[sword-devel] Ezra Bible App available for Android mobile now

[Greg Hellings]

Apparently my reply got snagged by the list for moderator approval because
of screenshots I added. But rest assured a reply is in the ether, waiting
to be released. 😂

--Greg

On Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 10:41 Tobias Klein <contact at tklein.info> wrote:

> Thanks for the quick feedback, Greg :)
> On 8/21/22 5:10 PM, Greg Hellings wrote:
>
> While the resolution of my screen is unremarkable, on the tablet form
> factor the UI seems great. Very clean and usable. Someone the buttons are
> the smallest usable size, but the spacing between them means my taps are
> not mistaken for other buttons, and it's very usable for this screen.
>
> The tablet variant was already available previously :), but anyway thanks
> for trying this now!
>
> - Built-in ability to sync database via Cloud storage (I am planning to
>> start with Dropbox). This then supports the usecase of using the same
>> database across multiple devices (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile).
>>
>
> As someone who likes to self host with Synology, I would love to see
> integration with that.
>
> You mean a NAS on the local network? What would be the interface to that?
> Local http(s)?
> Are there existing integrations for that with other apps?
>
> - Ship the app with pre-packaged KJV for an easier start.
>>
>
> This would definitely be awesome. Or, like Xiphos on desktop, bring up the
> module manager on first boot to guide the user through installation. Even
> being familiar with Ezra it took me a moment to find the installer. Some
> sort of first run guide might be a good idea for the app, in general.
>
> Yes, I'll definitely consider these enhancements.
>
>
>
>> Feedback is very welcome!
>>
>
> I was bummed that it didn't discover the modules I had already installed
> through Bishop, but that was no great loss. I don't have anything custom
> installed through either one. Just a handful of basic Bible modules to use
> when I am at church. This is probably related to your post script statement
> below.
>
> Yes, I am currently not reading/writing other locations than the
> app-internal storage anymore with Android >= 11.
> Which Android version are you on? If this is not working with Android < 11
> than I may still be able to do something for the next release.
>
>
> I love Ezra's inline note editing. I would be curious about a way for me
> to back up that content before I go too far with using it.
>
> Yes, that is also related to the point about syncing the database.
>
> I am personally using an Android 10 tablet and there I don't have the
> /sdcard issue yet. So there I am using the "DropSync" app to sync a
> particular /sdcard folder with Dropbox. I manually changed the location of
> the database in the configuration of the app. This is quite neat because
> you can essentially switch back and forth between Desktop and Tablet and
> work with the same data.
>
>
> Overall, first five minute impression is that this is a solid app
> experience. And it arrived just in time to serve me at church this morning!
>
>
> Cool!
>
> Enjoy your Sunday afternoon!
>
> Best regards,
> Tobias
>
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