Bible Software Collection/LogosBibleSoftwareCollection-Win31.iso/readme.txt

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Logos Bible Software Collection <CD-ROM> v1.6
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Dear Logos User,

Congratulations on your purchase of Logos Bible Software
Collection v1.6e. We believe that you will find Logos an
invaluable Bible study tool and the finest Bible Study
Software for Windows 3.1.
Below is a list of features and caveats not mentioned in the
manual that you will want to be aware of before you use Logos.
Please read them carefully before using this product.


CONTENTS
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    * Logos Technical Support
    * WordPerfect for Windows 5.2-6.0 issues
    * Accents for Nestle-Aland and Scrivener's Greek texts
    * Clarification of Copy Verses Dialog
    * Dynamic Verse Insertion (DVI)
    * Dynamic Data Exchange with Logos Bible Atlas
    * Microsoft Word v2.0 and v6.0 Macros
    * Ami Pro Limitation
    * Exporting Hebrew Text in a Plain Text Format
    * Transferring Nave's Topical Bible References to
      Your Own Topical Index
    * Display Problem with TrueType Hebrew
    * Changing the Hot Spot and Search Hit Colors
    * Copy Only Plain Text into Clipboard
    * Final Comments
    * Logos Product Offerings


Logos Technical Support
-----------------------
If you need to call tech support, please have your complete
system information on hand for the technician. This would
include your computer's processor type (386, 486, Pentium, etc.)
Your version numbers for Windows & DOS, the number of Megs
of RAM installed, and if you are currently running a permanent
swap file. Without some or all of this information, a
technician may not have enough facts to help you effectively,
thus increasing the length of your call while you go back and
check for this information. You may reach Tech Support at
[phone] in the USA. (Outside the USA, refer to page 2 of
your Logos User's Guide for your regional distributor.)


WordPerfect for Windows 5.2-6.0 issues
--------------------------------------
WordPerfect 5.2 and 6.0 currently do not accept the default Rich
Text Format (.rtf) setting in Logos.  In order to insert verses
into these programs the option "Copy Only Plain Text into
Clipboard" must be selected in Preferences.
Also, WordPerfect 6.0 has problems displaying and printing Greek
or Hebrew text with accent marks.  This problem can be worked
around by making all of the text bold.

Version 6.0a of WordPerfect fixed most problems, except for
insertion of Greek or Hebrew.  These texts will insert in an
English font, and must be changed back to the appropriate font
by hand.


Accent marks for Nestle-Aland and Scrivener's Greek texts
----------------------------------------------------------
Logos uses Windows Symbol font by default.  This font does not
contain any accent marks.  In order to see the accent marks in the
Nestle-Aland or the Textus Receptus - Scrivener's texts change
Logos' "Greek Text" font to the supplied Greek TrueType font.
To do this:

1. Go into Logos, and select "Edit" and "Preferences".
2. Select the "Greek Text" option in the Area Font: list box.
3. Click the "Change..." button on the left, and then select
   the Greek font from the list.
4. Select "OK".

In order to use the Greek TrueType font for printing, select the
"Printer" option and repeat steps 2 through 4. The Byzantine
Majority and Stephen's Greek texts do not contain accent marks.


Clarification of Copy Verses Dialog
-----------------------------------
The manual incorrectly states that the current Bible verse and
version will always be shown in these dialogs. By default,
these dialogs will remember the last verse and version you
entered into the dialog instead of the current verse & version
being used in Logos. If you would like the dialogs to always
use the current verse and version shown in Logos, un-check the
Remember Last Verse in Copying Verses & DVI flag in the
Preferences dialog box, under the Edit menu. You can change
this flag as often as you like while using Logos and the
change will take effect without having to re-start Logos.


Dynamic Verse Insertion
-----------------------

Since Logos DVI is designed for use with Windows 3.1, DVI assumes
that you are using the Microsoft Windows Program Manager as your
primary shell. If you are using Norton Desktop or PC Tools or
another third party shell, you may experience stack overflows.
If this occurs, turn OFF DVI for all programs leaving standard
DVI active. If you are using Works for Windows, or WordPerfect
for Windows, turn ON Copy only plain text to clipboard in Bible
Verse Display & Text Formatting at the bottom of Preferences.


Dynamic Data Exchange with Logos Bible Atlas
--------------------------------------------

When you install your Logos Bible Atlas, the Atlas installer will
make changes to your Logos.exe file. These are minor fixes and
improvements that have been made since the original program was
written. This will insure that you have the very latest
improvements available. Because the installer makes these changes
to an .exe file, you should disable any TSR virus protection
programs which might interpret the act of modifying an .exe as
the act of a virus or bug. The TSR could shut down the process,
leaving you with a partially modified version of Logos.exe that
might not run correctly.
When the Atlas installer makes its modifications to the Logos.exe,
you may notice slight differences in the program, such as in the
Preferences dialog box, which will add options that relate to the
Atlas. To be able to search the Logos Bible Atlas from within
Logos Bible Software, configure your settings for the Atlas with
c:\lba in the Application Path.
For the Hypertexts in the Logos Bible Atlas to work smoothly,
you must start the Atlas first, and then start Logos. Starting
Logos first will work, but will require you to click on the
right hand side of the hypertext references in the Atlas.


Microsoft Word for Windows Macros
---------------------------------
There are two macros supplied for use with Microsoft Word for
Windows. One is called "logos.dot", and the other is called
"logos1x.dot". The manual incorrectly states that the names for
these macros are "logos1x.dot" and "logos2x.dot". "logos.dot"
is for use with Word for Windows Version 2.0 and 6.0, and
"logos1x.dot" is for use with Word for Windows Version 1.0.
If you are using Word for Windows version 6.0, place the
"logos.dot" in your \winword\startup directory. This will
insure that the insert verses macro will be automatically loaded
during the windows startup.



Ami Pro Macro Limitation
------------------------
Due to a limitation in Ami Pro for Windows, the Insert Verses
macro is unable to initially select the Bible version currently
being used in Logos. This means that when the dialog is first
opened, the first Bible version in the list is always selected,
even though a different Bible version may be the current version
within Logos itself. This doesn't affect the rest of the
functionality of the Ami Pro Insert Verses dialog.


Exporting Hebrew Text in a Plain Text Format
--------------------------------------------
When exporting Hebrew text in the plain text format, you will be
asked whether or not you want to export the text in a left-to-
right order or in a right-to-left order. The left-to-right order
is used when you want to export transliterated Hebrew, and the
right-to-left order is used when you want to export Hebrew text
that will correctly display the when the text is displayed in a
Hebrew font.

If you export text in right-to-left order, there will be no line
breaks in it. Therefore, unless you are using a Hebrew word
processor, the lines won't wrap correctly. For each verse that
occupies more than one line, the 1st line of text will end up
being the last line of text in that verse, and the last line of
text will become the 1st line of text in the verse. In order for
the text to be correctly formatted, you need to put in your own
line breaks and rearrange the text manually. The steps for doing
so are as follows:

    a) Export the text as plain text and right-to-left.
    b) Open the file into a word processor.
    c) Select all of the Hebrew text and apply the Hebrew
       font to it in the size you want.
    d) For each verse in the text which is not broken up
       according to your liking, do the following:
        - Go to the left side of the last line of
          the verse.
        - Place the insertion point there and
          press Enter.
        - Move that line to the top of the verse.
        - For each remaining line at the bottom of the
          verse, perform the same steps, placing each of
          the lines below the last one that was moved.


Transferring Nave's References to Your Own Topical Index
--------------------------------------------------------
Nave's Topical Bible is an optional add-on module to the basic
Logos program. When viewing a Nave's Topical Bible topic, you
may transfer some or all of the references in the topic to your
own topical index.
The manual does not describe how to transfer only some of the
references. To transfer some of the references, select the ones
to be transferred with the mouse, and then click on the Transfer
button. To transfer all of the references, make sure that there
is no selection in the Nave's Topic window by activating the
Nave's window and then pressing the Esc key, and then click on
the Transfer key. In both cases you will be asked to verify your
selection.


Display Problem with TrueType Hebrew
------------------------------------
There is a bug in Windows 3.1's TrueType Font Manager which
causes the Hebrew text to be drawn too far to the right using
certain display drivers. This is a Windows bug which can
sometimes be eliminated by using a different display driver.
Another alternative would be to purchase Adobe Type Manager
(ATM) and use the ATM version of the Hebrew font instead of the
TrueType version. The ATM version of the Hebrew font is
supplied on the font disk which comes with the Hebrew add-on
module.


Changing the Hot Spot and Search Hit Colors
-------------------------------------------
The hot spot color (used by the Strong's Lexicon and Nave's
Topical Bible module to identify jumps and Bible references)
defaults to the same green color used by WinHelp; the search
hit color (used to identify the found word or phrase after a
search) defaults to blue. You can change these colors by
adding one of the following two lines to the [Preferences]
section of the LOGOS.INI file in your Windows directory. (You
can use Notepad or any other plain text editor to modify this
file. If lines with the same names already appear in your
LOGOS.INI file simply change the values on those lines instead
of adding new lines.)

    HotSpotColor=<R> <G> <B>
    SearchHitColor=<R> <G> <B>

The two color definition lines contain colors defined in terms
of their red, green, and blue components by numbers ranging from
0 to 255. (On a standard VGA display running 16 colors only
numeric differences of 128 are significant -- I.E. red values of
0 and 75 are considered the same, but 0 and 128 are different.)
The default values Logos uses, and will use if you remove these
two lines from your LOGOS.INI file, are:

    HotSpotColor=0 128 0            ; Half intensity green
- and - SearchHitColor=0 0 255          ; Full intensity blue

You can change these colors as often as you like, but Logos will
only read them in once when it loads; you will have to restart
Logos for any changes you've made to take effect.

For help in finding the color you want to use, go to the Control
Panel and select the Color icon. In the Color dialog select
Color Palette and then press the Define Custom Colors button. You
can use the color picker to find the R-G-B value for a color you
choose here -- Logos will use the Solid color equivalent to
display text in that color. Hit Close when you are finished
playing with the color picker.


Copy Only Plain Text into Clipboard
-----------------------------------
Logos makes use of the Rich Text Format (RTF) to copy verses
and other text to the clipboard with complete formatting
information, including font information and bold and italic
marking. RTF has some limitations, though, and some word
processors don't implement it correctly. If you find that
pasting formatted verses from Logos into your RTF aware word
processor messes up your font-table (putting the verses in weird
fonts) or your page margins, you may wish to check the Copy Only
Plain Text into Clipboard flag in the Preferences dialog box,
under the Edit menu. If you do then Logos will only place plain,
unformatted text on the clipboard. When you paste plain text
into your document none of the text's formatting characteristics
will be carried over, but neither will your document formatting
be changed.


Final Comments
--------------
Thanks again for your support. We look forward to hearing your
comments and suggestions as we work to make the Logos software
family the most comprehensive and useful Bible study tools
available. For a complete listing of international
distributors, see page 2 of your Logos User's Guide.

    Logos Research Systems, Inc.
    2117 200th Avenue West
    Oak Harbor, WA  98277
    [phone]   Voice
    (800)87-LOGOS   Orders Only
    [phone]   Technical Support
    [phone]   FAX

In Australia:

    Bible Society in Australia
    23 Liverpool St., Locked Bag 3, Ingleburn, NSW 2565
    Orders, Tech Support:  (61) 02 605-7822
    Fax: [phone]

    Koorong Books
    17-21 Ryedale Road, West Ryde NSW 2114
    Orders:  (61) 02 807-4477       Fax: [phone]


Logos Product Offerings
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(Note: This list changes frequently. Call for the latest update!)

Reference Works
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Nave's Topical Bible
Tense/Voice/Mood and Stem/Mood (Hebrew and Greek verb parsing)

English Bibles
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American Standard Version 1901
King James Version
New International Version
New King James Version
New Revised Standard Version (with Apocrypha)
Revised Standard Version
New Century Version
New American Standard Bible

Foreign Language Bibles
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Reina-Valera Actualizada (Spanish)
Statenvertaling (Dutch)

Original-Language Bibles
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(Each includes ATM and TrueType Greek and Hebrew font disk.)
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Hebrew Old Testament)
Nestle-Aland 26th Edition (Greek New Testament)
Scrivener's Text (Greek New Testament)
Stephens 1550 Textus Receptus (Greek New Testament)
Byzantine/Majority Textform (Greek New Testament)
Greek 4 pack - all above Greek texts

Other Products
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Logos Bible Crosswords (Includes "Scribbles" Font)
Logos Bible Atlas