Jeff Kroll

2guntom, I can appreciate all the time & effort you've put in. I'm a pastor of a small congregation in a small town, but I've kept very busy, so I don't check in too often to BibleSupport. I think (not sure) there's a way to reach me personally through my profile. I'm willing to help, give advice, etc., but email to email would seem more direct.

 

My church laptop has run Linux Mint for 4 years now. Currently I have LM 17.1, Cinnamon.  I initially had problems getting e-Sword to work with Wine years ago, so I decided since most other software is free in the Linux world that I would pay once for CrossOver.  With CrossOver, I had no difficulty running e-Sword.  As far as working with it for modules and stuff, here

http://www.biblesupp...rossover-linux/

is the link to what I wrote a little over 3 years ago.  Strong's number linking, all that stuff seems to work.

 

I have also run e-Sword using VirtualBox, but I've decided that overall I prefer it through Crossover.  A few weeks ago I installed Win7.  I have stayed away from dual-boot scenarios for all the GRUB stuff you referred to.  I use Windows for Gramcord/Bible Companion and my favorite DTP program, Picasa, too, but otherwise Linux Mint has been the go-to for years for most daily things, so for those few needs, VirtualBox is fine.

 

Let me know if I can help.  It sounds like you're doing good learning on your own.

I've searched high and low on the forums, but I haven't seen this basic question asked, or answered: Are people (successfully) using any other Greek font besides TITUS Cyberbit Basic? I'm talking program-wide, as in "Options -> Fonts."  The reason: comparatively speaking, I find it harder to read than various other ones.

This is follow-up to discussion started with the topic "General Newbie Orientation." Years ago I switched my personal use (church-owned) laptop from Windows to Linux Mint. Although Linux & Mac do have Bible software, many still want Windows programs. I run e-Sword via CrossOver Linux.

First, go to https://www.codeweav...ossover/e-sword

 

to see how to install e-Sword.  Be advised that as of this writing ver. 13 does not work with CrossOver (or Wine).  The latest that works is ver. 12.2.  The FAQ's at e-sword.net indicate this.

Regarding downloads from biblesupport.com, in "General Newbie Orientation" Josh Bond indicated that the different types of downloads were treated basically 1 of 2 ways:
a) .exe's get installed directly; pretty much all the rest go in one's e-Sword folder (see "General Newbie Orientation" for specifics).

I'm going to break that down for CrossOver Linux users, assuming you have already installed e-Sword.  The way to install downloads from biblesupport.com into CrossOver Linux e-Sword has greatly changed from what it was in the past.  The instructions below relate to CrossOver ver. 21.  I hope that the way it works in Linux Mint will give a good enough idea if someone has a different distro. I'm not sure if some of the concepts will translate for CrossOver Mac, or Wine, etc. users.

1) Dealing with .exe files.

• Open CrossOver. (For me, I click the Linux Mint "Menu" on the panel/taskbar; put the arrow on "CrossOver" under "All Applications" & then click "CrossOver" on the flyout menu.)
• Once the CrossOver window is open, on the left under "Bottles" you should see e-Sword. Make sure that bottle is selected. Below the bottles look for the gear icon & click it. That will bring up a fly-out menu.
• From that menu choose "Install Software into Bottle."
• The window that opens has 4 tabs at the top:
  
  a) The first tab is "Select Application." At the bottom of that window choose "Browse Available Applications."  Double-click 'Unlisted Application."
  b ) The second tab at the top "Select Installer" is now highlighted. Select 'Choose Installer File.' The window that pops open is for you to go to the directory wherever you downloaded the biblesupport.com .exe file so that you can choose that file. (Mine was in a folder I created called "e-Sword" within my "Downloads" folder.) Upon choosing, your .exe file should now be highlighted back in the CrossOver Software Installer window.  Click "Continue" at the bottom right.
  c) The window should now jump to the "Install & Finish" tab.  Click "Install" at the bottom right again.
• Follow any instructions the install process puts up, open e-Sword & you should see your new resource in place!

2) Dealing with .zip files.

• Extract the zip file using your favorite method, being careful to note where the unzipped file(s) will go. (A right click on the .zip for me brings up a short menu, including "Open with Archive Manager.") Create a new folder, if it's a help.
• Once unzipped, open CrossOver and select the e-Sword bottle, as detailed above. Below the bottles look for the gear icon & click it. That will bring up a fly-out menu.
• From that menu choose "Open C: Drive." Click it.
• When the new window opens, open the "Program Files" folder, and then the "e-Sword" folder. Then use your favorite method to copy or cut the unzipped file(s), pasting it/them into that "e-Sword" folder.
• Open e-Sword & you should see your new resource in place!

3) Dealing with raw e-Sword resource files (.bblx, .topx, .cmtx, .dctx, etc.)

• Open CrossOver and select the e-Sword bottle, as detailed above. Below the bottles look for the gear icon & click it. That will bring up a fly-out menu.
• From that menu choose "Open C: Drive." Click it.
• When the new window opens, open the "Program Files" folder, and then the "e-Sword" folder. Then use your favorite method to copy or cut the file(s), pasting it/them into that "e-Sword" folder.
• Open e-Sword & you should see your new resource in place!

E-Sword is a great and growing program. I hope this helps some in the Linux world to take advantage of it fairly easily.

Murphy's Law says my topic is addressed somewhere, but I've honestly looked all over.

My main pt. is to say that I don't see a general orientation for newbies anywhere.  The tutorials seem to be for e-sword, not your website.  My specific need is that I see no basic instruction on what to do with the downloads (and I've picked up on the fact that there are numerous kinds).

Where should the various kinds go, and how should they get there?

I'd rather ask than experiment and mess up my e-sword, 'cuz I use it for sermon prep all the time! Reason I'm confused is that with ver. 9, e-sword downloads are normally handled INternally, but the downloads obtained thru your web site are obviously gotten EXternally.  I'm assuming many/most of the downloads here are not available thru e-sword's internal workings, so that they have to be obtained external to the e-sword program, but then, what to do with them?

Looking all around, the site is exciting, with many great resources.  Thanks for your work!