Justified text - Make It Flush Left Instead

Bob Kennedy
Bob Kennedy Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
edited November 21 in English Feedback
The gaps between words — many of the gaps are huge … and therefore very distracting. This is caused by the apparently hardcoded setting of text alignment is “justified”.

SUGGEST: change default for Bible text to Flush Left (ragged right), or, provide a button in view settings to switch between Flush Left and Justified.
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  • Josiah Young
    Josiah Young Member Posts: 150 ✭✭✭
    I was just searching the feedback to post this if nobody else had. I agree it is distracting and unnecessary. This isn't as big of an issue on iPad fullscreen since the screen width is enough that most lines average out pretty similarly. But on iPhone, this is very noticeable, especially when using larger font. I think I would prefer to set text alignment at the app level and apply it to all my books (rather than needing to do it for every resource). But I'd use it anywhere they add it.

    The ESV is justified (like Bob's screenshot), but I have noticed some Bibles are left aligned (maybe just when it is verse by verse instead of paragraph). I don't know why regular resources are justified, unless this is something that comes from the publishers. But I feel like publishers wouldn't really care since the line breaks move depending on the screen size, orientation, etc.
  • Bob Kennedy
    Bob Kennedy Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1334948#Comment_1334948
    @Josiah Young   Yes ! — set text alignment at the app level and apply it to all my books. Thank you.  
  • Ken F Hill
    Ken F Hill Member Posts: 524 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/229647/justified-text-make-it-flush-left-instead

    Voted. The gaps are not only ugly, they are significant speed bumps to readability. The eye and brain have to constantly make adjustments - especially my old eyes and brain. I think this limitation is Logos developers' worst decision. It has been a while since I've use the Android app because of this but I recall that popups were left justified - so how difficult can this be?

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 53,440

    I believe that the Program Settings option Justify Book Text does this - just set it to no. You can find the Program Setting in the application menu - the three dots near the end of the toolbar.

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  • Ken F Hill
    Ken F Hill Member Posts: 524 ✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1347608#Comment_1347608

    I goofed. I thought this was about the mobile app. voting on that is here.

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