Having issues reading Scripture

Hello everyone,

I installed Logos 8 recently and was trying to read the Bible (ESV). For some reason, all the text shows up in Greek. I have set the UI language to English. My system language is set to English. I have tried restarting the program, logging out/in, and asked Logos Support for help (they were not able to help me). I am just so confused on why all Bible text (as well as all Scripture references in commentaries) are only showing up in Greek.

(This is what it looks like when I try to read. I do not know how to make the text English. I have no idea why it's in Greek).

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JT (alabama24)

Welcome! [:)] Sorry you are having troubles [:s]

I do not know how to make the text English. I have no idea why it's in Greek

My guess is that you either have changed the settings on your visual filter (three circles icon) or interlinears (original language icon). Have you opened those to check?

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108804#Comment_1108804

From your screenshot:

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108805#Comment_1108805

Under visual filter menu, you will want to explore "resource." Under reverse interlinear, click options down arrow, then make sure "surface" is selected under "inline reverse interlinear"

Graham Criddle

I understand why JT suggests it could be an interlinear issue but I don't think that is the case.

Your screenshot doesn't show the inline interlinear as being selected and the text displayed is not the Greek text in the ESV at that passage either!

The square symbols after the verse number suggest, at least to me, some sort of font problem.

Please check in Program Settings and post a screenshot showing your font settings

Beloved Amodeo

Hello everyone,

I installed Logos 8 recently and was trying to read the Bible (ESV). For some reason, all the text shows up in Greek. I have set the UI language to English. My system language is set to English. I have tried restarting the program, logging out/in, and asked Logos Support for help (they were not able to help me). I am just so confused on why all Bible text (as well as all Scripture references in commentaries) are only showing up in Greek.

(This is what it looks like when I try to read. I do not know how to make the text English. I have no idea why it's in Greek).

Welcome to the forums Bradley![:)]

Unlike my two distinguished colleagues, I find no way to duplicate your result in Logos. In my view you have a very interesting glitch in your platform. I would call Customer Service and have them remote into your computer to see what is causing this special case.

Edit: Please post back with their fix. This is very interesting.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108822#Comment_1108822

Unlike my two distinguished colleagues, I find no way to duplicate your result in Logos.

I can't duplicate it either!

Tom Reynolds

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108823#Comment_1108823

Try reading his screen shot. It's English transliterated in Greek! I would guess that he has some funky font as his default.

Bradley Park

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108812#Comment_1108812

Thanks for the response! Here is my screenshot:

Bradley Park

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108812#Comment_1108812

I have been able to solve the issue! It turns out that I had to change my default resource font to "default" or "default logos 7" for the text to show up in English. Thanks for the help!

Beloved Amodeo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108823#Comment_1108823

Unlike my two distinguished colleagues, I find no way to duplicate your result in Logos.

I can't duplicate it either!

Graham

I'm still interested in how Bradley was able to generate this textual display. It appears that it has something to do with the Default Resource Font being set to Symbol. When I rendered this setting I got gobbledegook. But I'm fairly certain that this is somehow the key. What is your interpretation?

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108844#Comment_1108844

It appears that it has something to do with the Default Resource Font being set to Symbol. When I rendered this setting I got gobbledegook.

By gobbledegook, do you mean something like this?

And, if so, are you using a Mac?

I get this on my Mac, but when I select the Symbol font on Windows I get the same display as Bradley was getting.

(Or it may be I don't understand how to configure fonts probably on Mac!)

Beloved Amodeo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108921#Comment_1108921

Yes to both questions. Perhaps one of our quants can weigh in and explain why the Windows preference for coherence. And how we might duplicate the display on a Mac.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108937#Comment_1108937

Perhaps one of our quants can weigh in and explain why the Windows preference for coherence. And how we might duplicate the display on a Mac.

I’m not really following this.

Isn’t the point that setting the default font to Symbol on either platform results in unusable results and so should be avoided?

Beloved Amodeo

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1108940#Comment_1108940

Perhaps one of our quants can weigh in and explain why the Windows preference for coherence. And how we might duplicate the display on a Mac.

I’m not really following this.

Isn’t the point that setting the default font to Symbol on either platform results in unusable results and so should be avoided?

NB Apple Symbols renders readable text on Mac. The mystery is why Symbol on Windows is rendering Greek for English. What does it do for Greek?