[jsword-devel] Next version of iPhone-ish site

[Jonathan Morgan]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Jonathan Morgan <jonmmorgan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 7:47 PM, Greg Hellings <greg.hellings at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > I have continued working on the site between end-of-semester work and
>  >  exams and such.  Updates this round include:
>  >
>  >  --Better (read: existent) handling of improper keys entered manually
>
>  I can't get enter manually to work at all.  I get the message box
>  "Enter desired key" (I still prefer verse or reference) and then when
>  I type a reference nothing happens.
>
>
>  >  --More elegant labels and timings of the "Back" button
>  >  --New landing site to give the OT/NT split (default module: ESV)
>
>  That is much better.
>
>
>  >  --Intelligent messages to the user if there are no applicable options
>  >  (i.e. choosing "New Testament" from the LXX doesn't leave you in
>  >  never-never-land)
>  >  --Direct URL referencing with the following accepted (if not specified
>  >  the default module is ESV -- interpret the syntax of the following
>  >  lines similar to the syntax of GNU cli argument specifications, name,
>  >  anything in square brackets is optional, nested squares mean the
>  >  options are nested, and angle brackets indicate that the words in them
>  >  should be replaced by a value):
>  >  *#books[.<module>.[<testament>]]
>  >  *#chapters[.<module>[.<testament>]].<book>
>  >  *#testaments[.<module>]
>  >  *#verses[.<module>[[.<testament>]].<book>.<chapter>
>  >  *#modules-list
>  >  *#bymodule.<module>.<book>.<chapter[s> | [.<verse[s]>]
>  >  *#<book>.<chapter[[s]> | [.<verse[s]>]]
>  >  --Mostly supported Back & Forward buttons (the only place I know them
>  >  to not function atm is if you use the in-app button to go "Back" and I
>  >  know where to fix that, and just haven't yet).
>
>  What are the arrows on the sides of items in your list of things to
>  select intended to represent?  When I see them as a desktop user, I
>  assume they mean some kind of pop out menu (which they don't).
>
>  I still think that it is very easy to get lost navigating from
>  chapters to verses, since if I click on something like "3" in the
>  chapter view, I will get a view of verses that will appear almost
>  identical, and it is unclear that I have actually got anywhere (the
>  only thing that changes is the  top link to verses rather than
>  chapters).
>
>  I don't actually get any verse output, either by clicking through to
>  it or be entering a reference manually.  I just get a blue screen with
>  a header bar.

This does appear to work now.  I don't know what changed.

Jon