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#46246 Why am I getting the following error when creating a .bblx module?

Posted by Tj Higgins on 06 May 2024 - 08:12 AM

I have recently made several interlinear modules both Greek and Hebrew using Notepad++ 

Here is a fix that might work:

First create the module as an html module with out the tables using Tooltip NT.
One you have created the module you can then open it using a program called DB Browser this will allow you to access the module's database. 
The database will be organized into tables with one labeled "Bible" you will need to extract this table to a CSV file.
You can then open the CSV file in Notepad++ to change the html tags to create the interlinear tables you want. 

Once you have the made all of needed changes you need to save the CSV file. 

You will then need to import the saved CSV file back into the module database overwriting the existing bible table




#46193 Using Simple Bible Reader

Posted by Tj Higgins on 20 April 2024 - 08:02 AM

Simple Bible Reader is as the title implies a simple piece of bible software designed to read modules from multiple bible programs including e-Sword, MySword  The Word and others. The programs is more then just a module reader it is also a module conversion utility. The program can convert modules between various  bible software programs which are listed below. 
 
What is the difference between Simple Bible Reader and the e-Sword Module Converter?
 
While the e-Sword module can convert e-Sword modules from the Windows format to the Apple/Mac/Android format that is all it can do.
 
Simple Bible Reader on the other hand can convert e-Sword modules to MySword, The Word, MyBible and many more bible programs which are listed below.
 
Another major difference between the two converters is that unlike the e-Sword converter, Simple Bible Reader can do batch conversions of multiple modules at one  time
 
Simple Bible Reader can read and convert four basic types of modules: Bibles, Commentaries, Dictionaries and Books or Topic modules below is complete list of the modules that Simple Bible Reader can read and convert: The program can also be used as it's own bible study tool
 
Bibles – 
Bible Analyzer (BIB) 
e-Sword Bible Modules (BBL, BBLX, BBLI) 
EasySlides (MDB) 
General Bible Format (GBF) 
Go Bible 
HeavenWorld Bibles for Windows 8 
LOGOS Import (DOCX) 
MP3 Bibles 
MyBible 
MySword for Android 
Online Bibles 
Open Scripture Information Standard (OSIS) 
Open Song Bibles (XMM) 
OpenLP.org Bibles, Bible Companion (BIB) 
PalmBible+ 
SwordSearcher
The SWORD Project 
The Unbound Bible (Unmapped-BCV, Mapped-BCVS, Unmapped-BCVS) 
The Word Bible Modules (ONT, ONTX, OT, OTX, NT and NTX)
Theological Markup Language (ThML) 
Unified Scripture Format XML (USFX) 
Verse Per Line (VPL) 
VerseVIEW 
XML Scripture Encoding Model (XSEM) 
Zefania XML Bibles, 
 
Commentaries –
Bible Analyzer (CMT) 
e-Sword 8.x (CMT) 
e-Sword 9.x and above (CMTX) 
e-Sword 11 and above (CMTI)
MyBible, 
MySword for Android, 
OnlineBible Commentaries 
SWORD Commentary Modules (ZIP) 
SwordSearcher.
The Word 
XML Format 
 
Dictionaries – 
Bible Analyzer (DCT) 
e-Sword 8.x (DCT) 
e-Sword 9.x and above (DCTX) 
e-Sword HD (DCTi)
MyBible 
MySword for Android 
OnlineBible Dictionaries 
SWORD Dictionary Modules (ZIP) 
SwordSearcher
The Word 
Zefania Dictionary Format (XML) 
 
Books/topics
Bible Analyzer (BK) 
e-Sword 8.x (TOP) 
e-Sword 9.x and above (TOPX/REFX) 
e-Sword HD (Refi)
MySword for Android 
Online Books, 
STEP Modules
SWORD Book Modules (ZIP) 
SwordSearcher
The Word 

XML Format (XML) 

Simple Bible Reader can be downloaded from this link:

https://trumpet-call...plebiblereader/

 

The program downloads ready to run without need of installation on the following versions on Windows:
 

  • Windows Vista SP2
  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 11

Current versions of Simple Bible Reader do not support versions of Windows prior to Vista however earlier legacy versions of Simple Bible Reader can be downloaded. 

Once you have downloaded and opened the program you will see the Simple Bible Reader main window (see attached image). The main window has a standard windows menu across the top with the following labels: File, Edit, Layout, Settings, Help. 

To do a basic module conversion you need to first open the module you want to convert in Simple Bible Reader. To do this you need to click File from the Simple Bible Reader Menu. Clicking this will open the Files drop down menu (see attached image). From this menu you can select which type of module you wish to open and covert, or you select a batch conversion if you need to convert multiple modules. 

For this example I opened a bible module in Simple Bible reader as shown in the attached image. To convert this module you will need to click file a second time to open the file drop down menu. This time from the bible select "Export Bible" this will open a "Save As" window where you will name the converted module and select which format to convert it to and the location module will be saved to The Save As window has two dropdown boxes one for the name and one that lists all of the bible modules your module can be converted to (see attached image).

Once you have named the new module and selected which type of module to convert it to, the last step is to click the Save button in the Save As window. Clicking this will start the conversion process. The conversion process is very quick and after it is complete you will find the newly converted module in your chosen location. This process is the same for converting Bibles. Books, Commentaries and Dictionaries

While most module conversions are simple basic conversions, there maybe times when you need perform a special conversions due to the formatting of a module. SBR can be adjusted for the needs by clicking Settings from SBR menu which will open the Settings drop down menu. From this menu select Preferences to open the Preferences options window (see attached image). Note be very careful with Preferences settings for further information consult the SBR users guide at the following link:

https://trumpet-call...der-user-guide/

 

To perform a batch conversion of multiple modules click File from the SBR menu to open Files drop menu then from the drop menu select "Batch Convert" this will open the batch conversion window (see attached image). All of the modules you wish to batch convert must be in one folder which will be the source folder once you select the source folder for the modules you then must select the location where the converted modules will be saved to, this will be the Target location. You must select the module type for both the Source location files and the Target or converted files in order for the batch conversion to work. 

Simple Bible Reader also allows the use of Plugins to better aid module conversion using Simple Bible Reader. The Simple Bible Reader website offers a few plugins but you can create your own plugins for your own special conversions needs. For further information regarding plugins consult the SBR users guide mentioned above.  

Attached Thumbnails

  • Simple Bible Reader Main Window.jpg
  • sbr_open.jpg
  • Bible Module Open in SBR.png
  • SBR Save As window.png
  • SBR Preferences Window.png
  • SBR Batch Conversion Window.png



#46183 Simple Bible Reader 5.5.0 released

Posted by Tj Higgins on 19 April 2024 - 10:25 AM

Simple Bible Reader 5.5.0 has been released and is a significant update the changes to the program are show below:
 

Release Notes – 5.5.0

  • Major compatibility release
  • Supports multiple Html Renders and autoselects WebBrowser Control if WebView2 is not installed. WebView2 is no longer a mandatory requirement.
  • Supports both x86 and x64 architectures.
  • Runs on Linux operating systems using Wine 9.x with limitations.
  • Runs on Windows Vista and above with some limitations. Recommendation is always Windows 10 and above.
  • .NET Framework requirement lowered to 4.6 or above.

 




#46167 e-Sword versions for Android, Apple and MAC updated

Posted by Tj Higgins on 14 April 2024 - 11:54 AM

There are new versions of e-Sword for Android, Apple and Mac available here is the information on the releases of these new versions:
 

e-Sword for Android version 6.6 updated 2024-03-26 

e-Sword X for MAC OS version 9.2.1 updated 2024-02-28

e-Sword LT for iPhone version 12.3.1 updated 2024-04-04

e-Sword HD for iPad 12.2.1 updated 2024-04-04

 

 




#46163 How to open The book of Enoch

Posted by Tj Higgins on 08 April 2024 - 10:48 AM

How to open The book of Enoch

 

Cant see how to find the book after install

The Book on Enoch will be found in your e-Sword Reference Library this library can be accessed by click the Reference Library Button which located at the right end of the bar located just below the the e-Sword menu. 

The Reference Library looks like three little books when you click this a new window will open displaying the reference library




#46159 Tooltip Unicode Fixup wipes my file

Posted by Tj Higgins on 07 April 2024 - 07:37 PM

Hi Tj...!

Thank you for your quick response. It actually widens my question...

My ordinary text in my commentary is most probably 99% of 3 MB standard text in the Calibri font, 12 point. If I don't run "Unicode Fix" that comes out perfectly, but the Hebrew quotes, come out as strange characters as indicated above. The Hebrew characters and text are all marked as Titus Cyberbit Basic, yet,, when I run "Hebrew Unicode Fixup", all my text is erased, except for my e-mail address.

My Tooltip version is V2020-04-11.

Thank you.

The font settings are for e-Sword not Tooltip as long as the correct fonts are set in e-Sword everything should work correctly with out needing use the fixups 




#46154 What Modules do you want for e-Sword

Posted by Tj Higgins on 06 April 2024 - 10:59 AM

Many of the collections have been recategorized as Libraries the Arthur Pink Library can be found at this link:

http://www.biblesupp...nk-a-w-library/




#46132 Thayers on the KJV+

Posted by Tj Higgins on 01 April 2024 - 08:12 PM

Hello!

Forgive me if this has been answered somewhere else.

I’m using e-sword x on my Mac. How do I add the Thayers lexicon to the KJV+? When I click on the numbers it gives me the Strongs and my Greek or Hebrew word study, but it doesn’t show Thayers like my e-sword HD for iPad does. I have it downloaded but can’t seem to access it. Please help. Thank you so much!

You need to download the Thayer's module into e-Sword for MAC from this link:

http://www.biblesupp...h-kjv-analysis/




#46130 Font for Hebrew (eg HBSE+++) which aligns vowel pointings?

Posted by Tj Higgins on 01 April 2024 - 01:31 PM

Thanks for your reply.  Typo, yes BHSE+++.  I've installed PC_BHSE+++.bbli

 

SBL Hebrew font seems the best.  I've also tried Ezra Sil which was recommended on a post somewhere here.  I don't get any of them to display properly.

 

I did get a message from Rick to contact the creator, so not sure if anyone here has resolved this.

 

Image attached.

First your attached image in your last post does not appear in your post

Second that particular module has more then one upload here on Bible Support the original upload is for use the Apple/Mac versions of e-Sword back in 2016 with an updated version released in 2018. 

This version is at the following link her on Bible Support:

http://www.biblesupp...etcbc-4b-hebre/

 

Last year Bible Support member Elder B created a version for the Windows version of e-Sword as a bbli module. Elder B's new version arranges the bible verses in tables which makes for a clean neat and unique appearance. 

In his post for the module he stated the required font setting which are as follows:

"FONT SETTINGS:

For optimum alignment, I use a Default Font of Segoe UI with Default Font Size 11 and a Hebrew font of TITUS Cyberbit Basic"

Here is the link to the Windows version of this module:


http://www.biblesupp...er-interlinear/

 

 

 

 

 



 




#46055 Android, and a commentary that won't delete

Posted by Tj Higgins on 08 March 2024 - 07:12 PM

Can anyone else reproduce a weird problem with the Android version of eSword and/or advise a solution?

Try as I might, I cannot permanently delete the pre-installed FB Meyer commentary from the Android version. Every time it appears to be successfully deleted, after a restart of eSword it's back.

I use eSword on Mac and iOS, neither of which exhibit this issue.

Any ideas?

It needs to be there in order for the Android version to work correctly, just like the Windows version requires both the KJV and KJV+ bible modules to work correctly 




#46052 The file TX27_WND.DLL has not been found. (Code: 0x000000c1)

Posted by Tj Higgins on 06 March 2024 - 07:07 PM

I have run this app on PC #1 for years then this error popped up.  At the time ToolTip was not installed and installing it had no effect.  I grew tired of the issue and installed it on a Hyper V PC running same OS.  Works fine.  I will probably end up using something like ccleaner to scrub the registry

 

Thanks guys

It has to due with recent modules created using one of the last two releases of Tooltip NT which use newer text controls. So if a module has been created using one of the those two releases, e-Sword is looking for the one of the newer text control dll files




#46014 Simple Bible Reader 5.4.7 and 5.4.8 released

Posted by Tj Higgins on 27 February 2024 - 03:49 PM

Two new versions of Simple Bible Reader have been released the new versions are version 5.4.7 and 5.4.8

Here are the changes and or updates in these new releases:
 

Release Notes – 5.4.8

  • Button to save plugin.
  • Experimental options – allow slow but reliable HTML/RTF conversion using WebBrowser and RichTextBox controls.
  • Bugfixes in dictionary plugin parsing.

Release Notes – 5.4.7

  • Bugfixes in BBLI Bible format (thanks to Ngon Cyrille)
  • Experimental options – persistent preferences i.e, save/load prefs from file.

 




#45984 Format for a hyperlink to a note in a Notes table within .bbli

Posted by Tj Higgins on 21 February 2024 - 05:23 PM

The ESV+.bblx module has notes contained within a Notes table.  Within the Bible table a note such as N1 will link to the corresponding note in the Notes table when one mouseovers the N1 in the Bible text.

I would like to do the same in a custom .bbli module.  The ESV+.bblx module is scrambled so I cannot see how they did it.

I have tried <not>N1</not> and that does not work.  I am guessing that some hyperlink in my bbli module such as <a href="..."><not>N1</not></a> might work, but I don't know what to put in the place of ... so that it links to the proper note in the Notes table within my .bbli module.

You need to use an SQL database program to create the notes table which is where you will put all of the notes information  The table will consist of five columns and as a many rows as you need for your notes. Each note will have a row in the notes table containing three numbers, a note identifier and the text of the note.

 

The three numbers in each row identify the book, chapter and verse which will have the pop-up note, the identifier such as N1. The text for each note is formatted as show below:

<RF>While the rest of chapter 1 uses ordinal numbers (eg. second, third, fourth, etc.) verse 5 actually uses the Hebrew word (ech 'ad), which is the cardinal number one. This is different from the ordinal number meaning "first" which is represented by the Hebrew word (rish'on). Thus it literally reads, "one day" and not "the first day." <Rf> 

The only thing you need to add the text of the verse in the verses table is <not>N1</not>, when the bible is open in e-Sword moving the mouse over the N1 will cause the note to display in what is called a "Pop-up".  

 

I previously posted all of the information on how to do this here:

http://www.biblesupp...tes +in +bibles




#45916 Afrikaans 2020 translation

Posted by Tj Higgins on 15 February 2024 - 11:44 AM

Will the new (2020) translation of the Afrikaans Bible be made available soon?

It depends on what the copyright situation is with that translation, if it is under copyright then the copyright holder has to give permission for the module to be made. 




#45893 Text Editor: text-format cloning ("paint brush" tool), or Paragraph...

Posted by Tj Higgins on 10 February 2024 - 08:29 PM

Hello,

I use the Editor quite a bit.  Is there any way to get functionality similar to the Microsoft programs that copy text format style with the "paint brush" tool?

Another option that would help me a lot is to have a Paragraph Styles (similar to Microsoft products) drop-down that you can select from a populated list of formatting styles (ex. Heading = Arial 14 pt Bold, indented  /  Body = Arial 12 pt / Bible verse = Verdana 12 pt, 2" left margin / etc.).

 

E-Sword is a great tool, and this is one of my only complaints with it.  I find the existing very time consuming and clunky when I am creating a lesson, as I teach from the Editor and I like it look nice (formatted). 

If there's no way to do this within the program, or something similar, I'll post separately as a request for future update.

 

thanks!

Each of the three editors have a paragraph formatting button located on the toolbar just below the fonts drop down box, clicking this button will open a small box where you can find options for formatting paragraphs.