[sword-devel] XML->IMP GUI-tool

Joachim Ansorg sword-devel@crosswire.org
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 22:00:47 +0100


If you need any help with Swig stuff, let me know. It should compile with the 
compiler which you used to compile Sword.

Are you using Linux or Windows?

Joachim

> Hi there,
>
> I mentioned a while ago that I used a CCEL.org XML file to create a
> Sword module. I promised to get back to Joachim -- sorry it took so
> long! The reason is that I was captivated by a Perl GUI programming
> frenzy :-) . I needed to test-drive a GUI toolkit, so I decided to
> create a GUI tool for the same task.
>
> You can get it at
>
> http://www.web42.com/software/sword/ccel2imp/
>
> There are some screnshots, and a READ_ME_NOW.txt. For Windows users, I
> prepared a distribution zip file that includes perl and the necessary
> modules. There's also a zip file that just includes source, and the
> source code of the original commandline-tool.
>
> The XML translation is very basic. Please don't laugh when you look at
> it :). It is more a proof of concept. The idea is to only parse the
> tags that are known and ignore the rest. I envision that with an
> extended parser that parses the attributes as well and allows for the
> inclusion of custom rules (that could be specified via a GUI), most
> CCEL files could easily be transformed to GBS format. And I think I
> really should finally set up a C-Compiler, so I can use the Swig
> bindings...
>
> A note for editing the final content using the tree display: You can
> drag-and-drop nodes in the tree to copy them, and delete them by
> clicking on them using your right mouse button. It's a bit clumsy,
> sorry.
>
> Let me know what you think...
>
> Greetings,
>    Christian

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