Friday, May 30, 2014

Good News Brochure Pīnyīn-English Web Material For All of Lesson 3 Added

Good News brochure Pīnyīn-English web material for all of Lesson 3, including the full text of the cited scriptures, has been added to:

Note that:

  • The material in the above resources has been carefully rendered and proofread.
  • The linked full text in Pīnyīn-English of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
  • The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
  • The Recommended Browsers: sections in the above resources contain information about how to get the best viewing experience.
  • In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
  • The above resources contain picture links.
  • Besides being viewable online, the web pages can also be downloaded and used offline. Of course, they can be printed out from your web browser as well. (More details are included in their Offline Viewing and Printing sections, which include a link to a special PDF file for printing out the content of the web pages.)
  • For your convenience, a short link is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.


Monday, May 26, 2014

Close to Jehovah Bk. XLP-iPhone-A5 Size LN-A 3-Line Material for Ch. 8 Posted

The Pīnyīn+Simp. Chinese 3-line XLP-iPhone-A5 size PDF file for Chapter 8 of the Close to Jehovah book is now available for download:

The Sidney Lau+Trad. Chinese 3-line XLP-iPhone-A5 size PDF file for Chapter 8 will be available shortly. [Update, 2014-05-28: The Sidney Lau+Trad. Chinese file for Chapter 8 is now available for download as well.]


The files have LN-A (LinkNav and annotation (notes & highlighting)) support, and they contain the linked full text of cited scriptures. Pīnyīn+Simp. Chinese and Sidney Lau+Trad. Chinese versions of the files are available.


To help explain how the XLP-iPhone-A5 files may work well on a variety of mobile devices, the following paragraphs are included on the Close to Jehovah Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A, Scriptures, Revised Text PDFs) page:

While the regular files use letter size as the paper size, these files named with “XLP-iPhone-A5” use A5 as the paper size, and are especially suited for use on devices such as the iPhone, the iPod touch, and other devices with similarly sized screens, such as Android phones. (See the 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch page for instructions on how to use these files on an iPhone or an iPod touch.)

The XLP-iPhone-A5 files should also be a good fit on 6" (15.2 cm) screen Kindles and other similarly sized devices, as well as on tablets with 7" (17.8 cm) screens, as long as these devices have PDF support. (Note that landscape orientation may work best, as explained on the 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch page.) Some may prefer to use these files on larger mobile devices like the Kindle DX or the iPad as well. (See the 3-Line Material on the iPad page for instructions on how to use these files on an iPad.)

Also, instructions are included re how to download the files on an iPad, an iPhone, or an iPod touch using GoodReader 4.


The relevant folders at the 3lines.org site contain an HTML file (web page) with a link to the Close to Jehovah Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A, Scriptures, Revised Text PDFs) page.


Related links:


Friday, May 16, 2014

Was Life Created? Br. Pīnyīn Web Material for P. 20, Par. 5 to P. 21, Par. 3 Added

Was Life Created? brochure Pīnyīn web material covering from page 20, paragraph 5 to page 21, paragraph 3 has been added to:

Note that:

  • The material in the above resources has been carefully rendered and proofread.
  • The linked full text in Pīnyīn of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
  • The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
  • In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
  • The above resources contain picture labels.
  • The Offline Viewing sections of the above resources explain how to view them offline. Of course, in addition to being downloadable and viewable offline, the web pages of the above web resources can also be printed out from your web browser.
  • Turning mobile devices to landscape orientation causes the text in the above resources to become large-print text.
  • For your convenience, a short link is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.


The full Pīnyīn text of all the cited scriptures in the new material has been added to:

Monday, May 12, 2014

Good News Brochure Pīnyīn EPUB Material For All of Lesson 6 Added

Good News brochure Pīnyīn EPUB material for all of Lesson 6 has been added to:

Note that:

  • The material in the above resource has been carefully rendered and proofread.
  • The full text in Pīnyīn of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resource.
  • The above resource is mobile-friendly—the EPUB material is quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
  • In the above resource, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
  • The above resource contains picture links.
  • In common EPUB-reading apps like iBooks, the text size can be adjusted to be quite large.
  • iBooks has an optional Night theme.
  • For your convenience, a short link is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.


Saturday, May 10, 2014

Good News Brochure Pīnyīn Web Material For All of Lesson 6 Added

Good News brochure Pīnyīn web material for all of Lesson 6 has been added to:

Note that:

  • The material in the above resources has been carefully rendered and proofread.
  • The full text in Pīnyīn of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
  • The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
  • In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
  • The above resources contain picture links.
  • Turning mobile devices to landscape orientation causes the text in the above resources to become large-print text.
  • For your convenience, a short link is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.


Thursday, May 08, 2014

Bible Teach Bk. Pīnyīn Web Material Up to Ch. 2, Par. 9 Added

Bible Teach book Pīnyīn web material covering up to chapter 2, paragraph 9 has been added to:

Note that:

  • The material in the above resources has been carefully rendered and proofread.
  • The linked full text in Pīnyīn of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
  • The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
  • In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
  • The above resources contain picture links.
  • The Offline Viewing sections of the above resources explain how to view them offline. Of course, in addition to being downloadable and viewable offline, the web pages of the above web resources can also be printed out from your web browser.
  • Turning mobile devices to landscape orientation causes the text in the above resources to become large-print text.
  • For your convenience, a short link is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.


The full Pīnyīn text of all the cited scriptures in the new material has been added to:

Monday, May 05, 2014

Close to Jehovah Bk. XLP-iPhone-A5 Size LN-A 3-Line Material for Ch. 7 Posted

The Pīnyīn+Simp. Chinese 3-line XLP-iPhone-A5 size file for Chapter 7 of the Close to Jehovah book is now available for download:

The Sidney Lau+Trad. Chinese 3-line XLP-iPhone-A5 size file for Chapter 7 will be available shortly. [Update, 2014-05-07: The Sidney Lau+Trad. Chinese file for Chapter 7 is now available for download as well.]


The files have LN-A (LinkNav and annotation (notes & highlighting)) support, and they contain the linked full text of cited scriptures. Pīnyīn+Simp. Chinese and Sidney Lau+Trad. Chinese versions of the files are available.


To help explain how the XLP-iPhone-A5 files may work well on a variety of mobile devices, the following paragraphs are included on the Close to Jehovah Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A, Scriptures, Revised Text PDFs) page:

While the regular files use letter size as the paper size, these files named with “XLP-iPhone-A5” use A5 as the paper size, and are especially suited for use on devices such as the iPhone, the iPod touch, and other devices with similarly sized screens, such as Android phones. (See the 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch page for instructions on how to use these files on an iPhone or an iPod touch.)

The XLP-iPhone-A5 files should also be a good fit on 6" (15.2 cm) screen Kindles and other similarly sized devices, as well as on tablets with 7" (17.8 cm) screens, as long as these devices have PDF support. (Note that landscape orientation may work best, as explained on the 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch page.) Some may prefer to use these files on larger mobile devices like the Kindle DX or the iPad as well. (See the 3-Line Material on the iPad page for instructions on how to use these files on an iPad.)

Also, instructions are included re how to download the files on an iPhone or an iPod touch using GoodReader for iPhone, and how to download the files on an iPad using GoodReader for iPad.


The relevant folders at the 3lines.org site contain an HTML file (web page) with a link to the Close to Jehovah Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A, Scriptures, Revised Text PDFs) page.


Related links: