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Martin Gruner writes:

> Am Mit, 23 Aug 2000 schrieb Joachim Ansorg:
> 
> > > The progress bars have an option to set a background pixmap. i would like
> > > to use this feature, as i have seen this in the program Bibleworkshop.
> > > there the progress bar shows "Jesus is alive" in german. I would love to
> > > have this in bt also. what do you think? could somebody create such a
> > > pixmap?
> >
> > Hm, since BibleTime is an international app we should find an image which
> > is not language-dependant.
> > What images can we use?
> >
> 
> I don't know. But don't we have the program messages translated as well?
> there should be a way of deciding which of the "translated" images to use. Or 
> am i wrong here?

For text the mechanisms are in place.  For graphics, you may want to look
at doing something like what is done for the initial splash screen.

It may be feasible to take the country settings and select from a group of
images automatically, but since you are talking graphics, I would suggest a
limited number, and not worry about assorted languages.

The thought that comes to me is to create a few graphics that present the
Gospel without words.  Perhaps a landscape including 3 crosses on a hill,
and an open/empty tomb.

How about a color coded gospel, like some of the bracelets etc. used for
witnessing, with appropriate details available in various translations via
a pop-up, or in the help file(s).  You may know the type... Black for sin. 
Red for the Blood of Christ.  White for being cleansed.  Gold for Heaven.
(There are others that I don't remember at the moment).  This could helpo
us remember the key elements of the Gospel when witnessing.

Or, even though it is not the Gospel, a graphic that leads along the "Via
Dolorosa" a road leading up a hill, leading to a cross.  Then the text that
pops up to announce completion could say "It is finished", in the language
selected by the user.  This is an incomplete Gospel,it is only partial, but
could serve us as a reminder of the cost of our salvation.



--
   Darwin Gregory

   Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.
   Evolution is a myth...