[sword-devel] Print Bible Features

[Troy A. Griffitts]

The sword Bible drivers make available a storage location for: chapter, 
book, testament, and module introductions.  They are retrieved by 
turning on headings and setting their subordinate properties to 0, e.g.

"Jn 1:0" would be the chapter introductions for John chapter 1.

The windows frontend should allow you to scroll down to the 0 element to 
see these.  I believe MHC has many of these entries populated.

Code follows (probably more verbose than an example requires):

VerseKey key;
key.Headings(1);
key.Persist(1);
module.setKey(&key);

key = "John 1:1";
key.Verse(0);

cout << module;

Hope this helps,

		-Troy.



Jimmie Houchin wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> What features which are available in Print Bibles does Sword lack?
> 
> If someone were wanting to take of the Bible texts in Sword and publish 
> (print) a Bible what does Sword not have. (Copyright permitting.)
> 
> Subject Headers
> Read-along References
> Center Column References
> Concordance
> Harmonies of the Gospels
> Maps (being discussed)
> Dictionary (of some Bible terms)
> Book information (at begin of each book)
> Messianic Prophecies, ... fulfilled
> Many of the names in the text have pronunciation helps.
>    (I'm phrasing that poorly.) ie: Is'ra-el
>     (where do they get those anyway?)
> anything else I'm missing... :)
> ...
> 
> 
> 
> I know Sword has many modules and texts but not necessarily what people 
> are used to from their print versions.
> 
>  From my research the ASV has a preface which is not in the Sword module.
> It is available on the web.
> It, the ASV, also by default from the authoring committee contained much 
> of the above items. Its copyright has passed.
> 
> Are those items available electronically?
> Am I missing them in the Sword project? ie: I don't know where they are?
> 
> If not available.
> 
> Does anybody else in the community see value in these items?
> 
> I know with software version of the Bible we can do much more than what 
> is in the print version. But some of those items we lack completely, yes?
> 
> I would like us to be able to reverse the process we have advantaged. 
> ie: Instead of going from print to electronic, going electronic to 
> print. Am I alone?
> 
> If I were willing/able to scan an ASV, etc. in order to harvest some of 
> the above items, a few questions.
> 
> Would it have to come from an out of print, out of copyright (ie: older) 
> print copy in order to be legal? Or would I be able to harvest the 
> identical (if it truly is) material from a more recent printing of the 
> public domain material?
> 
> My list above is not comprehensive. These items and discussion are 
> flowing of the top of my head. :)
> 
> Insight, wisdom, discussion, greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Jimmie Houchin
> 
> 
> 
> 
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