There's a Perl script which converts the ThML to a format which can be converted directly into a module.
I think the perl script works better than imp2gbs. The URL should be http://www.web42.com/software/sword/ccel2imp/. The tool imp2gbs converts the resulting text into a Sword module. Joachim > Chris, > Thanks for the info. The docs I have pulled from ccel.org are > available in other formats, including osis. Is there any tool that could > use another format that would come closer to working? Or, would the > modules have to be made by hand or a script? > > Thanks, > Jason > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:33:24 -0700 (MST) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [sword-devel] thml2gbs > > > thml2gbs has some bugs and is broken at the moment, I believe. > > > > You should not modify the .bdt files manually because it will mess up the > > indexing in the other files. There are some quirky things you COULD do > > in ThML (or OSIS or any other XML format) that would really confuse > > thml2gbs, but I don't think that is done in any texts I've seen. So any > > problems you're having are probably the result of either: > > > > 1) bugs in thml2gbs (it was really just a proof-of-concept project and > > didn't quite get finished) > > 2) bugs/inadequacies in Sword's or BibleCS's handling of ThML > > 3) possibly bugs in the GenBook code, but this is least likely > > > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Jason and Larua Brooks wrote: > > > OK. I went back with the same config as below and generated the files > > > fine. The only question I have left is this: is it common to have to > > > manually manipulate the *.bdt files? I ran thml2gbs on Calvin's > > > Institutes and Harmony of the Law in 4 volumes, all in XML (thml). I > > > realize the Harmony presents problems because it is laid out in chart > > > format. However, Institutes is flat in relation. But the thml2gbs > > > caught all the head tags, but missed all the text underneath. For > > > example, there are simply Roman Numerals in the left pane. The text > > > pane only lists the topic sentence. I manipulated the first of the bdt > > > file, and corrected some of the problems. So, question is is this a > > > problem with the source, the conversion process, or what? Or is it the > > > norm? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sword-devel mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel -- Joachim Ansorg www.bibletime.info www.ansorgs.de _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel