Yes, Dan, you are in the right place.

It will depend on what OS you are using as to how you turn off these headings.

In Windows, go to the menu item Options>Display Settings... In the resulting dialog you will see a check box that says next to it "Bible Pericope." Uncheck that box and click OK. (This is in e-Sword 12.)

In macOS, go to the menu item e-Sword>Preferences... In the resulting dialog you will see check box that says next to it "Section Headings." Uncheck that box and click OK.

in iOS, tap on the top left icon on the screen (it looks like three parallel lines). From the list that pops up choose "Display Settings." There you will find a slider that says next to it "Section Headings." Yes, you guessed it, tap that slider so that it is no longer blue, and then tap "Done" at the top right of the screen.

I have no experience with the Android version of e-Sword, but I suspect that the procedure is similar to that in iOS. You'll probably easily figure it out.

Anyway, this should be enough info to deal with the problem of those pesky headings. 

Hello, I just installed e-Sword X (3.2(11)) on a MacBook (Sierra 10.12.3). I found some bible modules with a .bbli extension - eg, 'Complete Greek Bible with NT variants and OT alternate texts'

 

I download them into a folder, and then import from e-Sword X. They show up with the other bibles, but greyed out, with a line through them. What is going on?

 

Thanks, Andrew

Another thing to note is that if you are currently on an OT verse, for example, and a particular translation is NT only, then that bible will be greyed out, meaning that it has no OT verses.

 

With regard to bbli files able to run on e-Sword 11, I don't think that was really the case. Admittedly I could be wrong. That said, however, I do remember that the bblx, cmtx, and dctx files were made in HTML format for version onety one (11), and bbli and etc., files were made compatible for e-Sword 12 (onety two).

I know for a fact that .bbli files could be used with e-Sword 11, because I used to do so myself, that is, back when that version was current.

Who remembers the name of the database system that these old files were based on? And who remembers what version of e-Sword it was that when we switched to the SQLite (said as Seek-you-light) db system?

I believe that these old files are Microsoft Access database files, and it was version 9 when e-Sword started using SQLite (by the way, I never knew that it's supposed to be pronounced "Seek-you-light"). It's funny that I should know this as I started using e-Sword with version 10 point something or other.

Do I get a prize for any correct answers? 

If you wish to share your resource I would advise that you actually compile your dictionary in both formats (dctx and dcti), because there are e-Sword users who use older versions which are not compatible to the newer format, particularly versions 10+, 11+, and I think versions 12.00 and 12.01.

Actually, e-Sword versions 11+ and 12+ are all compatible with the new format of module. Support for HTML formatted modules was one of the new features of e-Sword 11, if I'm not mistaken, and that version came out in 2016, if I remember correctly. So a person would have to have a pretty old version of e-Sword not to be able to use the newer module format. Although, if they're still one of those people clinging to Windows XP, they probably have an old version of e-Sword.

That said, using ToolTip, it's pretty easy to make both formats. It's just a matter of whether a person wants to take the trouble to make both. If somebody was only going to make only one format, then go with the .dcti format. It will be more widely compatible than the old one. I personally found that the new format works better or looks better than the old format, even though the old format is still compatible with e-Sword.

Maybe the developers of e-sword could use this hardcode feature to allow everyone to insert this line with the strong bible of their choice ?

If you would like to contact the developer of e-Sword to make this suggestion, you can do so here:

https://www.e-sword....mac/contact.htm

The short answer is, no, it is made to run in Windows only. I have tried installing it using PlayOnMac, but couldn't get it to work. I have heard that some people successfully use it with CrossOver, but I have never tried this myself. You can find out more about CrossOver here:

https://www.codeweavers.com/crossover

The link seems to be function of e-Sword for Android not the Windows version of the strongs module

Yes, you're right about it not being function of the Windows version, but it does work in all other versions (macOS, iOS, and apparently Android too). The module that I was looking at with DB Browser was on the Mac, downloaded through e-Sword X, which is where I found the code above. That is why I think it's a function, not of the module, but something programmed into e-Sword itself.

All I can see when I look at the module using DB Browser for SQLite is the following:

<p><b>Total KJV occurrences: 12</b></p>

In other words, there is no special link (the "p" tag just marks a paragraph, and the "b" tag marks bold text), which leads me to conclude that the search function is programmed right into e-Sword (by the way, I didn't know that that was a link that performed a search, so thanks for the tip! It works on the Mac as well as on the iPhone).

The only suggestion I can think of would be to add this same or similar text to the end of each entry in your lexicon module. e-Sword may automatically make it a link that will work in the same way as the Strong's module. Try it on an entry or two and see if it works.

Best of luck.

P. S. — I would also mention another way you can see all instances of a particular Greek or Hebrew word in the Bible, and that is to use the KJC (King James Concordance) lexicon which can be downloaded right within e-Sword. If, say, you have looked up G1689, then if you go to this lexicon, it will show you a list of every verse which contains that word. And if you are using the popup (which I think you are) you can have this lexicon show up right under Strong's or before it or whatever you like. You might find this approach useful as well.

Wouldn't an open source T4 replacement be a more useful project to invest your retirement time in?

Maybe one that could run on both Windows and macOS?

Hi Derek,

Unfortunately, the short answer is no. e-Sword Hotkey will not work on macOS. As far as I know, no one is working on porting this app to run on the Mac. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

Changing the language of the app will not change the language of the actual content—only the language of the interface (menus, buttons, etc.). You would need to download content in the language you desire. For example, you would need to download Spanish bibles.

I am taking crack it this project by creating an e-Sword Dictionary module using the full entries from the Jewish Encyclopedia website. I Initially tried creating a Topic module but be obvious very quickly that a different approach was needed. So far the Dictionary module approach is working well after some trial and error on my part. However I am not sure if can all of the entries into a single dictionary module or if I will need multiple modules. The reason for my concern is that the Jewish Encyclopedia contains 15000 articles or entries I am not sure if a single dictionary can hold them all

The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature has almost 50,000 entries, so 15,000 should be fine for a single dictionary file. My hats off to you for undertaking this endeavour.