[sword-devel] Sword 1.6.x and various frontends

[Jonathan Morgan]

Hi Luke,

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Luke Schroeder <luke at motimail.com> wrote:

> It is very informative to know that it is only 2 verses.  That would give
> good reason to switch to KJV versification for Sword modules.  Also thanks
> for the info especially on java based front-ends.  XulSword and Xiphos are
> installing it and gets the versification correct, expect for the header gets
> lost for Revelations 12.  I don't know why that happened.  BPBible installs
> it, keeps the right headings, but messes up the versification.


It looks like Revelation 12 is one of the two places KJV and NRSV differ, so
presumably Xiphos/XULRunner is doing something with the versification that
means the header is lost.

>From memory, BPBible would always assume KJV versification is used (an
assumption which predated Sword 1.6.x).  Just out of curiousity, is
versification in BPBible correct up until 3 John? (which I think is the
second place the versifications differ)

Jon

Finally, it still is a bit frustrating that even using KJV versification the
> java based front-ends don't recognize the Bible mod I made using the latest
> osis2mod where the osis was derived from Paratext export.
>
> Overall a big thanks to all of you for the numerous replies given.
>
> Luke
>
>
> On 5/25/2011 2:48 AM, Chris Little wrote:
>
>> Since the NRSV varies from the KJV by exactly 2 verses, I would recommend
>> just switching to KJV in osis2mod.
>> --Chris
>>
>> On May 24, 2011, at 9:11, Luke Schroeder<luke at motimail.com>  wrote:
>>
>>  I'm slowly but surely working on getting our translation's electronic
>>> bible published.
>>> I can only install the file into Xiphos when I have it unzipped.  It
>>> installs into BPBible Porteable fine from the Zip file.
>>> I cannot install it at all into Alkitab or Bibledesktop.
>>> XULrunner recognizes the file I installed from Xiphos.  Alkitab and
>>> Bibledesktop do not.
>>> After several hours of trying to figure this out, I decided I would go
>>> here for help.  Are several of the frontends for SWORD not capable of using
>>> Sword 1.6.x?  I came to this hypothesis because my translation requires NRSV
>>> versification and I used the most current sword to make it.
>>>
>>> These are the steps I took:
>>> - I exported from Paratext to OSIS.
>>> - I used the most current OSIS2Mod.
>>> - I configured it to use NRSV's versification and rawtext
>>> - I manually created .config file
>>> - I manually setup a zip file to work with this.
>>>
>>> Please give me any tips I might be missing here.  I need to send the file
>>> on to my boss.
>>>
>>> Blessings,
>>> Luke
>>>
>>>
>>>
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