DoctorDaveT

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I thought eSword would automatically convert an old .top to .topx file; however, my eSword (13.0) is not doing so automatically, nor do I see an option to tell it to do so. I thought Brent's T4 tool would read .top to convert to .topx, but I can't seem to make it do that, either.

I got old and forgot how to do all this stuff! Any help on how to make an archaic .top file work with modern iterations of eSword?

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Thanks for the post. Many moons ago I tried to use Ben's eSword Tool; but was never able to get it to work for me. Ben was quite nice (I think he's still here, somewhere, by the way), but for the way I was building modules, it was simply easier to cut and paste right into eSword.

When T2 (eventually becoming T4 - the swiss army knife of eSword module building) was made available, I started using it, and helping Brent do some trouble shooting and Beta testing. It worked like I did; so it was easy for me to use.

My great thanks to Ben for his BeST tool, even though I was never able to utilize it. BeST was a forerunner of what made this site what it is today.

This one is probably the most comprehensive - http://www.biblesupp...ble-atlas-maps/

It is formatted for the Windows version of eSword. It has 100+ maps. I've almost always found what I've been looking for when using it.

Not sure about the "blurry" factor. I do know this: most of the graphics modules are relatively small when compared to what you can find on the internet. On average, the above module's maps are about 150k each (really round number there...). These maps are useful for personal study, but may not be helpful if you are attempting to copy/paste into a powerpoint for large scale viewing.

I have recently written a comprehensive product review of what many will remember as the 4 Volume work "Word Studies from the Greek New Testament," which included Wuest's "The New Testament: An Expanded Translation." That comprehensive product review is available to be read here.

Please note that the Wuest volumes reviewed are available as premium resources through the e-Sword platform. It should be noted, however, that e-Sword has divided these volumes up into two separate premium resources. Wuest's various commentaries on the NT (incomplete, by the way) and his topical material are all available as one premium resource; and Wuest's "An Expanded Translation" is available as a separate premium resource.

This review is for the content of 4 Volume Wuest set. In other words: the contents of two separate e-Sword premium modules. Stop by and take a look.

Long day or two. Turned into a week. However - site is back up and running. I have a new web hosting company, and am hoping it will provide "stabler" service than what I've had recently.

I even hope to have a new module posted in a day or two.... :-)

A quick note to all my friends here at BibSup:

my website may be down for a day or two due to maintenance; I'm changing servers. This is the second time in a decade I've had to do this, and it is not an enjoyable use of anyone's time. However, it is what it is. I'll post back here when the site is back up and running well.

Also note: my email is also down until the site is back up. If anyone needs to reach me, please do so through the messaging system here at BibSup.

Have you tried using e-Sword's integrated STEP reader - which is available under the "tools" menu?

Since someone mentioned some reviews, I thought I'd provide a link to mine.

Many of us love our free stuff, so we load up. But when we load up on dictionaries, we really slow our performance down. Years ago I wrote this:

Make it sing by not making it sync. The easiest step you can take to improving eSword speed & performance is to turn off the synchronizing feature of your dictionaries. On the dictionary tool bar, look for the “Synchronize...” button (it looks like three links of a chain). If you’ll depress that button, you’ll not only “unsync” all of the dictionaries, you’ll have taken the simplest step possible to accelerate your eSword performance.

With the dictionary “sync” button inactive, eSword will no longer utilize massive amounts of system resources every time you click your mouse on a word. True, eSword will no longer immediately move to the dictionary entry; but when you want to find a word in the dictionary, you can just temporarily reselect the sync button.

ALSO: Make sure you deselect the “Dictionary Topics” button (CTRL-t). Don’t be nervous about your dictionary topic window disappearing; all you’ll have to do is hit “CTRL-t” again (or click the obvious button) and it reappears. These two simple steps (deselecting the dictionary “sync” & “topics” buttons) are the easiest steps you can take for eSword performance acceleration.

To see the entire blog post, click here.

If you post the complete list of modules you need, and the format you need them in, I'm quite sure one of the moderators (looking at you, Bill!) will convert and post here for downloading.

Gary,

Some of us knew very little about the technical side off Bible study when we started. We grew with the aches and pains of trial and error. God bless you in your endeavor. I'm looking forward to seeing your work.

Here is a "Wayback Machine" version of the site (thanks, Brad, for that reminder).

https://web.archive....bellmorgan.com/

There's more there than I remembered that is still available to make as modules. However, it is more than just copy/paste. Mr. Andrews inserted a lot of graphic letter instead of text letters into his work. Still, there it is.

I just checked my personal library, and I find a total of 18 titles for G. Campbell Morgan. I think all but one of them are available either here or at my site. ("Discipleship" by GCM is the one title I'm not sure of. I have it, but it is in poor order. When I get around to it, I'll clean it up and make it available.)

1923 is a key date for much of the work done at sites like this one. That is the copyright public domain cutoff date. Anything done prior to that year is public domain. About half of Morgan's works were published prior to 1923. Those are his public domain works. Several years back, a small team of module builders worked hard at mining the "G. Campbell Morgan Archives" to turn the available public domain works into modules. Our focus was on his expository works. The result were books like these being made into modules: Malachi's Message to the Men of Today, The Acts of the Apostles, The Crises of the Christ, The Gospel According to Mark, The Gospel According to Matthew, The Great Physician, etc. These titles are all public domain. I also know that some other individuals not associated with the group just mentioned also built some GCM modules.

BibleSupport user "David Psalms" somehow got permission from Mr. Andrews to turn The Parables and Metaphors of Our Lord into a module. We jumped at that, because in my opinion, it was one of Morgan's best works. Alas, it is my understanding that it is the only Morgan work published after 1923 legally available as a module.

I don't remember if we have all of Morgan's pre-1923 titles available as modules. I do believe we have most of them, and the best of them, available.

Even if someone has the "raw materials" from the above mentioned site, they would have to have copyright permission to publish the 1923+ titles here in any fashion. Of course, anything published in 1922 and earlier is public domain. Those raw materials not yet converted to modules would make great fodder for module building.

Hi, Brent,

I'm using an older version of T4 (2.31 - should I be embarrassed?) and tried for the first time ever to turn a module into a .pdf file. I went to the file menu, chose "Save As" and then .pdf. It created the file - but when I used Adobe Acrobat reader to look at it, there were only blank pages. I've attached the .pdf to this post.

Any recommendations on what might be wrong?

I had to look this up. Here is a wikipedia article for those unfamiliar with egalitarianism.

adiel, not only is this site a conservative, evangelical site; it also focuses on materials that are in the public domain. The vast majority of available resources for modules were originally written in 1922 or earlier, with a few from 1963 and earlier. Mainstream egalitarianism is more recent than that. The result is that it's writings are still under copyright.

I seriously doubt you'll find anything like that here.