Bible Verses Lines Too Long

jdycus

My Bible verses extend beyond my theme image. How can I break up into shorter lines? Thank you

favored1

jdycus Interlace the verses using a text editor.

Jinju Church

Edit your theme and redefine the text area.

jdycus

Thank you. I'm new at OpenLP. How do I do that?

tgc

Have a look at the manual, in the theme section: http://manual.openlp.org/themes.html#output-area-locations

jdycus

Got it now, thank you. Being new, I didn't realize they were so related.

enoc_vt

Also, you are probably using 4:3 images on a 16:9 screen, so the image have black bars at the sides. You should use images corresponding your screen ratio.<img src="https://forums.openlp.org/uploads/editor/5s/p7h5q34ji8et.png" alt="" title="Image: https://forums.openlp.org/uploads/editor/5s/p7h5q34ji8et.png">

jdycus

Thank you so much for explanation and examples. I now have that particular situation resolved. What is occasionally happening now is that on long passages, sometimes I end up with a screen with only one word on it. I can't find a way to have that word be on the previous or next screen.

cmul

You can decrease the font size or line spacing slightly to get more words on your slide. It means editing your theme: manual.openlp.org/themes.html<br><img alt="" src="https://manual.openlp.org/_images/theme_manager_mainfont.png" title="Image: https://manual.openlp.org/_images/theme_manager_mainfont.png">

NorfolkGreg

I can't reduce the font size further. The text becomes illegible for half the congregation. (We project to small TV screens in a large-ish church.)
I have tried reducing the text area within my Bible Theme, but with long verses those dimensions are over-ridden in an attempt to get the whole verse to fit and then the end of the verse disappears off the bottom of the screen.

Is the only solution to create Custom Slides for any long verses?

PaulRowell

NorfolkGreg

There does seem to be an issue with the Continuous settings when a single verse is too long for the selected font. The verse per slide setting works for long verses and large fonts.