </td><td>Partial coverage, see information on linked + site.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br class="table-break"><p>There are good Unicode font lists on the net, as the one + by Christoph Singer ( + <a class="ulink" href="http://www.slovo.info/unifonts.htm" target="_top">Multilingual + Unicode TrueType Fonts in the Internet</a>), or the one by + Alan Wood ( + <a class="ulink" href="http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/fontsbyrange.html" target="_top"> + Unicode character ranges and the Unicode fonts that support + them</a>).</p></div></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="hdbk-config-bt-desk"></a> + <span class="guimenu">Desk</span> + </h3></div></div></div><p>Many features provided by the Sword backend can now be + customized in <span class="application">BibleTime</span>. These features are documented + right in the dialog. You also have the possibility to specify + standard works that should be used when no specific work is + specified in a reference. An example: The standard Bible is used + to display the content of cross references in the Bible. When you + hover over then, the Mag will show the content of the verses + referred to, according to the standard Bible you + specified.</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="hdbk-config-bt-hotkeys"></a> + <span class="guimenu">HotKeys</span> + </h3></div></div></div><p>HotKeys are special key commands that can be used in the + place of the menu items and icons. A number of <span class="application">BibleTime</span>'s + commands have predefined HotKeys (see + <a class="link" href="hdbk-reference-hotkeys.html" title="HotKeys index">this section</a> for a + complete listing). Most of <span class="application">BibleTime</span>'s commands can be + assigned HotKeys here. This is very helpful to quickly access the + functions that you need the most.</p></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="hdbk-op-output.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="hdbk-reference.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Exporting and Printing </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 5. Reference</td></tr></table></div></body></html> |