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[Jedidia]

I was wondering, are there any tools in ToolTip that makes verse numbering easier? It's not really a workable solution to type in book chapter:verse in front of every line...

 

I of course tried to make a bullet list, which works nicely on screen, but it can't save (not very surprising, since it's a macro, not plain text). The question now is, is there any way to convert the bullet list to plain text so I can compile the thing, or is there any other assistant for verse numbering?

[patchworkid]

hi,

 

what type of module are you trying to make?  (bblx or cmtx).  are you making the module from pdf or word doc or from the internet.

 

open tool tip tool nt

Fill in or add fill in / Menu check that out, it might help you.

 

thanks

[Jedidia]

I'm creating it from a PDF, but I pre-processed it in open office to get it in areasonable format (every verse on a new line and stuff like that).

 

I can't find the menu option you speak of, but I found a solution to the problem anyways: If I do the bullet list in OO, copy it out and dump it into notepad the bullet list gets automatically converted to text. So that's solved, thanks.

[BH.]

Another option you can try, is to select the text you want to convert, and in T4, click Tools+Trim RTF.  

[TaSwavo]

this sounds awesome but has a couple of issues that would need addressing.

 

to 'hardcode' the number of books and chapters and verses throughout the Bible would require a separate choice for the user for each book (at least).

In working on a private copy of NEB I've noticed rearrangements of verses, merged verses and all manner of alteration form the norm.

And this doesn't even consider the NT inclusion of whole sections of the gospels in some versions but not others.

 

I've considered this type of thing in the work I'm doing but it may be quite complex - and may involve a certain amount of user work if the arrangement is not 'normal' - I thought on an INI file that could let the user choose certain things and then allow for more detailed alteration if they chose.

 

THEN it would be easy to alter the program to assume the input criteria were correct. If they were wrong it would obviously go wrong - programs can only do what they are told- ---- mostly.

 

I've noticed in NEB they designate bible verses at the end or start of lines with no real indication often apparent as to where the line starts or finishes. This is particularly prevalent in the lists of dozens of names in Chronicles. I'm considering using a reference or couple of reference bibles to guide where the split should be.