Why Isn't BibleWorks Fully Unicode?
Though BibleWorks is not currently fully Unicode, our policy as a company is that we are slowly shifting over to Unicode. All future CHM modules will use Unicode Greek and Hebrew, and we will convert the older CHM modules as time permits. Both Unicode Greek and Hebrew and legacy BibleWorks font ...
- How Do I Use Unicode in BibleWorks?
In BibleWorks 7, 8 and 9, Unicode may be used in the BibleWorks editor (see note 1 below); and BibleWorks Greek and Hebrew text may also be exported in Unicode using the Options | Fonts menu (see note 3 and image below). Unicode export does not currently extend to the "Export Database" function. ...
- How Can I Export in Non-Unicode Fonts?
BibleWorks 8 and above export Greek and Hebrew text in Unicode fonts by default. Unicode fonts have codes for every character in most of the speaking languages in the world, making it easier to share documents containing exported Greek and Hebrew text with others who do not have the BibleWorks ...
- How Can I Change Font Size in the Analysis Window?
Font attributes, such as Size, for many windows in the BibleWorks program are configured in the "Fonts" panel of the BW Options Window. In this window, one can choose the TypeFace (such as Times New Roman or Arial), the Size (measured in points) and Style (whether Normal, Bold or Italic). Ther ...
- How Do I Use An Input Method Editor in BibleWorks for Chinese and Korean?
An Input Method Editor (IME) is software utility that has been created to enable the input of Far Eastern languages such as Chinese and Korean, among others, with a standard computer keyboard. What would seem a formidable task is made possible by the introduction of an IME. There are IMEs for al ...
- "Unable to create font bwgrkl point size 12."
This message will occur if BibleWorks is unable to recognize the font file installed under Windows. This condition may arise for a number of reasons, but the result will always be that BibleWorks attempts to access the fonts, for which the information is not fully correct, and the error message ...
- Why Don't Greek & Hebrew Fonts Work for Me in Windows 7?
Some who have installed BibleWorks 4 or 5 under Windows 7 have found the Greek and Hebrew texts do not display correctly, as they had when the program was running under an earlier version of Windows. The solution suggested for this condition is to download and install the latest version of the ...
- How Do I Type Greek or Hebrew on the Command Line?
To type Greek or Hebrew on the Command Line simply change the Search Version to a Greek or Hebrew Bible version. Then on the Command Line, type a search related control character, that is, the period (for an AND search,) the forward slash (for an OR search) or the apostrophe (for a PHRASE searc ...
- How Do I Add Fonts Under Windows 7?
BibleWorks, like many other programs, makes use of Windows-based fonts. In Windows 7, the process for installation of fonts differs from previous versions, in that it has been somewhat simplified (instructions for installing fonts under earlier versions of Windows are found here). It is importan ...
- How Do I Add New Fonts Under Windows?
BibleWorks, like many other Windows-based programs, makes use of fonts for special purposes. This is noticeably the case for texts that use non-Latin alphabets such as Greek or Hebrew. The fonts are usually installed to the computer when the BibleWorks program itself is installed. Occasionally, ...
- Why is the Hebrew so Small in the Vocabulary Flashcard Module?
There are times when one opens the Vocabulary Flashcard Module (VFM) to review Hebrew vocabulary that the size of the Hebrew type is found to be extremely small. This renders it almost impossible to read, as seen in the illustration below. (This has generally been observed in BibleWorks 8, an ...
- How Do I Set Up the Hebrew Add-in for Microsoft Word?
BibleWorks includes a macro enabling one to enter, in certain versions of Microsoft Word, text in Hebrew letters and in right-to-left orientation. The included macro will work in versions of Microsoft Word from Word 97 to Word 2003. A different version of the file is available for versions of MS ...
- Can I Change the Font Sizes for Arabic, Chinese or Korean Fonts?
One may ask whether the display size of the fonts for Arabic and Far Eastern Bible versions can be changed. Functionality has been added to the program in a secondary menu, accessed from the Fonts menu under BW Options. To change the size of the fonts noted above, take these steps. 1. Access th ...
- Why Can't I Type The Characters I Need on the Command Line?
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 entr ...
- Why Do Greek and Hebrew Texts Appear in Roman Characters?
If the Greek or Hebrew text in BibleWorks does not appear in the corresponding characters, they cannot serve for their intended use. This condition is often the result of the Greek and Hebrew fonts not being installed, or by the font files becoming corrupt. In either case, the solution will be b ...
- Why Do Squares Appear in Greek or Hebrew Texts?
When displaying Greek or Hebrew text, or some symbols in the lexicons, squares appear in place of the appropriate character/symbol. This is usually an indication an installed font file does not have all of the character positions mapped. This condition will exist with older font files that were ...
- How May I Use Non-BibleWorks Fonts in BibleWorks?
While few problems are generally encountered with fonts other than the BibleWorks Greek and Hebrew fonts (bwgrkl and bwhebb), there may be points in which one experiences incompatibilities. In one case, for example, a font that displayed properly in the Browse Window produced incorrect results i ...
