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:Specifies a source text directory where all Source-Text folders will be relative to. See below for more details on the Source-Text property in the "collections text" file.
 
:Specifies a source text directory where all Source-Text folders will be relative to. See below for more details on the Source-Text property in the "collections text" file.
  
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:Update option: Using this option Go Bible Creator will update existing JAR files if they exist rather than create new ones. The source text will not be parsed nor will new Bible data be generated however everything else we be updated including the GoBibleCore, book names, UI properties, JAD file, manifest, etc. This option is useful if the source text hasn't changed and there hasn't been any change to the Go Bible Data Format, as it will be much quicker to process each collection. This option first makes a backup copy of the original JAD and JAR files.
 
:Update option: Using this option Go Bible Creator will update existing JAR files if they exist rather than create new ones. The source text will not be parsed nor will new Bible data be generated however everything else we be updated including the GoBibleCore, book names, UI properties, JAD file, manifest, etc. This option is useful if the source text hasn't changed and there hasn't been any change to the Go Bible Data Format, as it will be much quicker to process each collection. This option first makes a backup copy of the original JAD and JAR files.
  

Revision as of 15:07, 14 March 2011

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Introduction

Go Bible Creator is a tool for converting Bible texts into Go Bible Java ME applications that can be loaded onto suitable mobile phones. Go Bible Creator is a Java application and requires Java SE (Runtime Environment).

Download Go Bible Creator

Before Running Go Bible Creator

Running Go Bible Creator

Required parameters

-xmx128m

Go Bible Creator loads the entire source text file[s] into memory and therefore requires the -Xmx128m parameter to increase the total memory available in Java to 128MB. Go Bible Creator can optionally process multiple files at once by specifying multiple files on the command line.

Optional parameters

There are two optional parameters:

-d
Specifies a source text directory where all Source-Text folders will be relative to. See below for more details on the Source-Text property in the "collections text" file.
-u
Update option: Using this option Go Bible Creator will update existing JAR files if they exist rather than create new ones. The source text will not be parsed nor will new Bible data be generated however everything else we be updated including the GoBibleCore, book names, UI properties, JAD file, manifest, etc. This option is useful if the source text hasn't changed and there hasn't been any change to the Go Bible Data Format, as it will be much quicker to process each collection. This option first makes a backup copy of the original JAD and JAR files.

The Collections File

The Info Property

Using Non-English Book Names

Translating the User Interface

Right Aligned Text

Splitting Books

Support for MIDP 1.0

Language Codes

Creating Files for WAP Download

Help