Posted by Mike_S on 24 November 2012 - 01:42 PM in Just Saying Hi

Hey, Josh,

Very nice idea to implement a "similar posts" floating window. That should be very helpful for those of us who are looking for the right topic, and almost find it the first time!

Nicely done!

DoctorDaveT - you should have your license revoked - this is one of the worst ideas to date, completely disagree.

+1 -> Tags at bottom - no more side panel - Attica, Attica...!

Posted by Mike_S on 24 November 2012 - 01:30 PM in e-Sword Questions & Answers

I agree! - Annoying to say the least The panel causes the main thread (width) to shrink by about 25%, leaving an ugly blank space on the right.

If you're not logged in you don't see the 'Similar Topics' panel (I didn't anyway), I figured Firefox 16 or Adblock Plus was the reason for the strange formatting, an element was not displaying properly or something might be broke.

A better solution IMO - use a 'tags' panel at the bottom of the thread, much better and less annoying (intrusive) to the main thread! ... Here's an example!

On a side note, Josh, are you in advertising, you have a knack for putting things front and center, usually in the way - the red "you must register" hmm - reminder, the from outta the blue ad that always pops in to view when I don't want it to, forcing me to click it away, now this, did you sell used cars in a former career.

Posted by Mike_S on 23 November 2012 - 02:26 PM in e-Sword Modules / Resources

Posted by Mike_S on 04 November 2012 - 07:27 AM in e-Sword Questions & Answers

Updated for proper spelling after I found it.

Speaking of which, did someone mention that this module would be updated (I am aware of many dead verse links)?

@lux51

Apparently Josh did

If you have the older version, I would uninstall it, install the updated Poole commentary, verify any remaining issues - then provide specific details of the problems so they can get fixed when someone has a chance - that would be my suggestion seeing that you are aware of them.

=> Matthew Poole Commentary (cmtx)

Posted by Mike_S on 04 November 2012 - 01:23 AM in Website Feedback

@Ryan G

The filtering does work but for what you're after - it's a bit of a pain, not sure, you may only have to do this once.

When you're at New Content, select Filter by forum under Other - check only the forums you want new content listed, in this case you might uncheck any New XYZ Downloads forum - click Save. The page will reload minus posts with new downloads listed.

To list all forums once again, select Filter by forum - check Show results from all forums at top - click Save. The page will reload with results from all forums.

HTH

Posted by Mike_S on 04 November 2012 - 12:22 AM in Module Creation Tools

I believe e-Sword sorts chapters alpha(abc) / numerically(123) so you might need a 0 (zero) on the left if you have 10 or more chapters, to keep the sort order correct...?

01.0 : Chapter 1
01.1 : Subchapter 1a
01.2 : Subchapter 1b
02.0 : Chapter 2
02.1 : Subchapter 2a
02.2 : Subchapter 2b
...
...
10.0 : Chapter 10
10.1 : subchapter 10a
10.2 : subchapter 10b

The Tooltip NT User's Guide may help, see the Topics Modules section - page 27, Intro to Topic Numbering - page 30.

You might want to experiment with the chapter creation first, get a sort order you like, one that sorts properly, then add the content. Don't forget a bit of space between the chapter number and chapter title, helps with readability.

HTH

Posted by Mike_S on 03 November 2012 - 05:55 AM in e-Sword Questions & Answers

@LarryG

Agreed, tabs are nice Too! I think both could be easily implemented, the code (depending on the tool used) is likely at a forum, most languages have reusable sections of code for common features, VS, Python, a few tweaks specific to e-Sword... I might be over-simplifying it but e-Sword does have some strange limitations, especially for v10.x, again, JMO

Posted by Mike_S on 03 November 2012 - 05:45 AM in Website Feedback

Posted by Mike_S on 03 November 2012 - 05:27 AM in e-Sword Questions & Answers

Hi timothyng

I think (IMO) one of the biggest issues with e-Sword is the resource location limitations, the inability to make use of multiple folders, or select specific folders, ... e-Sword essentially expects to find certain resources in a single location, this puts hundreds of files in a single directory. Once you make a change, this is the new 'default' location until you change again.

One option if viewing the .topx files in the e-Sword Reference Library is to use the Filter Titles feature. You can find the entry box to the right of the Titles drop down. Depending on how the .topx files are named you may get files in your list that you weren't after, they simply had the same keyword, narrowing the search may help. To get all your files back in the list - clear the box and hit 'Filter Titles' (filter icon) again.

I hope one day I can move the resources to specific folders (of my choice) and have e-Sword detect them either by closing snd restarting e-Sword or simply hitting a 'ReScan' button to apply my new resources. I (personally) would like to have each 'type' or 'author' in single folders:

\e-Sword\Resources
.....................\bblx
.....................\cmtx
.....................\dctx
.....................\bunyan
.....................\calvin
.....................\luther
.....................\warfiled

HTH

Posted by Mike_S on 15 October 2012 - 06:44 PM in e-Sword Modules / Resources

Nice to see it was only a false-positive, and kudos to the OP for reporting it regardless.

We should be scanning every download from the interwebs before installing or extracting to our system, as well, have a few alternative tools at our disposal, and regularly (at least weekly) update the definitions.

It wouldn't hurt to have VirusTotal in our browser's bookmarks as one more option.

Of course, this seems unwarranted when we've been so fortunate (???) while surfing the AlGorian Super Highway, but - once we encounter our first seriously destructive virus, malware... that destroys files and forces a reinstallation of the OS - then we'll kick our backside for not being proactive.

Posted by Mike_S on 15 October 2012 - 03:23 PM in e-Sword Modules / Resources

A few things,

Who uploaded the files, just curious...?

Did you also use other tools like a good antivirus tool, and Malwarebytes, and, results...?

Did you also get a hit from - https://www.virustotal.com/ - when you had the suspect files scanned...?

There are nasty files out there true, and just as many false-positives

Posted by Mike_S on 14 October 2012 - 07:15 PM in e-Sword Modules / Resources

Hi Km

I noticed as I'm typing someone else has posted, I hope I don't contradict them

Anyway, ...

First, always make sure the resource you downloaded is supported by the version of e-Sword you use... it should say on the download page for the resource!

If you're unfamiliar with the common extensions on the files you downloaded, the .exe, .zip, or .rar part of the file name you may give the 'Module Installer' a go - e-Sword Module Installer. Here. the term 'module' means the same thing as 'resource', or as we lay people say, Bible, Dictionary, Commentary, and to make the download and installation (hopefully) easier and smaller the resources are put in an archive - my_new_bible.zip, whatever_name_here.exe, and so on.

I would suggest hitting the F1 key while in e-Sword and read-up a bit about adding new resources you've downloaded, start near pg. 55 of the e-Sword User's Guide. If you don't have it, get it here.

HTH

Posted by Mike_S on 14 October 2012 - 06:47 PM in e-Sword Questions & Answers

If in fact it is the populating of the dictionary topics list that is causing the problem, Ctrl+T will enable / disable (show / hide) the list. You will need to do this for each dictionary that is enabled. See The Dictionaries Window pg. 166. Also, 'disabled' is best for slow opening / poorly performing dictionaries - pg. 167...?

F1 to open e-Sword User Guide - go here  Download e-Sword User Guide if you need to get it.

Also, pg. 18 for other 'common task' hotkeys (shortcuts).

HTH

Posted by Mike_S on 20 September 2012 - 12:52 AM in e-Sword Questions & Answers

If you have e-Sword 10 installed and running, open the User's Guide, select Help - Contents or F1 - Download Page Here. Searching for the term module will bring up numerous explanations, all dealing with e-Sword resources aka modules

Even better is the explanation given in the Tooltip NT User's Guide - see page 7. This guide is for e-Sword users who want to create content aka modules for e-Sword. This is still a useful read regardless if you want to create modules or not, if for no other reason than to see what goes into the creation of a Bible, Commentary, Dictionary, or Devotional to use as a study aid in e-Sword.

Mike

Posted by Mike_S on 23 August 2012 - 07:39 PM in Module Content