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Settings

The real, live Settings page — nothing to click or search for here:

Quick Settings — a lighter panel right next to search​

Besides this full page, there's a second, lighter panel — Quick Settings, the sliders icon next to the search box (the ⚙︎ icon left of the magnifying glass). It doesn't duplicate the settings page — it gives fast access to whatever's most relevant right where you're already working: on the home screen, in search results, or in the reader, without leaving for a separate page. Which groups show up depends on where you are — here are all of them, together:

The Quick Settings panel on the search results page — every group at once
  • Where to search — the same 4 Nikāyas / Khuddaka Nikāya / Vinaya toggles as "Default search scope" below on this page, but this one only changes the scope for the current query.
  • Dictionary — which dictionary mode to use (see Dictionary).
  • Quote context — results page only: how many lines to show before/after a match.
  • Result view — Texts / Words (results page only).
  • Reading — reading variants and column mode (in the reader), hide Pāḷi punctuation (anywhere there's Pali text).
  • Devanagari script — only shows up while the reader is in "Devanagari" mode (see Reader).
  • Pāḷi diacritics — buttons for Pali special characters (ā ī ū ṁ ñ ṅ ṭ ḍ ṇ ḷ); clicking one inserts it straight into the search box.

Changes in Quick Settings save immediately — it's the same underlying settings as the full page below, just within reach without navigating anywhere.

General​

  • Interface language — menus and labels (doesn't affect text languages).
  • Theme — light / dark / auto. Alt+T. (Stored in localStorage.theme — the same key this Help site itself uses for its own light/dark toggle, so switching it here or on this page keeps both in sync live, same-origin.)
  • Cloud — sync bookmarks, notes and settings across devices, see Login.

Reading​

  • Reading languages — far more than just English and Russian: a list of about fifteen languages with a text count for each. The first one picked is your primary language, and how many you pick determines the reader's display mode (see Reading modes); drag the chips to reorder them.

    Choosing reading languages — well beyond just English and Russian

  • Pali script — Latin (ISO) and other scripts (see Pali script on the Reader page). A separate toggle decides whether the choice applies everywhere or only in "Devanagari" mode.

  • Text size — plus/minus, the same Alt+= / Alt+- used everywhere on the site.

  • Show Pali punctuation — turn off to strip commas/quotes and replace periods/?/! with a vertical bar — closer to how manuscripts look. Alt+.

  • Default search scope — the same 4 Nikāyas / Khuddaka Nikāya / Vinaya checkbox list as in Quick Settings, but this is the default used for new queries (you can still change the scope for one particular search).
  • Search languages — match your reading languages by default; a toggle lets you set a separate language list just for search.
  • Context lines — how many lines to show before/after a match, as a number rather than buttons — the same setting as "Quote context" in Quick Settings.
  • Multiple words, any order — visible in the UI, but honestly labeled "not yet implemented server-side" — the toggle is disabled.

Dictionary​

  • Dict.DG — the master on/off switch for the dictionary platform (see Dictionary).
  • Mode — exactly which window/tab opens when you click a word.
  • Auto-search selected text — the same thing as the multi-select button in the reader (Alt+J): select several words and the dictionary looks them up on its own, no button click needed. Comes with a delay setting (3 or 5 seconds).

Pali root text​

The Pali edition used for search and the reader. Search currently always runs against Mahāsaṅgīti (MS); the BJT, VRI and SIAM editions are shown in the UI but marked "coming soon" — not available yet.

Voice​

  • Google Cloud API key — your own key for higher-quality voices (stored only in this browser) — details on Voice / TTS.
  • Voice and playback speed — opens a separate panel (the same one the settings icon in the reader's own player opens, Alt+R) — see Voice / TTS.

Data​

  • Search history and favorites — "Clear" wipes them from this device (stored locally unless you're signed in to the cloud).
  • All settings — "Reset" returns everything on this page to its defaults, without touching history, favorites, or your cloud login.
KeyAction
Alt+Space / Alt+ZSwitch interface language
Alt+TTheme
Alt+.Strip Pali punctuation
Alt+JMulti-select for the dictionary
Alt+= / Alt+-Text size
Ctrl+1 / Ctrl+2 / Ctrl+3Home / Read / "read by chapters"
Ctrl+Shift+1Site language
Alt+GToggle the history panel
Alt+8ml/th display mode