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
