[sword-devel] volunteering for the sword reader (pocket-pc)

[Jeff Needle]

DM Smith wrote:
> Jeff,
> 
> This would be a bug. It has been reported, is fixed and will be a part 
> of the next release.
> 
> If you don't want to wait you can get a nightly build zip file from 
> www.crosswire.org/jsword/download.jsp
> Replace BibleDesktop's jsword-1.0.jar and jsword-common-1.0.jar with the 
> ones from the zip.
> Don't replace the other jars.
> 
> If you have any more questions or issues with BibleDesktop, let's 
> discuss them on the jsword-devel or the bibledesktop-user mailing list. 
> You can join here: http://www.crosswire.org/jsword/maillists.html
> 
> In His Service,
>    DM
> 
> Jeff Needle wrote:
>> Thanks for the info!  Works very nicely.
>>
>> Another question, if I may: BibleDesktop is correctly reading the 
>> Thompson's Chain Reference module, but it gives only the headers, and 
>> not the scripture references that accompany those headers.  Is there 
>> something I should be turning on in the preferences area?
>>
>> Thanks again!
>>
>>
>> DM Smith wrote:
>>> Jeff,
>>>
>>> You can tell BibleDesktop to use them. But it should see them without 
>>> doing anything.
>>>
>>> On the Tools menu choose Options. Then pick "Sword Books" (in 
>>> BibleDesktop modules are called books).
>>>
>>> There you will find "Path Editor" where you would list places 
>>> BibleDesktop should look for modules. Pick the directory that 
>>> contains mods.d and modules. Typically on windows this would be 
>>> C:\Program Files\CrossWire\The SWORD Project. (While it is not clear 
>>> from the page, it should grab all modules at this path, without 
>>> adding it to the list.) You can add as many different directories 
>>> containing modules as you like.
>>>
>>> The "Download Directory" contains the path to the location where you 
>>> want BibleDesktop to download modules. This can be set to the same 
>>> path as The SWORD Project for Windows, if you like. The important 
>>> thing to note, is that BibleDesktop will allow you to manage this 
>>> area. You will be able to add and delete modules in this location, 
>>> but not the other ones listed in "Path Editor".
>>>
>>> If you do set the Download Directory to the same as The SWORD Project 
>>> for Windows, then that program will be able to see, use and manage 
>>> the modules.
>>>
>>> However, if you uninstall The SWORD Project for Windows, it will 
>>> delete all the modules. So if you are sharing the modules between 
>>> different applications (e.g. LCDBible, BibleDesktop) copy/move mods.d 
>>> and modules to a safe location. (The next release will remedy this 
>>> problem)
>>>
>>> In His Service,
>>>    DM
>>>
>>>
>>> Jeff Needle wrote:
>>>> I have Sword Project with various modules already downloaded.  Can I 
>>>> tell BibleDesktop to use those modules, or do I need to download 
>>>> them again?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> DM Smith wrote:
>>>>> Elia,
>>>>> Have you looked at BibleDesktop (www.crosswire.org/bibledesktop) 
>>>>> which runs on Windows, Linux, Mac and many other places that Java 
>>>>> 1.4+ runs.
>>>>>
>>>>> BibleDesktop supports Hebrew modules and we'd love to get feedback 
>>>>> on how to improve it for right to left languages. (The user 
>>>>> interface has not been localized to any languages other than English)
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are interested you could probably port JSword (a Java 
>>>>> version of the Sword API) to PocketPC. And use that to develop a UI 
>>>>> for the PocketPC. I have found that good C++ programmers can read 
>>>>> and write Java easily.
>>>>>
>>>>> In His Service,
>>>>>    DM
>>>>>
>>>>> Elia Yehuda wrote:
>>>>>> Hello there,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Let me 1st thank you for a great product. I am using it both the 
>>>>>> linux version and on my pocketpc. I find the linux version to be 
>>>>>> the best bible software available, so keep up the great work.
>>>>>> however, the pocketpc version is a bit problematic - the hebrew 
>>>>>> (my language) is broken and verses longer than 1 line are not 
>>>>>> aligned - this forces me to use the english version, which 
>>>>>> disturbs me quite a bit.
>>>>>> I am not a pocketpc developer, but i do code in c/c++ so I thought 
>>>>>> to give it a try and maybe enhance the pocketpc version (which 
>>>>>> hasnt been updated since 2004). If I'll succeed - with God's 
>>>>>> blessings - I hope it will be a way to give others something back. 
>>>>>> If not - well, it will be a trial i wont regret.
>>>>>> I hope you can send me any relevant information and links for the 
>>>>>> sword pocketpc sources and maybe any tips on compiling them on my 
>>>>>> linux desktop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks again,
>>>>>> with Blessings,
>>>>>>   
>>>>>
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Many thanks!


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Jeffrey Needle
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