I just added the older Android tablet to the test set, with a fresh install to verify that the basic set installation worked. It did. :-) I also did a fresh install on iOS, and that worked. So far, so good...
On 03/26/2018 08:06 AM, Michael Johnson wrote: > Nice! Thank you, Troy! > One tiny detail I noticed was a quick display of NaN% done while starting a > download. A conditional test for divide by zero might make that display look > a little more professional. (It seems to do no harm this way, and few people > would notice this, but I'm trained to pay attention to details.) > > I have loaded the new version on my iPhone, iPad, and Motorola Android phone, > and will be checking them out. The new icon is an improvement. > > On 03/26/2018 07:05 AM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >> OK, new Bishop 1.0.6 build for iOS is available and matches Android. >> BibleSync on iOS is very untested as I don't have a device. I wouldn't >> be surprised if turning it on crashed the app... but it's there in some >> infantile state. >> >> Also figured out how to add an icon :) It's not the greatest. I used >> the same icon from Android as both the icon and splash screen. It looks >> pretty bad on the simulator, but at least it's not the Cordova blockhead. >> >> https://crosswire.org/bishop/manifest.plist >> >> https://crosswire.org/bishop.ipa >> >> Let me know if you have a chance to try. >> >> Troy >> >> >> On 03/25/2018 06:26 AM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >>> 1.0.6 has been pushed and includes: >>> >>> Better BibleSync support (thanks Karl!) >>> >>> Allows on/off >>> >>> New settings for BibleSync User Name and Passphrase >>> >>> Better Word Study support: >>> >>> New setting to select Word Study module. >>> >>> Any def modules work (previously was hardcoded to 'StrongsGreek' and >>> 'StrongsHebrew') >>> >>> If either a Strongs Bible, Strongs Greek lex, or Strongs Hebrew lex >>> is not installed, now offers basic module set. Not perfect, as it will >>> re-install modules in the basic set if they already exist, but not bad. >>> >>> >>> These haven't been pushed to Apple yet, as the java-jni bindings were >>> updated for both of these main features and thus the Swift bindings need >>> to come up to sync. >>> >>> Feedback welcome. Blessings for your Sunday, >>> >>> Troy >>> >>> >>> >>> On 03/23/2018 05:12 AM, Michael Johnson wrote: >>>> On 03/23/2018 10:26 AM, Troy A. Griffitts wrote: >>>>> ... >>>>> Regarding anything left before promoting general usage... >>>>> >>>>> I still think one flaw to fix before promoting the app for general use >>>>> is the warning when a module necessary for a function isn't installed. >>>>> >>>>> It's a pretty simple change. When someone selects "Verse Study" / "Word >>>>> Study" and no Strongs lexicon is installed or no Bible module with >>>>> Strongs is installed, then a popup suggesting to add the KJV + >>>>> StrongsGreek + StrongsHebrew can be shown. >>>>> >>>>> Along with this though, I'd like to let the user choose which Greek and >>>>> which Hebrew lexicon they would like to use. I know the Xiphos repo has >>>>> something like StrongsRealGreek and StrongsRealHebrew and we also >>>>> reference the Liddell-Scott from SWORDWeb, which could be a choice for >>>>> online users... Probably others. And with those selection options under >>>>> Settings, maybe we could add a Word Study Bible choice which let's a >>>>> user pick, say the KJV as their Strongs Bible for word studies, but >>>>> maybe they like to normally read a different Bible as their primary text. >>>>> >>>>> Anway, the warning is a small change and I think will go a long way to >>>>> avoid support questions on "Why doesn't the Word Study tool work?!" and >>>>> adding the new Settings options kindof go along with that so I'd like to >>>>> get it all done in one release. >>>> Agreed, as long as those small changes are done promptly. >>>> >>>>>> Observations: >>>>>> >>>>>> * Search works consistently with eBible.org modules (unlike >>>>>> PocketSword). >>>>> Regarding search, I had an Apple user say that search wasn't working for >>>>> him. I haven't had a chance to look into it. Have you been able to >>>>> search on Apple? >>>> Yes. Every search I tried worked, although I haven't yet try really >>>> challenging stuff like searching for strings with nonroman scripts using >>>> multiple diacritics. >>>> >>>>>> * Poetry 2nd lines are not indented, but it would be nice if they were. >>>>> Curious. I'll try to spend time to look. Does the same module look OK >>>>> in any other SWORD frontend? >>>> I don't think so. I think poetry formatting and sometimes even prose >>>> formatting is not one of Sword's strong points, right now. >>>> >>>>>> * The app icon for Android is much nicer than the app icon for iOS. >>>>>> (The latter looks more like a Minecraft monster head.) >>>>> :) I was so happy to finally build a working binary for iOS that I >>>>> haven't even though about how to choose the icon. :) That's the default >>>>> Cordova icon. >>>> :-) >>>> >>>>> * I like the way columns without a current chapter to display >>>>> disappear, making a nice seamless way to display the Hebrew OT and Greek >>>>> NT next to another Bible translation. >>>>> Yes, that's exactly how I use it for my morning readings. I try to make >>>>> myself read Greek, but I'm not good enough for that to not be a >>>>> distraction from my devotions so having the English side by side with >>>>> the original language (Old or New Testament) was my primary goal for >>>>> reading mode-- for me personally. My Hebrew is so worthless these days >>>>> that I've though about putting an LXX module as the 3rd selected Bible >>>>> so I always get an English / Greek diglot when reading. :) I think this >>>>> should be nice for seminary students. >>>> Agreed. It should also come in handy for places like Papua New Guinea, >>>> where it is likely than someone would like to have their own local >>>> language, the trade language (Tok Pisin in most areas), and English >>>> (taught in the schools) side by side. The local language Bible >>>> translations are usually just a New Testament or less, so it is nice to >>>> display it when it is available, but make more room for the other 2 >>>> languages when it is not. >>>> >>>>>> * Support for display of Strong's numbers and visible linkage of >>>>>> parallel translations and/or lexicons where the word stem matches would >>>>>> be nice. >>>>> Yeah, that was hard to do word selects on the small screen, like we do >>>>> on SWORDWeb. On SWORDWeb we show 3 levels of association: bold = all >>>>> words from the same stem, bold/italic = all words with the same stem and >>>>> exact morphology, bold/italic/underline = the exact same word between >>>>> two Bibles. I am surprised how often, when I click a word, I see that >>>>> same word nearby in the chapter, but translated by a different English >>>>> word that I had no idea the author used the same word. It has been >>>>> enlightening to discover running themes which had been previously masked >>>>> to me by translation. >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, Word Study was my mobile attempt to show Strongs information, >>>>> but we do lose this 'other occurrences nearby' feature. For Word Study >>>>> to work, you'll need a Strongs Bible as your primary (KJV is best right >>>>> now. ESV2011 kindof works but I'm curious about the markup there as >>>>> results sometimes seem odd) and you'll need to be sure to have >>>>> StrongsGreek and StrongsHebrew modules also installed. >>>>> >>>>> The app is pure JavaScript. I'd love for you to hack up a prototype of >>>>> anything you envision. I know you have dev skills ;) >>>> Yes, I have dev skills, but I have a very large number of other dev tasks >>>> queued up for me to do, not to mention the Bible processing tasks and >>>> communication and negotiation tasks. I haven't done much with JavaScript, >>>> yet, compared to all of the C#, C++, C, Pascal, BASH, and (in ancient >>>> history) BASIC coding I have done. It would probably take me a few weeks >>>> (that I don't yet have) to get up to speed on JavaScript. >>>> >>>> Anyway, thanks again, Troy. You are awesome! >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > -- signature Aloha, */Michael Johnson/** PO BOX 881143 • PUKALANI HI 96788-1143*• USA mljohnson.org <http://mljohnson.org> • Phone: +1 808-333-6921 • Skype: kahunapule _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
