[bd-users] How to Access "Bible Atlas Online" in Bible Desktop?

[DM Smith]

Bev,
I'm blind copying this to the lead developer for Eloquent. Perhaps he can weigh in.  Otherwise I'll get back to you.
In Him,
	DM
On Aug 6, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Bev in TX wrote:

> DM,
> 
> Thanks for the offer of help :-).
> 
> Please see my previous message about Eloquent problems below ...
> 
> Bev in TX
> 
> On 8/6/11 5:14 PM, DM Smith wrote:
> > Bev,
> > You'd need to manually unstall them into ~/Library/Application Support/Sword. However, you'll need to do this via Terminal using unzip.
> >
> > Eloquent should be easier than that. Can you let us know what the difficulties were?
> >
> > In Him
> > 	DM
> 
> On Aug 6, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Bev in TX wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Fwd: Re: [bd-users] How to Access "Bible Atlas Online" in Bible Desktop?
> Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:53:48 -0500
> From: Bev in TX <countryone77 at gmail.com>
> To: bibledesktop-users at crosswire.org
> 
> I meant for this to go to the list -- sorry about that!
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [bd-users] How to Access "Bible Atlas Online" in Bible Desktop?
> Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:46:50 -0500
> From: Bev in TX <countryone77 at gmail.com>
> To: Peter von Kaehne <refdoc at gmx.net>
> 
> Peter,
> 
> I tried to use Eloquent's "Module Installer", but I ran into
> difficulties.  I see the following on CrossWire's Module_Repositories
> web page:
> 
> Xiphos ...
> Site Name:              Xiphos
> Site Machine Name:      ftp.xiphos.org
> Repository Directory:   .
> Catalog Directory:      /sword
> ZIP Directory:          /sword/zip
> 
> However, there is no one-to-one correspondence between that and what I
> see in Eloquent.  Here is what I did in Eloquent:
> 
> In Eloquent:
> 	1) Eloquent->Module Installer
> 	2) In "Module Manager", clicked + (Add Install Source)
> 	3) IN "Install Source Window"
> 
> 	Name: Xiphos
> 	Host: ftp.xiphos.org
> 	Directory: ???
> 
> Attempted directory of:
> 	./sword
> 	./sword/zip
> 	/sword
> 	/sword/zip
> 
> 	4) Clicked "Test Source"
> Got an error ...
> The information is not valid.  Please check again.
> 	5) Clicked "Ok"
> 	6) Clicked on "Refresh Install Source"
> Warning:  An unknown problem occurred while refreshing the install source.
> 	7) Clicked on the Xiphos
> Eloquent blew up with the following message:
> 
> Eloquent quit unexpectedly.
> Click Reopen to open the application again.  this report will be sent to
> Apple automatically.
> 
> I went back and tried it again later, with the same warnings, but
> Eloquent no longer blew up.
> 
> What directory do I need to use in Eloquent?
> 
> Bev in TX
> 
> On 8/6/11 10:52 AM, Peter von Kaehne wrote:
>> The Xiphos repo (and a lot of others) is list here:
>> 
>> http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/Module_Repositories
>> 
>> BibleDesktop is not dealing terribly well with other repositories, by
>> not employing the standard CrossWire download mechanism. I gather this
>> will be changed pretty soon, but for the moment it is a problem.
>> 
>> As a result you probably can not use the module installer successfully,
>> but might have to install modules by hand.
>> 
>> My suggestion is that you install a programme which uses the module
>> installer more effectively (on Windows this would be Xiphos, bibleCS or
>> Bibletime, on Mac this would be Eloquent, on Linux Xiphos or Bibletime)
>> 
>> You can still use BibleDesktop to actually use the installed modules, it
>> will find them once installed.
>> 
>> Peter