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[patchworkid]

Hi all,

I was wondering (to the people who have MySword), what is the pros and cons of having MySword?
(I do not have one [yet])

I heard that you can put third party modules on MySword and in comparing to the new e-Sword HD for iPad - you can not. Is that true?

If that is true then I will (one day) get an Android phone so I can put my Study Bible set on it.

In debating which software is better is quite petite. My main care is that people use what ever (tool) they can to study the Word of God. I thank God that Rick put his software on iPad so he can reach more people who do have iPad and do not have a good bible software to use.

The only thing I would like for MySword is a better way to convert e-Sword modules to MySword.
Again it is about what bible software that meet your needs.

Thanks for your replies
Patchworkid

Edited by patchworkid, 18 October 2012 - 03:14 PM.

[Atheist Rob]

I was wondering (to the people who have MySword), what is the pros and cons of having MySword?
(I do not have one [yet])

I heard that you can put third party modules on MySword and in comparing to the new e-Sword HD for iPad - you can not. Is that true?

Yes it is, but as I understand it, the reason to that is not e-Sword's fault but inherrent to the fact that IOS is a close system. If you would jailbreak the iPad (don't do that or you'll lose your warranty) you would be able to add third party modules. The big plus of e-Sword vs MySword is that commecial bible vendors acknoledge e-Sword and bring out their bibles (NASB,ESV etc) for that platform. I assume they will also work on e-Sword for the iPad. With MySword, you're out of luck. This may change in the future and I hope it will.

If that is true then I will (one day) get an Android phone so I can put my Study Bible set on it.

In debating which software is better is quite petite. My main care is that people use what ever (tool) they can to study the Word of God. I thank God that Rick put his software on iPad so he can reach more people who do have iPad and do not have a good bible software to use.

The only thing I would like for MySword is a better way to convert e-Sword modules to MySword.
Again it is about what bible software that meet your needs.

In general I prefer the open nature of Android to IOS devices although that increases the risk of malware. I also wanted bible software that works offline and enables me to create my own bible modules. I am Dutch and there is only one free Dutch module available. It is written in an old dialect which can be confusing and it is based on the Majority Text. There are many more Dutch bibles available on websites and I have written some scripts to download those and convering them to modules for e-Sword and MySword. MySword is the only mobile program that I can use something like that with. BTW, before anyone complains, one of the vendors of the bibles that I downloaded didn't like what I was doing because I also made my script avaiable. They are out of luck because what I did is legal according to Dutch copyright law

Regards,
Rob

[pfpeller]

The only thing I would like for MySword is a better way to convert e-Sword modules to MySword. Again it is about what bible software that meet your needs.

Patch,

With the latest release of the migration tools http://www.mysword.i...migration-tools it is now easier to convert e sword modules to MySword. You do not even have to open theWord.

You just use theWord importer to convert the module to theWord. Then take the theWord module and paste it into the MySword migration tools folder. Then just click on theWord file and drag it onto the appropriate module type .exe file. This will convert the file to MySword for you. See image below.

It literally takes less than a couple of minutes to convert most modules to MySword. They have improved the tools so that the scripture links will work without opening up the file in theWord and doing further processing.

The only module type that is more difficult than this is Bibles because theWord importer does not convert .bblx files.

Blessings,
Peter

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[turnsouth]

While easier it does seem like it could be more direct, especially now that we know that Rick considers MySword to be the Android version of e-Sword.

[pfpeller]

While easier it does seem like it could be more direct, especially now that we know that Rick considers MySword to be the Android version of e-Sword.

Yes, it could be more direct I agree. However, there are many resources that do not exist in e sword that exist in theWord. theWord importer literally takes a matter of 15 seconds or less to convert most modules. Having it this way allows both theWord modules and e sword modules to be converted.

It sounds like Atheist Rob will have his scripts able to convert all module types directly from e sword at some point. Maybe the MySword will developers will also make one for e sword modules directly at some point, but it is not really needed.

Blessings,
Peter

[patchworkid]

hi all,

thanks Rob and Peter for your input. So you are saying that I can take most of my modules and convert them to My Sword thru converting the e-Sword Modules then to the Word finally to MySword. That is very good to know.

If anyone like to use the Word to MySword (as Bibles) I can help by using Best2 (if anyone need help).

thanks a lot
Patchworkid

[turnsouth]

Having it this way allows both theWord modules and e sword modules to be converted.


Blessings,
Peter

Good point.

[jonathon]

I was wondering (to the people who have MySword), what is the pros and cons of having MySword?

http://sword-and-sca...y-software.html
and
http://sword-and-sca...ical%20Software
describe what I look at, in selecting Biblical software.

Granted, it isn't a comparison of MySword to e-Sword4ipad, or any other Biblical Software.

What I haven't yet discussed in that series, is how your current Bible Study Methods can be utilized on the Biblical Software that one is looking at.

By way of example. If your Bible Study consists of tearing apart the Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Aramaic, Coptic, and Syriac text, then software that provides the KJV, and only the KJV is woefully inadequate for that task. OTOH, if your Bible Study consists of resolving Scoffield References, than that KJV only Biblical software would be adequate, if it also provides Scoffield References,

jonathon

[pfpeller]

then software that provides the KJV, and only the KJV is woefully inadequate for that task

Please explain what you mean by that.

if your Bible Study consists of resolving Scoffield References

An explanation for this would be nice to.

[jonathon]

Please explain what you mean by that.

I'll try, by rephrasing it, albeit that rephrase is going to be more complex, obscure, and less understandable.

For those whose Bible study consists of tearing apart the NA-28, BHS, WLC, MS, Byzantine Text, Majority Text, Clementine Vulgate, Peshita, Siddhic text, etc, then Biblical Software that only provides the KJV does not provide the texts one uses for one's Bible study, and hence is utterly useless, for such purpose, because it fails to provide the required support for the type of Bible study that one does.

Rephrased differently.

If your typical Bible study consists of studying the inflections of the Hebrew middle weak verb, with the entire range of possible variations for each conjunction (perfect, imperative, etc), person, number, gender, and stem, then Biblical software that provides the functionality is mandatory. If one's Biblical software does not provide grammar and syntax search functionality, then one's Biblical software hinders the individual, by not providing the tools for studying the Bible in their usual, standard, and accustomed manner.

An explanation for this would be nice to.

Biblical software is useful, only to the extent that it supports the systems and methods of Bible Study that one uses. If it fails to support those systems and methods, then it fails to enable one to study the Bible.

jonathon