EdMellott
04-13-2007, 09:46 PM
Typed entry into the Command Line of BibleWorks is ordinarily in Latin-based script. This remains to be the case when most Bible versions and other texts are set as the Search version. There are exceptions, however, and at times different measures must be taken to revert to Latin-based text entry. (The reference to Latin-based text is meant to provide a distinction between languages that use such script, such as English, and those languages that use a different script, such as Greek or Hebrew.) This article is meant to describe the differences, and measures that may be needed when one wants to return from non-Latin texts to Latin texts.
There are a number of different script types that can appear in BibleWorks, and the steps taken to move from one to the other can vary. They can be set out in categories as follows.
1. Greek and Hebrew texts - Each of these language texts uses a different script. That script is only invoked, however, when a Search operator is used, such as a period, a forward slash or an apostrophe. Otherwise, as one types in the Command Line, the text will be in Latin characters.
2. Van Dyke Arabic Bible - This language Bible requires the use of Arabic script. Here, too, the script is only invoked when a Search operator is used. Characters typed directly on the Command Line will be in Latin characters, and will produce the expected results.
3. Far Eastern texts - Chinese and Korean texts use different scripts. In fact, there are two character sets for the Chinese - Big 5 and Simplified. Nevertheless, like those described above, these font sets must be invoked by means of a Input Method Editor. Commands typed directly into the Command Line are also in Latin Script.
4. Cyrillic texts - Bibles for the Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian languages use the Cyrillic alphabet. When one of these texts is made the Search version, one will notice a difference. Any characters typed directly into the Command Line, with or without a Search operator, will be in the Cyrillic script. To type Latin-based characters, one must first hit the INSERT key. When a little red block begins blinking in the upper, right-hand corner of the Command Line field, characters typed will be Latin.
5. Peshitta text - The Peshitta text in BibleWorks uses the Estrangelo font. Here another difference in behavior will be observed. When the Peshitta text is set as the Search version, the Estrangelo font remains in use whether or not one enters a Search character, or even if one hits the INSERT key. Here, also, is an unusual exception in the way a command can be entered on the Command Line. Though the characters may be in that unfamiliar font, one can type many commands into the Command Line, hit ENTER, and get the desired result. This is to say that, if the letters KJV are typed on the keyboard, and the ENTER key is hit, the Search version will be changed from the Peshitta to the King James Version.In view of some of these differences, some may find the following suggestions helpful for reverting to Latin-based language texts. It is possible to create one or more Search and Display Favorites groups. When such a group is already defined, one simply needs click on the Version Button (found to the left of the Command Line,) and select the desired Favorites group that appears there. This turns the conversion from a non- Latin text version to a Latin-based one as easy as two mouse clicks. Another equally simple solution is to click SEARCH on the menubar and select CHOOSE SEARCH VERSION from the drop-down menu. Finally, if the Browse Listboxes are set to display (they appear at the top of the Browse Window,) then one can click the down arrow on the version listbox and select a different version from the list.
Last Update - ELM/April 14, 2007
There are a number of different script types that can appear in BibleWorks, and the steps taken to move from one to the other can vary. They can be set out in categories as follows.
1. Greek and Hebrew texts - Each of these language texts uses a different script. That script is only invoked, however, when a Search operator is used, such as a period, a forward slash or an apostrophe. Otherwise, as one types in the Command Line, the text will be in Latin characters.
2. Van Dyke Arabic Bible - This language Bible requires the use of Arabic script. Here, too, the script is only invoked when a Search operator is used. Characters typed directly on the Command Line will be in Latin characters, and will produce the expected results.
3. Far Eastern texts - Chinese and Korean texts use different scripts. In fact, there are two character sets for the Chinese - Big 5 and Simplified. Nevertheless, like those described above, these font sets must be invoked by means of a Input Method Editor. Commands typed directly into the Command Line are also in Latin Script.
4. Cyrillic texts - Bibles for the Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian languages use the Cyrillic alphabet. When one of these texts is made the Search version, one will notice a difference. Any characters typed directly into the Command Line, with or without a Search operator, will be in the Cyrillic script. To type Latin-based characters, one must first hit the INSERT key. When a little red block begins blinking in the upper, right-hand corner of the Command Line field, characters typed will be Latin.
5. Peshitta text - The Peshitta text in BibleWorks uses the Estrangelo font. Here another difference in behavior will be observed. When the Peshitta text is set as the Search version, the Estrangelo font remains in use whether or not one enters a Search character, or even if one hits the INSERT key. Here, also, is an unusual exception in the way a command can be entered on the Command Line. Though the characters may be in that unfamiliar font, one can type many commands into the Command Line, hit ENTER, and get the desired result. This is to say that, if the letters KJV are typed on the keyboard, and the ENTER key is hit, the Search version will be changed from the Peshitta to the King James Version.In view of some of these differences, some may find the following suggestions helpful for reverting to Latin-based language texts. It is possible to create one or more Search and Display Favorites groups. When such a group is already defined, one simply needs click on the Version Button (found to the left of the Command Line,) and select the desired Favorites group that appears there. This turns the conversion from a non- Latin text version to a Latin-based one as easy as two mouse clicks. Another equally simple solution is to click SEARCH on the menubar and select CHOOSE SEARCH VERSION from the drop-down menu. Finally, if the Browse Listboxes are set to display (they appear at the top of the Browse Window,) then one can click the down arrow on the version listbox and select a different version from the list.
Last Update - ELM/April 14, 2007