[sword-devel] The SWORD Project for Windows 1.5.6 - bugs and comments

[Adrian Frost]

Chris,

Thanks for the swift response.

> The Sword Project for Windows load times vary with the number of modules
> you have installed.  Unfortunately, it DOESN'T scale very well, and load
> times can get very bad if you have hundreds of modules installed (just as
> with other software).  Luckily, most people don't install hundreds of
> modules.
I had a similar number of modules loaded in the last app (about 25) and load
time was an order of magnitude slower. The bigger problem was that resources
got eaten up to the point I couldn't have more than a couple of windows open
at a time.

> Not a bug.  The dictionary key list only holds the next/previous 10
> entries (or something like that).  If that number of keys fits in the
> window, the scroll bar disappears.
Sorry, ignorance on my part as to how things are setup. I'll be more careful
what I label a bug....

> And in order for this one to work, all modules with Words of Christ
> in red need to be updated.
I did wonder if this was a module thing rather than an app thing.

With regards to InstallMgr I guess I'd prefer to see a forced restart - if I
could click a button have it all close down and then restart it self that
would be cool. A messagebox giving an option to restart to see new modules
would be good too as sometimes I add stuff to use later just because I
happen to be fiddling around online at the time.

The thing that so far has most impressed me with the SWORD Project is that
it is collabarative - to that end I'd like to offer whatever help I can. I
would be able to devote (at the moment) about 2 hours a week concentrated
time to stuff though I also use the app most days and make notes as I go. I
don't have much to offer on the programming front - ASP is about my limit
though I've done work on XML and GUI stuff for a couple of web apps plus
software testing for a friend for an HTML editor.

Regards

Adrian