When I move the files to Dropbox it can't open them. Looking for a program to open

Tom, you may have to make some adjustments in order for e-Sword to know where these files are located. From the File Menu choose - Options > Resources. In this open window, revise the "Resources Location" and/or "User File Location" to match your Dropbox folder. You will also have to move any e-Sword Bible files, dictionaries, etc. to this same Dropbox folder so that e-Sword recognizes their location.

A word of warning, though. Depending on the setup, I've found that sharing e-Sword files across a network can cause severe lag within e-Sword itself.

May God bless...

You should be fine with upgrading. But as with all computers and software, there are way to many variables to think that nothing could ever go wrong. And rolling back is not an option. However, with version 11 there are many more resources available and most of the newer modules are geared toward this. To stay current, eventually you will have no other option but to upgrade. But on the other hand, if you're happy with your current version, and have all you need, why change?

If, though, you do decide to upgrade, your best bet is to back up everything. As you mentioned, you can then uninstall e-Sword, and then reinstall.

God bless...

Shayne,

As you mentioned, the "Seven Dispensations" by J R Graves appears to be copyrighted and available in book format only, not digital. Unless permission is received from the copyright holder, putting it in e-Sword format would be impossible.

By the way, Isaiah heard God's Words and prophesied correctly when speaking of today's world. Our only option is to cry out to the Lord, "Here I am. Send me!"... Isaiah 6:8.

May God bless...

As DSaw mentioned (and as most of us already know), converting books to the digital standard for e-Sword, not only requires a published book in print form, but also a scanner, and a lot of time for preparation and proofreading. Although Shayne seemed interested enough to possibly undertake reviewing and proofreading—from his comments, it didn’t seem that he had any tools for conversion. I’m assuming this also included a scanner… the most basic tool to get any book into the digital domain. As DSaw and Shayne also implied, transcribing any book word-for-word, may take years.

Now I know BibleSupport already has a Topic Heading for “Module Requests”, but given this dilemma, another option might be to send out a “request newsletter” once every couple of months, or so, to keep members informed of new e-Sword requests of which they could take part of. With a combined community effort, this may help to expand module support to some older works before they’re lost, and with such a large community of Bible readers, some of these older books may already be in one of the member’s collections. In this regard, a newsletter may also have the benefit of increasing member involvement, and in the least, could help keep members aware of BibleSupport’s presence.

Just an idea…

Blessings to all.

Thanks Tim,

Just thought it might open up some new avenues... maybe help stimulate some people to take action...

That free Bread of God tastes sweet when we eat of it ourselves, but to give it unto others can sometimes be bitter.

Blessings...

"Good" in many cases is strictly a 'subjective' term, similar to the difference betwixt 'meat' and 'milk'.  There are literally hundreds of texts available to be processed into eSword modules, but the effort to transform these texts is more than most people are willing to expend.

 

Perhaps 'value' or how a person values an eSword module would be one perspective.  Transforming an old text of a missionaries biography doesn't seem to have much value when compared to a commentary, except for the young believer wondering how he may serve Christ amongst non-believers (which are increasing daily).  Apologetics and Islam is another group of modules missing.  Vast numbers of hymnals are available to feed the hungry hearts for those willing to sit down and transform them.  Then, of course, there are the many "Complete Works of ___ (fill in the blank)" available.  Everyone should be aware of the conversion of CH Spurgeon.  Where would the Christian Church be if that lonely pastor who preached salvation on a mundane Sunday morning have given up his post before Spurgeon sat down?

 

Acorns grow into mighty oak trees, given half the chance....

Well said...

Most of us tend to forget that we have all become believers by securing different roots... and God, being gracious, allows all denominations of faith to exist. This does to designate that we all end up upon heaven's threshold, but as Larry stated... this depends on whether we want to feed ourselves on milk or meat. There's only one true source of information, and that is what God has placed within our hands... the Holy Bible. If we are going to start judging and tossing out commentaries, this should have happened long ago...

May God bless us all...

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Josh Bond, his staff, and the many contributors who have made BibleSupport what it is. I know that God is using it for His Glory. I also give thanks that God's Word never returns to Him void. It always accomplishes His Will and Purpose. From the Home Page:

 

Total Modules: 9,009

Total Downloads: 4,583,816

Total Uploaders: 175

Thanks for the statistics. It truly shows what can be done with a group of people coming together in God's name...

File Name: God's Dictionary

File Submitter: Gary Timm

File Submitted: 29 Jun 2017

File Category: Reference Books (topx)

The intent of this Topic Module is to open the (Bible) reader’s eyes to a verifiable Language known by God’s Prophets, yet has been mostly lost and overlooked throughout the course of centuries. This brief overview demonstrates how man has neglected this important aspect of Scripture as spelled out by God, Himself, in order to reveal complete understanding. More than suppositions or imaginative theories, this theology is based on factual content. Being armed with it, we can finally learn a Language that brings forth the “Word of God” in its full glory as GOD EXPLAINS IT, rather than a speculative viewpoint or some opinionated conjecture of man. Our only requirement is to open our eyes, turn our ears to God, and realize the need to comprehend it.

Click here to download this file

I have recently started using a Mac again (I used to have a PowerMac and now have an older MacPro) and really liked eSword HD on my iPad so I am playing with the Mac version of eSword X.

 

I do windows two ways from my Mac.

1) I remote into my Windows machine using TeamViewer.

2) I run Windows in a VM using Parallels.

 

From trying to use another one of my Bible programs on the Mac by employing WINE/CrossOver I would suggest avoiding that route. I would recommend Parallels and a VM (Virtual Machine) for running the occasional Windows App. e-Sword actually works well this way.

Just a quick note... VrtualBox by Oracle is a free alternative to running a Virtual Machine on Mac. Works great with e-Sword.

Blessings...

Hi Patrick,

I saw that your question had been up here for a while without a reply, so I though I would help. 

To begin with, the majority of e-Sword users are of the PC gender, and not of Mac, and I'm guessing that's why this went unanswered. The other thing is, finding a solution may require a bit of digging. But as a website and forum designed for all e-Sword users, its implementation also falls inline with all questions. And as I, too, am part of this community of users, I greatly apologize for any delay in replying.

Needless to say, backups are always important and should be done regularly. Losing material from seven years of work can be devastating to say the least. I'm not sure if that's what happened related to your case, but it's possible that e-Sword just "lost sight" of your files. The most typical way that this could have happened is that you accidentally moved or renamed the folder where e-Sword retains it files. The other possibility is that you may have unintentionally deleted them. Either way you may still be in luck, that is, if you haven't emptied your Trash Bin.

Typically, the e-Sword files for Study and Topic Notes are hidden to prevent accidental deletion. In order to access them and determine if the file you need is present, open up a Finder window, hold down the Option key, then head up to the Menu Bar and click on Go. In the drop-down list, you should see Library... click on this. With the Library window open, navigate to Containers\net.e-sword.e-Sword-X\Data\Documents\

Once there, say a prayer to the good Lord, and look for a file called "study.noti". This is where your personal study notes are located. By the way, this is also where your Topic Notes are located (if you've created any of those) in a file called "topic.noti".

Verify that this file is present and that its size is above 0kb. In other words, this means that the file should show several kilobytes of data, reflecting your work of seven years. If it is not there, or if it is size is 0kb, you might want to look for this same file within your Trash Bin. If so, and you find it, then place it in the same exact location mentioned above. Of course if you do regular backups via Time Machine, this file might also be located there, and can be retrieved from the same location mentioned above in the backed up files. In a similar manner you can attempt to retrieve (or re-associate) this file via the Menu Bar option in e-Sword X via "File > User Files > Import..." Just be careful, as once these files are replaced and overwritten, there's no going back.

I hope this helps, and if you have any questions, please post again. By the way, if you're unable to access the file path mentioned above, then you, or someone else, may have accidentally renamed these folders. Just do some searching and you might find a way to fix your problem. Of course we should already know, searching to fix our problems is what the good Lord always desires from us... God bless. 

I'm not sure if this will help, but here's a link concerning macros in e-Sword: 

http://www.biblesupp...slations-added/

Blessings...

I'll agree. Having a copy of the original Hebrew writings would most definitely help in studying, and should be the foremost place of reference in understanding.

Does anyone know of an uncopyrighted source of Hebrew Scripture?

The closest Bible I've found as you described is the Aleppo Codex uploaded by "patchworkid". Here's the link. It still has the spaces but it does not contain any extras. Hope that helps.

Blessings...

Someone requesting or suggesting a Bible translation should never be criticized, but, rather, encouraged as an opportunity to teach others God’s Truths. Nor should there exist criticism of a contributor, such as Jeff Benner, who has spent countless hours fulfilling a purpose on his path towards God. Without people like him, we could have no possibility of extending our knowledge beyond what we already know. And just because someone teaches or asks about something we can’t understand, it doesn’t mean we shut the door and place them in a category which falls in line with what we consider incorrect. Everyone grows in faith.

The request which was made had a foundation of truth based on what God had originally transcribed through His prophets. Without that original copy, none of the other translations could ever exist. It should be our desire to posses, rather than ridicule a search for the original, and a request of that nature should be no more subjected to criticism than any other Bible currently on the market.

Lastly, this website was designed to help others study God’s Word. Understanding comes by way of God, and not by judgment based on one’s opinions. If helping others has ceased to exist in this forum, and if God is being thrown out, I will graciously step aside… as I will not be part of that.

May God help us all…

As Stephen has suggested, programming a conversion utility for e-Sword within the OS X platform would be the ideal solution... and if anyone is capable of doing this, it would be a great benefit to many for someone to step up to the plate.

The only other solution is to install a second operating system as Windows 7 using a virtual machine as VirtualBox. Really quite easy to install and VirtualBox is a free download. You don't have to reboot and can be easily accessed directly from your Desktop. All you need is a copy of Windows to get all the benefits of e-Sword's PC version and its many bonus modules. 

Hope this helps,

God bless....