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Boxes & Buttons
i Checkboxes on the right contain numbers that show the order each Section is displayed in related to other Sections in the Calendar Window. You may change this order to your preference.
Checkboxes on the left activate/deactivate the options listed. Radio buttons offer alternatives.
 
Verse Alternatives
i By default, Rudolf Steiner's prefix and header from 1912 is applied on each original verse.


 Translation Prefix



 Translation header


i The above options concern the translations only. Note: The duration of a "Week" is not always 7 days. The number of Weeks is a representation of the number of weeks a certain verse is displayed according to a certain Dating Plan. Read more about Dating Plans specifics on the About page
i Begins every Verse with a Drop Cap instead of a regular character.
i A (graphically) profoundly edited copy of Rudolf Steiner's original handwritten outlines of the verses and original lettering where applied.

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i You may add up to 3 Additional Translations right after the original verse or the Main Translation.

Note: While a translation can be selected as both main and additional, it will not be displayed as additional until another Main Tanslation has been chosen.
i Switch positions of the currently selected Main Translation (the translation you have selected in the Calendar Window and the original verse.
 
Verse Complements
i Show one of the three Complementary Verse Sets listed below.

Note: Complementary Verse Sets always show translated verses. To display the German Original, choose Steiner (Deutsch) only). "Outlines" are not displayed as Complementary Verses.
i The Corresponding Verse Set contains the current translation and its Corresponding Verse.

i The Opposite Verse Set contains the current translation and its Opposite Verse.

i The Composite Set contains the current translation along with its Corresponding Verse as well as its Opposite Verse along with its own Corresponding Verse.
i Drops the already displayed basic (current) verse and shows only the Corresponding and/or Opposite Verse(s).
i Note that a quicker or easier way for a temporary lookup of a Corresponding or Opposite Verse would be to use the instant (C) respectively (O) button on the Panel at the bottom of the Calendar Window to switch between the verse pairs.
i Adds verse numbers ordered as a Lemniscate as long as one of the Complementary Verse Sets is active.
 
Additional Sections
i Randomly chosen Paraphrased Affirmations based on Quotes by Rudolf Steiner below the verses.
i Randomly chosen Quotes by Rudolf Steiner below the verses.



i Display the Current Virtue (or virtue) pair of Rudolf Steiner's Twelve Virtues (German original or above translations). Preceding month's Virtue can be shown first or last.




i Display the Twelve Moods of the Zodiac by Rudolf Steiner (German original or above translations) below the verses.
i Show all 7 parts of the exercise to perform them as the originally intended morning exercise. If so, deactivate Today's Exercise reminder below.
i Reminder as to perform a certain exercise on a certain weekday, if performing the exercise as daily one-line meditations for use throughout the weeks, one day each beginning with Monday.
i Rudolf Steiner's Retrospective Exercise.
i The "In Light Of" section.
i Display Laura Summer's beautiful '52 Weeks' artwork along with the verses and PDF's containing painting lessons for each and one of her paintings.
i Display a randomly chosen, edited copy of a photograph of Rudolf Steiner's (You may set the Rudolf Steiner Photos section to always show the currently displayed photograph by clicking/tapping the star button below it).
 
Color Sets & Layout
 Color Cycles
i Important! Monthly and seasonal colors are adjusted to the Southern as well as to the Northern Hemisphere. In order to choose any other color set below, make sure to have "No Color Cycles" checked.
 Classic Colors
 Unicolor Palette
i Choose a Color Set from the above Palette or enter a hexadecimal color value of your choice in the HEX Color Value Input Field. f000Visit htmlcolorcodes to find a suitable HEX color value and copy/paste it to the field above (without the hash #). Paler colors may not be suited for transitions.
i White Calendar Window will override the background color of the chosen Color Set in the Calendar Window itself.
 Custom Wallpapers
i This choice is recommended if your screen is flickering while scrolling.
i Wallpapers will only be visible on devices that have a significantly larger window than the Calendar Window.
Beware: Activating Shifting Pastels may induce temporary dizziness! Activate at your own risk! No scientific claims!
 Font sizes







i Font resizing will affect font in verses and Additional Sections. Please note that you also can increase the scrren display size of your webbrowser by pressing Ctrl+/- for Windows and Cmd+/- for Mac).
i When checked, The Calendar of the Soul Today caption as well as Opposite Verse and Corresponding Verse buttons on the bottom Panel (if activated) are highlighted as a visual reminder.
i When checked, a thin left and right border (SideRails) will be added to the sides of the Calendar Window. This comes in handy if using the White Calendar Window option or a lighter color palette but makes only sense when using displays in landscape view (eg computer based browsers).
 
Dating Options
i Choose among the various dating plans available. Learn more about Dating Plans on the About page (New window). Auto stamp is active only when Resuming DP is active!
i Adds Resumability Buttons to the top right of the Buttons Panel. If using the Resuming Dating Plan, Stamp (S) and Resumability (R) buttons will be added automatically.
i Displays a comparing overview of all DP progressions as the last section in line.
i Today's verse/week number of the Eq Dating Plan in superscript circle in the header of Rudolf Steiner German Original verses in order to keep track of the Eq DP progress compared to the currently chosen DP.
 
Menus settings
When checked, the Top Menu Bar will be "floating" or "hovering" pinned to the upper part of the display window, similar to the Buttons Panel at the bottom. When unckecked it will scroll up and down along with the rest of the content.
i When checked, the panel will be pinned to the bottom part of the , similar to the Top Menu Bar. When unchecked it will scroll down and up along with the rest of the content. This can also be set directly on the panel clicking the green/red Float on the right hand side.
i When checked, the panel will be visible, when unckecked it will be invisible. This can also be set directly on the panel tapping/clicking the green/red Eye symbol on the right hand side as well as the swipe up/down functionality (when activated). Leave checked if not sure what this is about.
 
Navigation configuration
i Adds an easy accessable CS Lite button at the top left of the Buttons Panel.
i Adds Left/Right Navigation Arrows to the center top of the Buttons Panel.
Navigation Area
i The Click/Tap Left/Right Navigation Area is identical with the topmost displayed verse area.
i Activates Swipe Left/Right capability of the first displayed verse (for touch screens only) and disables Click/Tap Left/Right Area in the same space. Scrolling as well as Pinch & Spread (zooming in and out) will be disabled (on Swipe Area). All other sections will not be affected!
i Activates additional Swipe Up/Down capability on aforementioned Swipe Area, a shortcut to make the bottom panel visible (Swipe Up) and invisible (Swipe Down) if Swipe Left/Right capability (above) is active simultaneously. Although reversable later on, leave unchecked if not sure what this is about.
i Highlights the clickable and swipeable area for visibility, orientation and demonstration purposes (left clickable side is shaded red, right is shaded blue and the swipeable area is composed of them working together) Swiping right to left shows next verse and vice versa.
 
Visual FX
i All of the Special Effects below were created just for fun. With this, it is hereby officially recommended to activate them at own risk only!


i Special Effects, enforcing additional pre-saccadic attentional selection and vertical saccadic eye movement. No scientific claims!
Beware: Activating this special effect may induce temporary dizziness! Activate at your own risk! No scientific claims!
i Special Effect enforcing additional pre-saccadic attentional selection. No scientific claims!
Beware: Activating this special effect may induce temporary dizziness! Activate at your own risk! No scientific claims!
i The Frosty Glass Effect (aka Blur) is active only on Additional Sections and will clear immediately when tapping or on mouse-over, depending on device used.
Beware: Activating this special effect may or may not have some known or yet unknown impact! Activate at own risk!
 
Reset
i If you decide to reset The Calendar of the Soul Online to its Default Values, the current settings will be lost and replaced by Default Values, which means you will have to set your Preferences anew. If not sure, do not push the Reset Button!
 Reset!