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[BaptizedBeliever]

It would be interesting (though possibly extremely difficult) to make each commentary show the "options" for comments on each verse. For example, if there were over-arching comments on a large section (for example, say the Sermon on the Mount), then comments on a smaller section (the Beatitudes), and then comments on a specific verse (Matthew 5:3), perhaps the commentary could have the option:

For comments on Matthew 5-7, click here.
For Comments on Matthew 5:3-13, click here.
For Comments on Matthew 5:3, click here.

Each on would be specifically based upon the individual commentary and the way each one is set up, but instead of overlapping all of them, perhaps make it where each entry is selectable at the beginning. Almost like a html page where you click on a link at the top which takes you to a spot lower on the page.

Does that make sense? Of course, that could be a pain in the backside as far as programming goes. But such would be a nice feature.

Brad

[APsit190]

In the picture above do you see how you can pick the verse or verse passage to read? Its in the left hand column. You can click the picture to make it bigger if you can't see it very good. The reader can choose whether he wants to read the longwinded comments or just the verse comments. Esword forces the reader to wade through all the comments for the verse in a commentary. Thats why i said if esword behaved like that software above, problem solved! No stress over which comments are first!! Just let the reader choose. Common sense if you ask me

Actually, it really doesn't. It behaves exactly in the same way that e-Sword does. The only difference is that what the person chooses to read in e-Sword is done on the toolbar. You have three buttons on the Commentary toolbar, "B," "C," and "V."

• The "B" button is for about the book of the Bible under discussion
• The "C" button is for the Chapter that is being looked at, and give an overview of it
• And finally, the "V" button is for looking at comments of each verse and/or few verses.

Most commentaries are verse by verse. But a few commentaries are whole chapters, such as:

• Believer's Bible Commentary
• William Barkley's Daily Bible Study Commentary
• Expositor's Bible Commentary (partially)
• Guzik's Commentary
• and a couple others that I can't remember

Then you have commentaries that have different styles:

• Devotional
• Expository
• Exegetical/Interprative
• and Sermon

So, when you consider the type/kind/style of commentary, you will notice that not all commentaries can be all verse by verse. Some commentary notes a very brief whilst others are very long. Its not a matter of one size fits all, for if you tried that then you could lose the flow of the work and the meaning that is trying to be displayed.

e-Sword, and most other Bible software (and I assume so does the Word) use database files, and in e-Sword's case it uses SQLite files. If you know anything about databases (and I assume that you do), you know that a database file is made up of Tables, Fields, and Records. So when you have a program which uses database files, such as e-Sword, The Word, and (going right to the top) Libronix, the problem that Josh is having in how to do the layout of that commentary in e-Sword, he will have that same problem with any Bible software which uses database files irrespective of what it is. The reason for this is that Databases are very inflexible and unforgiving, and the data it displays is only displayed in the format it will only handle, and if it can't handle it, it will crash.

So, does The Word really solve the problem?! [Comment removed by moderator]

Blessings,