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..., please use [https://wiki.crosswire.org/Special:RequestAccount this form] and then send an email to [mailto:support@crosswire.org support@crosswire.org]
==Front-end Bible study applications==
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"Holy Bible" – powerful and user friendly Bible software for Windows
Download: [http://ibtrussia.org/pc "Holy Bible"]
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...a long time.If in doubt, consult the API Doxygen documentation (see below) and look at code samples within the source tree under /examples''
...are specialized Module 'drivers', including RawText (descends from SWText and reads raw text data files), RawCom, zText (SWText descendent that reads com
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#Collect and install the necessary software tools.
#Obtain the source text and permission from the copyright holder if you wish to distribute a copyrighte
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'''IMPORTANT:''' CrossWire now accepts only GenBook modules and LexDict modules in IMP format. Bibles must be in either VPL or OSIS format.
...t GenBooks (marked up GenBooks should be OSIS) and Plain Text dictionaries and Devotions. The only markup accepted are scripture reference links in OSIS o
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...alkitab/ Alkitab Bible Study] and [http://code.google.com/p/and-bible/ and-bible] (for Android OS).
...higher is available, and could be easily extended to work on set-top boxes and PDAs.
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* Study notes, comments and other annotations
'''Reference:''' Key used to access verse content in a Bible module, usually in format:
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'''Eloquent''' is an open source Study Bible software that uses the [[DevTools:SWORD|SWORD API]]. It was made for Mac OS
* Supports multiple bible versions
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...ORD engine to process modules, by installers to help users install modules and by front-ends to render the module appropriately.
....\par Inquiries and comments may be directed to:\par\par CrossWire Bible Society\par kjv2003@crosswire.org\par http://www.crosswir
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...JSword|JSword]] based installer (e.g. as used for [[Frontends:BibleDesktop|Bible Desktop]]), which uses HTTP access.
...ut any loss of functionality, as long as they ensure that each is uniquely and appropriately named.
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The traditional '''versification''' of the Bible was first introduced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Whittingham
...ersification different from KJV canon and versification previously default and only option in CrossWire applications.
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...rs may use in their preparation of modules. These are mainly undocumented and not intended for any public release. Documentation of ''some'' of these to
== Scripts and Filters ==
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What follows is a list of abbreviations for books of the Bible, for use with
OSIS and Sword as standard book IDs. The basis for most of these works is the
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...rmatting preferences but hovering over strongs numbers, morphological tags and footnotes only display, they don't actually work. ..."
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...FAQ is not easily vandalized, presents in the same style as the main page and does not contain draft text.
...inks to their home pages. Many applications have their own support systems and FAQs.
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...module, your quickest results will come from encoding it in OSIS yourself and submitting that to us.
...on-text material (images, PDFs, etc.), there is no point to adding it here and it will likely be removed.
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...berg all have disclaimers that the database contains omissions and errors, and not finding a renewal record does NOT mean a work is PD, but finding a reco
...an Foundation to control and manage the publishing rights of the Amplified Bible.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplified_Bible]
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...ion for Bibles and other Biblical research texts, which enables ministries and other organizations to collaborate more easily. Traditionally, these organ
...ommitted to supporting the OSIS initiative. We have developed OSIS import and export tools which work with our SWORD engine, making OSIS documents availa
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= Syntax Check and Valid OSIS/TEI files =
# <b>Valid</b>. A valid XML document is well-formed and conforms to the formal definition provided in a schema (or DTD). A document
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...to use a different byte value for every character. It's easy to understand and to program: every byte encode a single character; it's space efficient (mem
...uding upper case and lower case of the Latin alphabet, digits, punctuation and control. Values above 127 are not defined (allowing extensions or controls
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...used on Windows, Linux, Mac, PDA's, phones and even the ability to look up Bible verses right from your Internet browser.
...files that contain the text of a variety of well known Bible translations and references. They can either be downloaded with a program's module Install M
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...o take over the development. However, I have the site hosted on my system and will continue to host it there so long as the application remains viable.
...January 2009<br />The [http://www.swordreader.org/ SwordReader] site is up and running with updated content reflecting the new beta release.
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'''Bible Desktop''', JSWORD based, runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux
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...equately displayed. The fonts listed will be hopefully all freely licensed and freely available.
Specific platform related problems and workarounds relating to font display are listed at the bottom of the page.
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...mmon file formats ''relevant'' to The SWORD Project, associated utilities, and other CrossWire projects.
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'''The Bible Tool''' is a web-based server application based on JSP, libsword and ORBIT.
[[Category:SWORD Frontends|The Bible Tool]]
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In SWORD a commentary is structured just like a Bible. The difference is that instead of verse text the commentary has discussion
An OSIS Commentary differs from an OSIS Bible in that an [[OSIS Bibles]] use:
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...e Kingdom of our God. We are also a resource pool to other Bible societies and Christian organizations that can't afford --or don't feel it's their place-
.... We exist because we, as a community come together and offer our services and time freely.
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...words or numbers), glossaries (simple one-word translation dictionaries), and daily devotionals (indexed by dates).
...Since TEI is modular, it is possible to ignore the majority of its modules and use only a smaller set of tags necessary to our needs.
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...for each platform, current with each revision of the platform. E.g. Win98 and Vista applications have a different appearance.
...rangement of the layout of the application's areas. Including of undocking and docking of subwindows
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...e use the guide on [[Testing of new modules]] to test below listed modules and note your findings down.
=== Bible Modules ===
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...l verse lists and verse-based notes. Ezra Bible App runs on Windows, macOS and Linux desktop computers as well as on Android devices.
...n/build instructions are available [https://github.com/ezra-bible-app/ezra-bible-app/blob/master/README.md here].
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...in that container. Within that is the Work node. Within that is the Header and then the Body of the text, which are parallel to each other. For a complete
...links. In this example, the Bible is linked through Scripture references, and the KJV default reference scheme is used. More detailed information can be
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...mat of SFM is simply plaintext with backslash(\) codes. For example, a new Bible verse is signaled by '''\v''' followed by the number of the verse.
...from one agency could be reasonably expected to operate with the software and style sheets employed by another. [http://paratext.org/usfm USFM] version 2
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* '''1.23''': Various corrections, improved notes and new, more appropriate versification (2019-05-11)
* '''1.22''': New markup for WoC, note and paragraph corrections (2017-05-16)
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...ne function that is intended to be called from any program using diatheke, and that function performs exactly one lookup in the SWORD library per call. Ex
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CrossWise does respect copyrights and takes in general a very cautious view in these matters.
..., either explicitly relating to us or via free licensing (Creative Commons and the like). If we believe we require explicit permissions then we welcome th
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...en 43 Bibles by Wycliffe. Some of the Bibles belong to WBTI, others to the Bible League.
...zips. Each zip contained OSIS files, a separate file for each book of the Bible. The OSIS files were not all valid at the time of delivery. The contents of
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...marking up a Bible excerpt: Gen 1:1-3, from the King James Version of the Bible, 1611 edition. The excerpt reads as follows:
1 The creation of Heauen and Earth, 3 of the
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...vailability of great content: Bibles, commentaries, dictionaries, atlases, and other books. CrossWire depends on the availability of great content produce
...texts are freely licensed (or if distribution permissions have been sought and obtained).
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...aving no equivalent in the original Biblical texts but added for clarity), and emended punctuation.</ref> which is the basis of most modern printings.
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osis2mod transforms an OSIS encoded [[OSIS Bibles|Bible]] or [[OSIS_Commentaries|commentary]] into a SWORD module.
* See [[DevTools:Modules#Collect_and_Install_Software_Tools|Collect and Install Software Tools]]
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Please look also at our detailed and commented [[Tutorial:Writing Conf files|tutorial]].
Values specifications are shown as '''<content spec>'''. The < and > are not to be included.
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The CrossWire Bible Society has always a number of [[Current Projects|projects]] in progress, a
...ules in the beta repository| module testers]], [[Translating|translators]] and documentation writers can do their work with pretty basic knowledge.
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The SWORD Project's aim is to reach the entire world with it's Bible software, however this goal is hard to reach without the help of translator
All the content such as menus and help files, in our programs such as The SWORD Project for Windows, need to
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Do feel free to edit this page to make it more complete and better organized.
...the available programs. It is likely that one will resonate with the user and work best for that user.
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...ll. However, the module is created with an index that is ordered by bytes, and this reorders dictionaries in some languages in a way that is undesireable.
*Quick lookup from a Bible module should be easily accessible by hovering over, right clicking over, o
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:''Form letter that you can print and use for copyright lobbying. To use this, copy the text into your favorite e
Bible study program uses the software library and data modules developed by
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:''Form letter that you can print and use for copyright lobbying. To use this, copy the text into your favorite e
( http://www.xiphos.org/ ). This Bible study program uses the
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This Bible study program uses the software library and data modules developed by
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* [[Frontends:And Bible|And Bible]]
* [[Frontends:Ezra Bible App|Ezra Bible App]]
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Android Bible application (Phone and Tablets)
Project website: https://mjdenham.github.io/and-bible/
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'''General Bible Format''' ''(deprecated)''
...le search programs. The complete specification is at http://www.ebible.org/bible/gbf.htm.
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It makes use of the milestone version for chapter and verse elements.
*BookGroup and section titles, including parallel passages: <tt><title></tt>
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Masoretic Text. For Hebrew Bibles and a few translations (e.g. the JPS translations into English). Books are orde
Similar to Luther, but without the apocryphal books and with KJV/Vulgate book order.
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Be sure to first see the age old, always up to date, ever growing, and very helpful [http://crosswire.org/svn/sword/trunk/examples/ examples/ fold
...swire.org/svn/sword/trunk/tests /tests/] folders are also very informative and provide concise code examples.
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...ining and compiling the very latest SWORD source code, and then installing and testing it on their machine, on a Linux (or possibly other Unix-like) opera
...aking Internet connections to crosswire.org, to download SWORD source code and a sample SWORD module.''
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:''It is proposed that FarOPV be moved to CrossWire main, and FarsiOPV be moved to CrossWire Attic''.
== Historical background to the Farsi Old Persian Version of the Bible ==
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...age is not actual anymore, because project was renamed to "BibleTime Mini" and moved to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/bibletimemini/ SourceForge page].
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* time of creation and last read
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([http://www.stepbible.org/ STEP Bible] (Scripture Tools for Every Person) aims to build a study tool for Christia
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...Is. This necessitates having a standard for new and existing front-ends. A Bible URI standard is also necessary for [[Frontends:Bookmarks_Standard|Bookmarks
...///Gen.1.1''' -- an empty module between // and / (implies use of whatever Bible module is current, or default).
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...ke Go Bible for feature phones are now well past their peak popularity. Go Bible is no longer being actively developed.
== Collaboration between CrossWire and Go Bible ==
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==Bible Technologies Group==
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...source multiplatform collaborative USFM editor, useful for correcting USFM Bible source texts
...ftware/emacs/ GNU Emacs] – an extensible, customizable text editor—and more.
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...ot supported by all front-ends. Repository parameters are found [[Official and Affiliated Module Repositories#Experimental_modules|here]].
|GenBook Bible
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Title = {The {A}merican {C}hurch {D}ictionary and {C}yclopedia},
Title = {A {H}omeric {D}ictionary for {S}chools and {C}olleges},
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...Bible Creator''' is a software tool for converting Bible texts into '''Go Bible''' Java ME applications that can be loaded onto suitable mobile phones.
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...l context, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycliffe%27s_Bible Wycliffe's Bible].
...the Wesley Center Online were the work of Sergej A. Fedosov of the Slavic Bible website.
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== Translating the Go Bible User Interface ==
Most '''User Interface''' (UI) items for [[Projects:Go Bible|Go Bible]] can be localized by replacing the default English text using the various
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...you can safely get rid of the on-screen virtual keypad and retain full Go Bible functionality, thus taking advantage of the full area of the screen for the
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:''This page is not up to date. Go Bible software development has ceased.''
These were some of the outstanding tasks for the CrossWire Go Bible project. ''Feel free to comment on these in the talk page.''
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This page describes how to change the '''User Interface''' for an existing Go Bible, even if you don't have the original files used to create it.
# an existing Go Bible JAR file that you wish to change,
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...platform independent rendering of documents. It is derived from Postscript and is maintained by Adobe. As such, it is designed to be substantially a "read
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....<BR>A few of these extensions are essentially methods to record metadata, and have no effect on the module display.''
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...Git repository (access will be via SSH keys) which can act as a scrapbook and collaboration tool
# Some templates for the repository and a bunch of scripts to make module making easy.
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'''BibleTime''' is a Bible study tool written for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
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...t a Linux program, so figuring out where configuration files, book modules and environment variables live can sometimes cause subtle errors. This class is
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...ble de Genève 1669 - Scanned pages: http://www.fichier-zip.com/2013/03/31/bible-geneve-1669-bibliorama-fr/
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...ble de Genève 1669 - Scanned pages: http://www.fichier-zip.com/2013/03/31/bible-geneve-1669-bibliorama-fr/
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* Copyright 1998-2013 CrossWire Bible Society (http://www.crosswire.org)
* CrossWire Bible Society
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* CrossWire Bible Society
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* Copyright 1998-2013 CrossWire Bible Society (http://www.crosswire.org)
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* [[Wycliffe Bible]]
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== Provenance and acknowledgements ==
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== Bible Vietnam ==
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