TBU – Settings

Extra Content

None of the options in this section apply to the Two-Minute or Pocket editions. Comments are in these editions, but they are always displayed.

Questions

Displays questions towards the end of pages that have Scripture passages.

Author's comments

Displays occasional comments by the author. (Comments always display in the Two-Minute and Pocket editions.)

Cross-references

Shows occasional links to sections with a related theme.

Links to Scripture Index

Displays a link to each Scripture passage's index entry.

Footnotes

Displays footnotes (beneath passages with a footnote marker).

Layout

All screen widths

Base font size *

Changes the size of the text in the main window.

Line height *

Changes the line spacing in the main window.

Smaller screen widths

Pin top bar

Pins the top bar to the top of the screen, so that it is always displayed.

Settings toggles in bar

Displays a second level of icons in the bottom bar – for settings. It begins with a link to Settings, followed by icons that toggle commonly used settings on and off. See The Icons on the App’s Bars, on the ‘About’ page.

Background slider in bar

Available when the settings toggles are switched on (above). Displays a slider to vary the background color, at the end of the second level of icons. Scroll to the right side of the bottom bar to see the slider.
On wider screens this slider is always available, as are the settings toggles.

Wider screen widths

Side pane

Moves page headings (and any questions) from the end of the page to a side pane.

Show menu by default

Displays the menu when a new page is opened.

* When a setting with an asterisk is changed, its effect is illustrated in a box containing sample text.

Color & Style

Key text in verses *

Unit color

BrownYellow color

Unit highlight

YellowWhiteBlackBrown highlight

Bold

Semi-bold

Italics

Underline

Applies formatting to the parts of verses that the subheadings refer to.
Color options vary depending on the current unit and background selection, below. (Tip: With dark backgrounds, try a "color" option rather than a "highlight" option.)

Page background *

Displays a colored background. Vary colors with the slider.

Verse style (serif) *

Gives verses a serif font, to contrast with headings and comments.

* When a setting with an asterisk is changed, its effect is illustrated in a box containing sample text.

Bible Websites

The purpose of the following settings is to enable users to quickly go to a Bible website to check a passage's context.

Create links to sites

Enables Translations (below)

biblegateway.com*

biblia.com*

esv.org

netbible.org

Reference only

When a user taps a passage's Bible reference, a link address is created to the reference at the selected Bible website. Then the address is "copied", ready to be pasted in a browser.

Translations

If biblegateway.com or biblia.com is selected in the previous setting, the link address is modified to open in the translation selected here.
Note that netbible.org also provides a number of translations, but these need to be selected at the site.

Display links to sites

This briefly displays the link address, near the Bible reference that was tapped.

Help

The Colored Strips

The strips with colors under each setting indicate to which editions each setting applies. The Color Key at the bottom of the screen shows which editions are represented by the colors.

The Settings Bar

Settings has its own bottom bar. Note the following options on the bar.

Information: Displays relevant information under each setting. (Not available in this Help section.)
Current: When accessing Settings from one of the editions, this hides settings that are not applicable to that edition – i.e. only settings applicable to the current edition are displayed. This also hides the colored strips. (Not available in this Help section.)
Apply: Returns to the page from which Settings was accessed, and applies the relevant settings.

Reverting to Default Settings

To reset settings to their default status, tap:

Reset Settings

Unavailable Options

Options are 'grayed out' if:

they are not relevant for the user’s device size; or
they are dependent on a previous setting being switched on.

Icons

The icons next to some settings are used (where practical) to represent the settings when viewing any of the editions. There they enable users to toggle settings on and off directly from the edition. For more information, go to The Icons on the App’s Bars, on the ‘About’ page.

Color Key (applicable editions):

The colors in the bars below the settings, indicate the editions to which the settings apply.

Two Minute

Pocket

Concise

Foundations

Intermediate

Comprehensive

In-Depth

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