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

[Tobias Klein]

I actually got your reply including screenshots!

Tobias

On 8/21/22 9:01 PM, Greg Hellings wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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