[bd-users] Is there something screwy on the Windows version? (DM Smith)

Thu Jul 5 13:44:36 MST 2007

I had the same problem as far as the picker not working correctly. I too am
running Vista.

At this time, I cannot verify the first-time issue.

Chad

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> From: "Carl Peterson" <carlopeterson at gmail.com>
> Subject: [bd-users] Is there something screwy on the Windows version?
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> I just downloaded and installed BD to my Windows machine. Two things that
> immediately strike me upon entering:
>
> 1) What's up with the drop-down box for the Bible translations? The width
> of
> the box is almost nothing. When I click the drop-down arrow, all I can see
> is the first letter of the version name. Am I the only one seeing that. I
> run Vista, if that makes any difference.
>
> 2) I know you said you really don't want the commentaries in with the
> Bibles, but it would be nice if I could set the commentary pane to sync
> with
> the Bible. Also, a "prev note"/"next note" button set next to the
> Scripture
> pickers would help. I'm not very familiar with how commentary modules are
> set up, but is introductory material (book introductions, chapter
> introductions) contained in a separate record or is it lumped in with the
> commentary for the first verse of whatever region its introducing? If the
> former is the case, it would be nice to have an option to select using the
> pick boxes those introductions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl Peterson
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> Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 07:55:57 -0400
> From: DM Smith <dmsmith555 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [bd-users] Is there something screwy on the Windows
>         version?
> To: Carl Peterson <carlopeterson at gmail.com>
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> Carl,
>     Thanks so much for your feedback. Two things drive development:
> feedback and perhaps a bit selfishly what I find interesting to work on
> next. I try to favor feedback. See below for response:
>
> Carl Peterson wrote:
> > I just downloaded and installed BD to my Windows machine. Two things
> > that immediately strike me upon entering:
> >
> > 1) What's up with the drop-down box for the Bible translations? The
> > width of the box is almost nothing. When I click the drop-down arrow,
> > all I can see is the first letter of the version name. Am I the only
> > one seeing that. I run Vista, if that makes any difference.
>
> I'll look to see what is going on here. I don't have access to Vista,
> but can check on WinXP. Yours is the first report of a problem with the
> picker.
>
> I'm wondering if this is a first use problem. Does it happen after
> restart? That is, after you added a few Bibles, quit BD and then started
> it again, were the pickers big enough?
>
>
> >
> > 2) I know you said you really don't want the commentaries in with the
> > Bibles, but it would be nice if I could set the commentary pane to
> > sync with the Bible.
>
> We have this in our list of requests. Perhaps you (or anyone else) can
> help me figure out how this should work. The Bible View pane presents
> either:
> 1) a chapter of a book of the Bible (via the quick pick)
> 2) the verses that you looked up. This can be a single verse, a range of
> verses or a bunch of ranges of verses.
> 3) the results of a search.
>
> Would it be sufficient to make the selected commentary jump to the first
> verse on the page? (This would be easy)
>
> If you click in a verse in a page, would it be good to jump? (This may
> be hard and may conflict with how we might do linking to a dictionary)
> Maybe clicking on the verse number would make it jump?
>
> > Also, a "prev note"/"next note" button set next to the Scripture
> > pickers would help.
>
> Would this go to the prev/next in the commentary or be based on what
> scriptures you are seeing?
> Perhaps a toggle button or check box "Link to Bible View" would allow
> the switch.
>
> By the way, I've been asked to put prev/next buttons for the
> Book/Chapter Bible pickers.
>
> > I'm not very familiar with how commentary modules are set up, but is
> > introductory material (book introductions, chapter introductions)
> > contained in a separate record or is it lumped in with the commentary
> > for the first verse of whatever region its introducing? If the former
> > is the case, it would be nice to have an option to select using the
> > pick boxes those introductions.
>
> Commentaries are laid out just like Bibles. Both have the notion of
> introductory material at verse "0". So Genesis 0:0, would give
> introductory material for Genesis. Gen 1:0 would give introductory
> material for Genesis 1.
>
> That said, Bible Desktop does not yet do this but it is in our queue.
>
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Carl Peterson
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Chad Fluegge
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of
those that fear thy name.
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