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After encountering problems with Bible modules displaying incorrectly in e-Sword 11.0.5, I have determined a couple of things.

The PC to Apple Module Conversion Utility found on the e-Sword web site under the Extras menu is useful for converting BBLX files to BBLI format.  This resolved my display problems in the Compare and Parallel Bible tabs for four BBLX Bible modules, two of which contained Greek text.

I was unable to create BBLI files directly from ToolTip Tool NT v2.77 that would work properly.  Using SQLite3 to look at the Details table showed that the RightToLeft column was missing from the table in the BBLI file, even though the Right2Left definition statement was provided at the head of the Bible's source code.  This does not appear to cause a problem for e-Sword 11 however, as I manually ADDed the RightToLeft column in the schema with SQLite3 and SET the Boolean value to zero, but still encountered the same display problem - no formatting of the text from the Bible verses.

Using SQLite3 to select specific Bible verses from the BBLI file, I found that if the color of the verse text is all black, everything is fine.  Anywhere the color changes, the HTML tag for the font color can be incorrectly formatted, ending with a square bracket instead of a right angle bracket.  This causes all text that follows in that line to be ignored, up to the next occurrence of black text.  If the entire line is a different color, dark grey for example, that entire verse is not displayed.  Here is an example of the font tag from a dark grey Bible verse (Mat 1:1, KJV):

<font color=#808080]The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.</font>

The above line will not display unless the initial HTML font tag ends with ">":

<font color=#808080>...

Based on this information, are you able to ascertain the cause?

Thanks.

After encountering problems with Bible modules displaying incorrectly in e-Sword 11.0.5, I have determined a couple of things.

The PC to Apple Module Conversion Utility found on the e-Sword web site under the Extras menu is useful for converting BBLX files to BBLI format.  This resolved my display problems in the Compare and Parallel Bible tabs for four Bible modules, two of which contained Greek text.

I was unable to create BBLI files directly from ToolTip Tool NT v2.77 that would work properly.  Using SQLite3 to look at the Details table showed that the RightToLeft column was missing from the table in the BBLI file, even though the Right2Left definition statement was provided at the head of the Bible's source code.  This does not appear to cause a problem for e-Sword 11 however, as I manually ADDed the RightToLeft column in the schema with SQLite3 and SET the Boolean value to zero, but still encountered the same display problem.

Using SQLite3 to select specific Bible verses from the BBLI file, I found that if the color of the verse text is all black, everything is fine.  Anywhere the color changes, the HTML tag for the font color can be incorrectly formatted, ending with a square bracket instead of a right angle bracket.  This causes all text that follows in that line to be ignored, up to the next occurrence of black text.  If the entire line is a different color, dark grey for example, that entire verse is not displayed.  Here is the report from SQLite3 against the *.bbli file I created from KJV verses ...

/*____________________________________

 | Select a specific Bible verse

*/

SELECT Book, Scripture FROM Bible

     WHERE Book = 40 AND (Chapter = 1 AND Verse = 1);

[DBS999I]  Book = 40

[DBS999I]  Scripture = <font color=#808080]The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.</font>

[DBS008I]  Total rows selected:  1

SELECT Book, Scripture FROM Bible

     WHERE Book = 40 AND (Chapter = 1 AND Verse = 2);

[DBS999I]  Book = 40

[DBS999I]  Scripture = Abraham <b>begat</b> Isaac; and Isaac <font color=#FF0000>begat</font> Jacob; and Jacob <i><font color=#C0C0C0]begat</font></i> Judas and his brethren;

[DBS008I]  Total rows selected:  1

In Mat 1:1, the entire verse is intended to be dark grey, but it does not display at all in e-Sword 11.  The HTML tab at the start of the verse terminates with ']' instead of '>'.

In Mat 1:2, the verse displays, with the first "begat" boldface, the second "begat" red, but the third "begat" that is to be italicized and light grey does not display because of the error in its HTML font tag terminator.

Based on this information, are you able to ascertain the cause?

Thanks.

Files distributed on the e-Sword web site from earlier versions displayed with no formatting whatsoever in the Compare and Parallel Bible tabs in e-Sword version 11, while they could have still displayed correctly in their individual tabs.  In this case "conversion" requires downloading the corresponding new Bible module that incorporates HTML formatting.  For example, the module named "gnt-byz+.bblx" is now named "greekntbyz+.bblx".  You need to look for these new Bible module names, as they won't show up in the e-Sword Downloads list as something you currently have installed for which there is an update.

All other Bible modules on my system that also displayed incorrectly did require a conversion from RTF-formatted text to HTML-formatted text.  (For this, go to the e-Sword.net site, click on the Extras menu, and download/install the PC to Apple Module Conversion Utility, even if all you are doing is converting a *.bblx file to a *.bbli file on a PC.)  All of the remaining Bible modules to be converted were *.bblx files that I had created using ToolTip Tool NT, and as they are for my own research purposes only, I cannot supply links to these.  In attempting to create *.bbli files directly from ToolTip Tool, thereby bypassing the need for the e-Sword Conversion Utility, I discovered the previously mentioned formatting errors in the HTML font color tags, so as long as I stay on e-Sword 11, I will have to depend on the e-Sword Conversion Utility until the ToolTip Tool NT v2.77 issues can be resolved.

After encountering problems with Bible modules displaying incorrectly in e-Sword 11.0.5, I have determined a couple of things.

The PC to Apple Module Conversion Utility found on the e-Sword web site under the Extras menu is useful for converting BBLX files to BBLI format. This resolved my display problems in the Compare and Parallel Bible tabs for four Bible modules, two of which contained Greek text.

I was unable to create BBLI files directly from ToolTip Tool NT v2.77 that would work. Using SQLite3 to look at the Details table showed that the RightToLeft column was missing from the table in the BBLI file, however this does not appear to cause a problem for e-Sword 11.  Using SQLite3 to select specific Bible verses from the BBLI file, I found that if the color of the verse text is all black, everything is fine. Anywhere the color changes, the HTML tag for the font color is incorrectly formatted, ending with a square bracket instead of a right angle bracket. This causes all text that follows in that line to be ignored, up to the next occurrence of black text. If the entire line is a different color, grey for example, that entire verse is not displayed.  Still investigating ...