<chapter id="hdbk-term">
  <title>Starting &bibletime;</title>

  <sect1 id="hdbk-start">
    <title>How to start &bibletime;</title>

    <sect2 id="hdbk-start-starting">
      <title>Starting &bibletime;</title>
      <para>&bibletime; is an executable file that is integrated
      with the desktop. You can launch &bibletime; from
      the Start Menu with this icon: 
      <mediaobject>
        <imageobject>
          <imagedata fileref="i_bibletime.png" width="32" depth="32" format="PNG" />
        </imageobject>
        <textobject>
          <phrase>&bibletime; start icon</phrase>
        </textobject>
      </mediaobject></para>

      <para>&bibletime; can also be launched from a terminal
      command prompt. To launch &bibletime;, open a terminal window
      and type: 
      <screen>bibletime</screen></para>
    </sect2>

    <sect2 id="hdbk-start-custom">
      <title>Startup customization</title>
      <para>From a terminal you can use &bibletime; to open a
	random verse in the default bible:
	<screen>bibletime --open-default-bible "&lt;random&gt;"</screen>
	To open at a given passage like John 3:16, use:
	<screen>bibletime --open-default-bible "John 3:16"</screen>
	You can also use booknames in your current bookname language.</para>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>

  <sect1 id="hdbk-start-firstrun">
    <title>Starting &bibletime; for the first time</title>

    <para>If you are starting &bibletime; for the first time, you will
      want to configure the following options, available under the
      <link linkend="hdbk-reference-menus-settings">Settings menu
      bar</link>.</para>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <interface>Configure &bibletime; dialog</interface>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para>
          <action>Customizes &bibletime;.</action>This dialog lets
          you adapt &bibletime; to your needs. Please see 
          <link linkend="hdbk-config-bt">the detailed
          description</link> of this dialog.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term>
          <interface>Bookshelf Manager</interface>
        </term>
        <listitem>
          <para><action>Modifies your Bookshelf</action>.  This dialog lets
	    you modify your Bookshelf, add or delete works from your system.
	    It will only be shown if no default Bookshelf can be found.
	    Please see <link linkend="hdbk-op-bookshelfmanager">The
	    Bookshelf Manager section</link> for further details. If you
	    start off with an empty Bookshelf, it will be helpful to install
	    at least one Bible, Commentary, Lexicon and one Book to get to
	    know &bibletime;'s basic features quickly.  You can do
	    this by clicking on the Refresh button.  You will be
	    presented with a list of works that are available from the
	    &cbs;</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </sect1>
</chapter>
