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diff --git a/docs/handbook/unicode/hdbk-start.docbook b/docs/handbook/unicode/hdbk-start.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0630959 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/handbook/unicode/hdbk-start.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +<chapter id="hdbk-term"><title>Starting &bibletime;</title> + +<sect1 id="hdbk-start"><title>How to start &bibletime;</title> + + <sect2 id="hdbk-start-kde"><title>Starting &bibletime; from KDE</title> + + <para> &bibletime; is a &kde; program and is integrated with the &kde; desktop. + You can launch &bibletime; from the &kde; Start Menu in + the Applications group with this icon: + <mediaobject> + <imageobject><imagedata fileref="i_bibletime.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>&bibletime; start icon</phrase> </textobject> + </mediaobject> + </para> + + <para>&bibletime; can also be launched from a terminal command prompt. + To launch &bibletime;, open a terminal window and type: +<screen> +bibletime +</screen> + </para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="hdbk-start-otherwm"><title>Other window managers</title> + + <para>&bibletime; can be used with other window managers such as Gnome, BlackBox or Sawfish, + providing &kde; is already installed on your computer. If your &kde; is installed + in /opt/kde, then the start-up command in a terminal would be:</para> + +<screen> +export KDEDIR=/opt/kde #your KDE directory +bibletime +</screen> + + </sect2> + + <sect2 id="hdbk-start-custom"><title>Startup customization</title> + + <para>From a terminal you can use &bibletime; to open a random verse in the + default bible: +<screen> +bibletime --open-default-bible "<random>" +</screen> + To open at a given passage like John 3:16, use: +<screen> +bibletime --open-default-bible "John 3:16" +</screen> + You can also use booknames in your current bookname language. + </para> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="hdbk-startsequence"><title>Startup sequence</title> + + <para>As &bibletime; launches you may see the following screens before + the main &bibletime; window opens:</para> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><interface>Bookshelf Manager</interface></term> + <listitem><para><action>Modifies your Bookshelf.</action> This dialog + lets you modify your Bookshelf, add or delete works from your system. + It will only be shown if no default Bookshelf can be found. Please see + <link linkend="hdbk-op-bookshelfmanager">this section</link>for further details. + If you start off with an empty Bookshelf, it will be helpful to install at least one Bible, + Commentary, Lexicon and one Book to get to know &bibletime;'s basic features quickly.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><interface>Configure &bibletime; dialog</interface></term> + <listitem><para><action>Customizes &bibletime;.</action> This dialog lets you + adapt &bibletime; to your needs. Please see <link linkend="hdbk-config-bt"> + the detailed description</link> of this dialog.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><interface>Tip of the Day</interface></term> + <listitem><para>These nifty little tips give you helpful hints for working + more efficiently with &bibletime;, and also a few quotations from the Bible. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + |