Accordance Bible Software Blog Comments http://www.accordancebible.com/common/rss2/?&channel=blog_comments&article_id=3317299 Syndicated BLOG Comments from Accordance Bible Software. en-us Copyright 2013 Accordance Bible Software Tue, 21 May 2013 06:24:42 -0400 support@accordancebible.com (Accordance Bible Software) DM Smith https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 David,

Because your article did not name the programs, I was a bit confused by it. Right now Bible Desktop and Alkitab are the only java based freeware programs. (Alkitab is a sister project of Bible Desktop targeted to the Indonesian speaking people.) So I was pretty sure you were referring to Bible Desktop.

Yes, the Book Installer is what I was referring to, according to the path that you gave. It should have taken effect without a program restart. Though sometimes, one has to select a different commentary and then select the original one for it to take effect. Thanks for the feedback. I'll log a bug on that one.

MacSword is another sister SWORD project of CrossWire's. Soon BibleTime, another one, will be cross-platform and available for the Mac.

Thanks for not adding to the SWORD/e-Sword confusion.

Blessings in your efforts,

DM

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:57:54 -0500 https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 DM Smith David Lang https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 DM, thanks for the clarification. I knew when I wrote this that I would probably miss the fact that one program or other could do more than I was seeing. I tried changing the font of a couple commentaries in what I assume you mean by the Book Manager (go to Tools-->Books-->Installed Books, then click the Font button), but it never seemed to "take." Finally it occurred to me that maybe I should Quit and relaunch, and when I did that I could see the font change.

By the way, I hope I didn't give the impression that MacSword and Bible Desktop are Windows ports. MacSword was among the "freeware programs developed for OS X" I mentioned (the one with the most flexible typography), and I tried to indicate the cross-platform nature of Bible Desktop. I know many people confuse the Sword Project (the cross-platform open source initiative from which MacSword and Bible Desktop derive) and E-Sword (an unrelated Windows freeware program), but I'm well aware that the former didn't come from the latter. I hope I didn't inadvertently add to that confusion.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:47:25 -0500 https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 David Lang DM Smith https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 I agree with you that being able to choose fonts is essential. Especially when viewing Greek, Hebrew, Farsi and other non-Western scripts.

BibleDesktop, the java-based freeware program you referenced does allow you to choose a font in three different ways. You will be able to choose from all the installed fonts on your Mac. It is not limited to 10 fonts, unless that's all you have installed.

For Greek and Hebrew, I recommend the SIL fonts.

1) You can choose the font, it's size and it's style in preferences for the application as a whole.

2) You can choose the font, it's size and it's style in the Book manager for each Book.

3) There in the same Book manager, you can set the font on a per language basis.

Unfortunately, this is not obvious and is an omission in the manual.

Regarding MacSword and BibleDesktop, neither are ports of a Windows program. MacSword was developed as a Mac program from the start. BibleDesktop was developed as a cross-platform program from the start. Nearly all the development of Bible Desktop in the last 3 years has been on a Mac.

DM Smith

Lead Developer for Bible Desktop

www.crosswire.org/bibledesktop

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:30:38 -0500 https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 DM Smith K.W. Leslie https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 My first two Macintosh bibles, Online Bible and MacBible, let you switch fonts too. I never considered it a special feature. I think it's generally assumed that Macs will let you switch fonts.

Now, since Accordance has become Unicode-friendly, will we eventually be able to get to change the fonts for the Greek and Hebrew bibles as well? I really prefer reading them in a sans-serif font like Trebuchet or Helvetica.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:15:41 -0500 https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 K.W. Leslie Robert https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 I must say, for a long time I did not take advantage of this feature. It didn't really occur to me that I would want to change the font. But then I saw how other people customized their fonts and backgrounds and how attractive and how much easier on the eyes those changes were. I then had to change my own fonts and backgrounds. 

One thing I like about accordance is all the little customizable features that bring so much satisfaction to the user experience. As ridiculous as it sounds, it just feels good.

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:30:05 -0500 https://www.accordancebible.com/3317299 Robert