[jsword-devel] New Release of Bible Desktop

DM Smith dmsmith555 at yahoo.com
Sun Jun 24 10:48:01 MST 2007 

Troy,
That's so cool. I don't think running under Wine would shed light on  
the hanging problem. But after we figure out the problem, I'd like to  
know if it works under Wine.

In Him,
	DM

On Jun 24, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote:

> Just a side note.  I curiously double clicked on the  
> BibleDesktopWin.exe
> (also noticed there is both a BibleDesktopWin.exe and  
> BibleDesktop.exe)
> and it told me it was going to download a jre (windows i386), which it
> proceeded to do and install somewhere on my linux box (ah,
> home/scribe/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Java/jre1.5.0_01) and then ran
> BibleDesktop, which subsequently stopped at the exact same place.   
> Could
> this give a clue that it might be my installed module set?  Kinda cool
> it looks like wine will run Java apps these days-- not the most useful
> function of wine, but the coolness factor is high.
>
> Troy A. Griffitts wrote:
>> DM,
>> 	Don't drink more coffee!
>>
>> 	:)
>>
>> 	Excited to try out the new release.  A few comments as I go through
>> things as a dumb user.
>>
>> 	o	On the Bible Desktop main page, the screenshot says "The Windows
>> version looks like this:"  I could swear that looks like a
>> Linux/X11/Metacity decorated title bar :)
>>
>> 	o	The webstart digital security popup tells me that the publisher is
>> Thawte Freemail Member
>>
>> 	o	I'm sitting at the splash screen.  The byline is cute.  I'm still
>> waiting.  No drive activity...  OK, it's been several minutes and the
>> silly splash screen is still up and covering all my other  
>> windows.  This
>> is quite rude and though windows users expect this, as a patron of a
>> true operating system, this is unacceptable.  May I suggest not  
>> forcing
>> this to stay on top.  Many minutes later, I'm giving up and  
>> hunting for
>> the process to kill...  At least I didn't have to -9 it.  Not sure  
>> what
>> went wrong.  I'm running a standard Fedora 7 install with my SWORD
>> modules in the standard location at /usr/share/sword and default
>> /etc/sword.conf which looks like this:
>>
>> [Install]
>> DataPath=/usr/share/sword/
>>
>> Is there any info I can send to help discover where things are  
>> stopped?
>>   I do have most all modules installed.  But I don't think  
>> anything was
>> happening because the drive light wasn't doing anything.
>>
>> Ah, I have a BibleDesktop Folder on my desktop now and when I run the
>> BibleDesktopUnix.sh in a terminal, I get:
>>
>> [scribe at localhost BibleDesktop]$ ./BibleDesktopUnix.sh
>> java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
>>          at org.crosswire.jsword.book.Defaults.<clinit> 
>> (Defaults.java:575)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.bibledesktop.desktop.Desktop.refreshBooks 
>> (Desktop.java:955)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.bibledesktop.desktop.Desktop.fillChoiceFactory 
>> (Desktop.java:936)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.bibledesktop.desktop.Desktop.generateConfig 
>> (Desktop.java:771)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.bibledesktop.desktop.Desktop.<init>(Desktop.java:155)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.bibledesktop.desktop.Desktop$DesktopThread.run 
>> (Desktop.java:1028)
>> Caused by: java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index  
>> out
>> of range: -1
>>          at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1938)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.jsword.book.sword.SwordBookMetaData.setLibrary 
>> (SwordBookMetaData.java:200)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.jsword.book.sword.SwordBookMetaData.<init> 
>> (SwordBookMetaData.java:74)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.jsword.book.sword.SwordBookDriver.getBooks 
>> (SwordBookDriver.java:106)
>>          at
>> org.crosswire.jsword.book.sword.SwordBookDriver.getBooks 
>> (SwordBookDriver.java:79)
>>          at org.crosswire.jsword.book.Books.registerDriver 
>> (Books.java:245)
>>          at org.crosswire.jsword.book.Books.autoRegister 
>> (Books.java:411)
>>          at org.crosswire.jsword.book.Books.initialize(Books.java: 
>> 383)
>>          at org.crosswire.jsword.book.Books.<init>(Books.java:62)
>>          at org.crosswire.jsword.book.Books.<clinit>(Books.java:468)
>>          ... 6 more
>>
>> Looking at line 575 here:
>> http://crosswire.org/svn/jsword/trunk/jsword/src/main/java/org/ 
>> crosswire/jsword/book/Defaults.java
>> doesn't seem like things are in sync.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> 	-Troy.
>>
>>
>>
>> DM Smith wrote:
>>> Bible Desktop v 1.0.7 has just been released.
>>>
>>> This is probably the biggest single release since our 1.0 release.
>>>
>>> Here is an outline of the changes from the "JSword changes" page:
>>> *Version 1.0.7* - POLYGLOT (SEVENTH) UPDATE -
>>>
>>>     * Fully updated User's Manual covering all the features.
>>>     * Bible Desktop now allows viewing Bibles in Parallel. Unlike  
>>> all
>>>       other Bible programs, you can have as many as you like.
>>>     * Now you can do a side-by-side comparison of different  
>>> versions of
>>>       the Bible.
>>>     * Added a Quick Pick for Bible book and chapter.
>>>     * Deep search features: You can now search Strong's Numbers,  
>>> Notes,
>>>       Headings, and Cross References, with a simple rebuild of  
>>> the index.
>>>     * More translation work into German and Farsi.
>>>     * Dates for the Daily Devotional are now internationalized.
>>>     * Better Mac experience:
>>>           o Preferences, About and Quit are on the Bible Desktop  
>>> menu.
>>>           o The nightly build is now available as a Mac application.
>>>     * More bug fixes:
>>>           o Selecting a passage in the Select Passage dialog box  
>>> will
>>>             now automatically search when it is closed.
>>>           o After indexing a Bible, the Search box shows up  
>>> automatically
>>>           o After changing the font of the Bible View, it takes  
>>> affect
>>>             immediately.
>>>           o Performance is better overall.
>>>           o Problem with the last verse of every chapter in the NET
>>>             Bible fixed.
>>>           o Problem with ASV Bible fixed.
>>>     * More preference changes:
>>>           o Change Bible Desktop's font. Great for high resolution
>>>             monitors and for viewing Bible Desktop in Farsi.
>>>           o Change the language of Bible Desktop. See what it  
>>> would look
>>>             like in German or Farsi.
>>>           o Tool tips now provide quick help for each option. See  
>>> the
>>>             manual for more details.
>>>     * Hidden and undocumented preferences are available for those  
>>> who
>>>       want to hack Bible Desktop
>>>
>>>
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>>> ----
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