[bt-devel] searching

[Martin Gruner]

Hi Darwin,

Am Mit, 23 Aug 2000 schrieb darwin@ichristian.com:
> Martin Gruner writes:
> > Am Mit, 23 Aug 2000 schrieb Joachim Ansorg:
> > > > The progress bars have an option to set a background pixmap. i would
> > > > like to use this feature, as i have seen this in the program
> > > > Bibleworkshop. there the progress bar shows "Jesus is alive" in
> > > > german. I would love to have this in bt also. what do you think?
> > > > could somebody create such a pixmap?
> > >
> > > Hm, since BibleTime is an international app we should find an image
> > > which is not language-dependant.
> > > What images can we use?
> >
> > I don't know. But don't we have the program messages translated as well?
> > there should be a way of deciding which of the "translated" images to
> > use. Or am i wrong here?
>
> For text the mechanisms are in place.  For graphics, you may want to look
> at doing something like what is done for the initial splash screen.
>
> It may be feasible to take the country settings and select from a group of
> images automatically, but since you are talking graphics, I would suggest a
> limited number, and not worry about assorted languages.
>
> The thought that comes to me is to create a few graphics that present the
> Gospel without words.  Perhaps a landscape including 3 crosses on a hill,
> and an open/empty tomb.
>
> How about a color coded gospel, like some of the bracelets etc. used for
> witnessing, with appropriate details available in various translations via
> a pop-up, or in the help file(s).  You may know the type... Black for sin.
> Red for the Blood of Christ.  White for being cleansed.  Gold for Heaven.
> (There are others that I don't remember at the moment).  This could helpo
> us remember the key elements of the Gospel when witnessing.
>
> Or, even though it is not the Gospel, a graphic that leads along the "Via
> Dolorosa" a road leading up a hill, leading to a cross.  Then the text that
> pops up to announce completion could say "It is finished", in the language
> selected by the user.  This is an incomplete Gospel,it is only partial, but
> could serve us as a reminder of the cost of our salvation.

I like the idea. But IMO this kind of thing would exceed the direct aim of a 
bible study software. I think it would be perfect to create a plugin with 
these featues.
What i was talking about was only including a small image in the 2 search 
progress bars saying something like "Jesus is alive". We'll skip it if it is 
to much overhead but i like the idea very much and i think it would be worth 
the effort.

Martin