<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Re: USFM applied to non-bibles<br><br>I use a form of USFM to produce GEN books. It looks a bit different when there are no chapters and verses, but the tags are all the same. The biggest learning is that 'chapter' tag in USFM means specifically 'BIBLE' chapter, so the 'periph' tag is used to create the semantic division where a 'chapter' (nonbibiblical) is expected. <br><br>As an example, This USFM code for a Cebuano Study of the Book of John in Cebuano: <br><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByEUgYFpGsfeMVo3U09RN3RlTXc">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByEUgYFpGsfeMVo3U09RN3RlTXc</a><br><br>Produced this work:</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByEUgYFpGsfeek1sQ1JqSklQc0E?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByEUgYFpGsfeek1sQ1JqSklQc0E?usp=sharing</a> <br><br>Which is also derived to epub and kindle. <br><br>However, All I got for my efforts seeking permissions on this was acknowledgement from a dean of Global University that my activity up to this point wasn't in violation of the distribution policy they provide. No official license or clear statement that redistribution of this reconstituted work is OK. And since it's a large organization (Assembly of God) with many faces, I need something more than acknowledgement to mass produce their library. </font><br></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 3:03 PM <a href="mailto:refdoc@gmx.net">refdoc@gmx.net</a> <<a href="mailto:refdoc@gmx.net">refdoc@gmx.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I would tend to agree with Greg and possibly with Michael, too. <br><br>That USFM was created for Bibles is neither here nor there. It can be used fine for other purposes. the structures we need are all available. Whether the path via USFM is a good one for books I am not sure, but it is an intriguing idea. <br><br>Sent from my mobile. Please forgive shortness, typos and weird autocorrects.<div class="gmail-m_4945679066581630076quote" style="line-height:1.5"><br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Wanted : Sword utility to convert MarkDown to GenBook<br>From: David Haslam <u></u><br>To: SWORD Developers' Collaboration Forum <u></u><br>CC: <br><br><br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail-m_4945679066581630076quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div>It’s a book - hence GenBook. </div><div><br></div><div>It’s not a Commentary. </div><div><br></div><div>USFM simply doesn’t apply to the work in focus or to others that I have in mind. </div><div><br></div><div>There are a few Scripture references in the text. </div><div><br></div><div>David</div><div><br></div><div id="gmail-m_4945679066581630076protonmail_mobile_signature_block">Sent from ProtonMail Mobile</div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 20:19, Michael H <<a href="mailto:cmahte@gmail.com" target="_blank">cmahte@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail-m_4945679066581630076protonmail_quote" type="cite"> <div dir="auto">For whay it's worth, I promote usfm for exactly the reasons being discussed here. Ease of editing and semantic tags.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The biggest reason not to use markdown for genbooks is the inability to properly link references to scripture. Since the whole point of having gen books in the sword platform is to promote bible study, it seems a bit counter intuitive to not provide links where scripture is cited. Usfm does have the structure, and is no harder to learn than mark down, and has a robust set of tools for checks. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">So maybe the request should be for a usfm to thml conversion, or supporting usfm/usx directly in gen books. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div></div></div></div>
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