Hey, Tj,

 

OK - i are dum.

 

I went looking for the Sep and Oct 2019 versions, and couldn't find those either. Again - I only found the most recent release. So sorry to be so obtuse - but where are the older versions located?

Hi Dave,

There are three options available for download on this site. The first two are the Sep and Oct versions, respectively. The September version is named "ToolTipTool NT 20190819.exe" and the October version is named "ToolTipTool NT 20191007.exe."

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?

 

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? 

In addition to what Katoog has said, a very important tag is:

<ref>Mat 1:1</ref>

This creates "tool tipped" scripture references. Unlike in the Windows version, these must not have an underscore in between the book and chapter:verse reference. So don't write Mat_1:1, or the reference won't work. However, it will appear underlined automatically in e-Sword for Mac/iOS/Android.

I have indeed created resources using an DB Browser for SQLite on the Mac. It takes more technical knowhow to do it, obviously, but it can be done. Katoog has given you some good advice to get you started.

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.

My name is Isaiah, am glad to be here..

Welcome aboard!

e-Sword for iOS and Mac users are pretty much lazy, or that its beneath their dignity when it comes to creating tutorials and/or user guides (plus a heap of other content), and have an unrealistic expectation that us Windows users should do their work for them.

I must say that I am getting quite sick and tired of your rants against Mac users. How many do you know personally? How do you know that they are "pretty much lazy," or that it is "beneath their dignity when it comes to creating tutorials and/or user guides (plus a heap of other content)"?

How many Windows users have created tutorials for e-Sword that are available on this website? Basically one, Josh Bond. Moreover, that user guide hasn't been updated for many years. Why? Because Josh Bond is "lazy"? No. Probably because he's too busy to do so.

How many Windows users have created utilities for creating or else editing e-Sword modules? Very few (one might agree only one: Brent Hildebrand). You'd think with the much larger pool of Windows users there should be more. Maybe they're all just "lazy."

Or maybe only very few are programmers who would be capable of such a complicated enterprise. Someone recently suggested on another thread that you should create a utility for creating e-Sword modules. You declined to do so. Are you "lazy"? I don't think so. I think it is a fairly large undertaking that would take a lot of time, energy, and effort. I'm certainly not going to jump to such a conclusion about your "laziness," not knowing you personally.

Anyway, you're wrong about nobody creating tutorials for iOS or Mac, because Olaf Bacon linked to a tutorial video about e-Sword LT on YouTube.

I'm a Mac user and I've tried to help people on this site as and when I'm able. Many times I don't answer a question that somebody has because I don't know the answer. But if I know the answer, or at least have a suggestion that I think is reasonable, I try to help. So I find your accusations against Mac users kind of offensive.

As per wanting Windows users to do all the work for them, I think you should consider that the e-Sword PC to Apple conversion utility is for Windows only. Rick Meyers never made a Mac version. Hence, a Mac user can't use that application. You have to have Windows to use it. Not every Mac user is going to have a spare PC around to be able to convert modules. And not every user is computer-savvy enough to set up a virtual machine, etc. In fact, I think that a great many users of e-Sword on all platforms are not very computer savvy. Does that make them bad people? Of course not.

I think your first suggestion is more probable: that there just aren't a lot of users of e-Sword on Mac or iOS who frequent these forums. There will be a ton of Windows users who never contribute either. That doesn't make them bad people. Also, e-Sword for Windows has been around a lot longer than e-Sword for the Mac or iOS, so naturally the Windows e-Sword community would be well-established.

I don't mean to be offensive myself, and maybe I'm coming on too strong here. I certainly don't mean to create any hard feelings. But I would say that you should consider Matthew 7:1, "Judge not, that ye be not judged." Sorry for going on so long, but I just had to get it off my chest. Thus endeth my own rant.

As far as I am aware, the Moffat Bible is in the public domain.

 

Depending on the country you are in, Like here in NZ, the copyright has well and truly done its dash. In the US, I think it's also done its dash. Your copy you have is a 1926 edition. Well that's pretty much close to 100 years, and it hasn't been renewed. So I would say that the copyright is well and truly totally stuffed, as in munted.

I would agree. I think we can safely say that this is in the public domain now, although it appears that it came into the public domain in the US just a few years ago, so yes, 10 years ago it would not have been in the public domain in the US.

Here in Canada, it would have been in the public domain a couple of decades ago because Moffatt died in 1944. Our copyright laws have recently changed to conform to other countries laws (you can thank the new version of NAFTA for that), but anything already in the public domain remains so. Hence, for example, C. S. Lewis' works are public domain here in Canada, but not in the US at this time.

I don't know of any e-Sword version of Moffat's OT kicking around, just the NT.

Hi,

First, my disclaimer: I am not a legal expert at all. But this is what I found doing a quick search.

I found the Moffatt Old Testament (or half of it) on archive.org here:

https://archive.org/...t-1925/mode/2up

According to this page, it is public domain and was published in 1925. According to Wikipedia, all works published in the US before January 1, 1928 are in the public domain (in the US), so it would seem that the Moffatt OT is indeed in the public domain already.

I must have made it sound more complicated than it is, but it's really quite simple. Double-clicking on an e-Sword file on the Mac is simpler than in Windows where you have to manually move the file to the right location (unless you use the third-party e-Sword Module Installer). And a resource opening up automatically in iOS and being added to e-Sword also seems pretty darn simple—simpler than an "Import" button. But anyway, it doesn't really matter: each to their own, right.

Plus, I should add that whether e-Sword is simpler to use on one platform over another has nothing to do with the OS, but with how Rick Meyers programmed it. Neither Apple, nor Microsoft, nor Google have anything to do with that.

As to whether iOS or Android is easier to use, my personal opinion is that iOS is more intuitive (and I've used both). I also feel that macOS is more intuitive and simple than Windows (and again, I've used both). But that's just my opinion, and it isn't a slam against any particular operating system. I'm neither a Mac evangelist nor a Windows-basher. It's just a matter of personal preference. Live and let live, right?

Just as a matter of interest, when it comes to adding resources to either e-Sword LT or HT, in the Menu, do you have a Import menu item?

No, there is no import menu item in e-Sword LT (and I assume in HD either—I don't own an iPad). If you open an e-Sword resource file in iOS, whether in the file system or from an email or from AirDrop, it will automatically open and import into e-Sword. The same goes for macOS—if you double click an e-Sword file in the Finder (the macOS equivalent of Windows Explorer) it will automatically open the file in e-Sword X and import the file into the proper location and it will show up right away among your installed resources.

It should also be known that if you try to send modules that have an abbreviation and name of an official module, they will never show up. I found this out by sending certain modules to my iOS device that I made for my own use, but which normally you have to buy. For example, if you send the NKJV, it won't show up. I don't know if this is the case with you, but it's worth mentioning.

The only workaround that I could find was to alter the abbreviations and names of such modules, such as, to continue the example above, of renaming the module to something like "NKIU" and "N K1ng James Vers10n." This requires the use of an SQLite Browser, but it's really not that hard to do. You could also use "e-Sword Tab Renamer" if you are using Windows.

Again, I don't know if this is the problem you are having, but thought it would be worth mentioning.

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.