Font change

I just opened a Greek Bible on my iPhone and saw the theta in the new font. Not a fan. I still love it in English though. Any chance, when the option is added, that I'll be able to choose different fonts for each language?

I completely agree! The new font is much more difficult to read than the old font. I was REALLY disappointed when I saw the new font and found that there is no way to change it back or to a different font. The old font was excellent - readable, attractive and easy on the eyes during extended reading. The new font is exactly the opposite. I am hopeful that Logos will either revert to the old font or give us the choice of which font to use. As for the iOS version being free, it is. However, the content that we paid for is not and can be viewed only using Logos apps. I am extremely happy with the Logos platform and capabilities. This font change, however, is something that I do not understand and hope that Logos will change quickly

Thanks Kevin. Although the clarity and rendering of the new font does seem nicer, for me the biggest problem is the increased vertical spacing and therefore wasted whitespace between lines. On my lowly iPod Touch 4 with the ESV bible at default font size (4th notch on slider) I can fit only 16 lines on a screen. At the next smaller size (3rd notch) I can see 19 lines but the smaller font size is a strain for my ageing eyes. By comparison, BibleReader can fit 22 lines on the screen with a bigger font (Georgia) which I find easier to read.

I don't know if it is possible, but in additional to being able to choose a font, would it be possible to include an adjustment to change the amount of space between lines?

Ken

Please, when might Logos bring back the old font or offer an improved font for the iPad? I used to use Logos all the time on the iPad, but not any more. I have some knowledge of type-setting, book publishing, and fonts, and it seems to me the present font is far too ornate and decorative for text reading, more like a display font used for invitations, announcements etc., rather than for sustained reading. The serifs are strong and curved to such an extent that they distract the eye, and the font overall of a spidery appearance. (Perhaps it is better for smaller devices such as the iPad mini, or iPhone, but  in my view, and it would seem in that of others also, certainly not on the iPad.) Even a plain non serif font would be better. I find myself going back to using Logos on my laptop most of the time, but this is not always convenient. The old saying was, "If it's not broke, don't mend it." If I had known sooner I would not have upgraded, but now I am at the mercy of Logos. Here's hoping that someone in development will take notice. There are so many good resources but I am not enjoying them on the iPad in the way I did previously.

Brother ( I hope not bother ) Andrew

Bened said:

Was hoping to see ability to choose another font (or revert to old one) with last update. Possibility can be done ASAP in new year?

The Greek font has already been fixed, they reverted it back to Gentium for iOS apps. As far as I know, Greek was where the major complaints lay.

Any update on this? 

There have been a few updates to the app in the last 10 months with no mention of adding back the old font as promised. Can you provide any details on when this will be added again? 

Tommy Ball said:

I'm sorry you do not like the decision to change the English font. What about it is more difficult to read? 

My first thought is to say, 'duh . . . have you looked at it or tried to read it for any length of time?' Sorry, but  your response sounds like something 'Hal" would have said in '2001 Space Odyssey'. The hollow font lines are not bold against a light background and they are even worse when you change the color scheme to a dark background. Can you imagine trying to read this post in that kind of font? Who's idea was this anyway? Who did you consult? If you were not going to consult the users, perhaps you should have at least consulted an ophthalmologist or an optometrist. I've had to switch to one of your competitor's apps to read the NASB. (BTW: my phone is a Samsung Galaxy Note II)

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Here is my vote for allowing us to change the font in the app. Olive tree does a great job with this and IOS offers a large number of great fonts. I used my ipad mostly for reading and jumping back to Logos looks much poorer compared to other apps.

I read your response on how to change font size by using the Aa icon/symbol, but are you talking about while using Olive Bible on an iPad? If so, I don't see the symbol.