The Split Bible View option is explained in the latest e-Sword User's Guide, page 68, which was downloaded together with your e-Sword, and is saved in C:\Program Files (x86\e-Sword folder. The e-Sword Help option indicates that we access the e-Sword User's Guide, which is in PDF format, by using the F1 function key. The latest edition of the e-Sword User's Guide was published 2014, v.10.4. To search in that document, use Ctrl+F to find a phrase, and follow the on-screen prompts.
The Split icon is on the Bible window toolbar.
The Split feature lets you display two different passages of scripture independently of each other. The Bibles window splits in two sections, both showing a different passage. You can navigate to a different passage in one section of the screen, while the other section remains anchored. This other passage does not have to be in the same version of the Bible, and could be from a totally different Bible, Book, and verse
This is very useful when you want to display a passage in one half of the screen for reference while you study a different passage in the other half. Another example is when the New Testament references the Old Testament. If you want to study the passages together you can use the Split Bible feature. To split the Bibles window into two sections, click the Split icon. The currently active passage becomes "anchored" in the bottom pane of the view. You may then navigate to any other place in the Bible and the top pane will change accordingly. When finished, click the Split icon to a “raised” position to return the Bible view to a unified view.
In the example shown in the e-Sword User's Guide, on page 68, (version 10.4 issued 2014), we selected the King James Version and we split the Bibles window at John 3. We then selected the LITV Bible and Matthew 3. Notice how both sections can be scrolled independently. Even if we navigate to another part of the Bible, the bottom pane will remain anchored.
Edited by Olaf Bacon, 28 April 2021 - 11:05 AM.
