Chapter 2.  BibleTime starten

Table of Contents

How to start BibleTime
BibleTime starten
Other window managers
Startup customization
Startup sequence

How to start BibleTime

BibleTime starten

BibleTime is an executable file that is integrated with the desktop. You can launch BibleTime from the Start Menu with this icon:

BibleTime start icon

BibleTime can also be launched from a terminal command prompt. To launch BibleTime, open a terminal window and type:

bibletime

Other window managers

BibleTime can be used with other window managers such as Gnome, BlackBox, Fluxbox, OpenBox or Sawfish, providing the appropriate base libarires are already installed on your computer.

Startup customization

From a terminal you can use BibleTime to open a random verse in the default bible:

bibletime --open-default-bible
      "<random>"

To open at a given passage like John 3:16, use:

bibletime --open-default-bible "John 3:16"

You can also use booknames in your current bookname language.