Simon, there are at least 2 more wxwindows Sword frontend in the works: http://sourceforge.net/projects/christiangame http://spatha.sourceforge.net/product/
I wonder if people would be interested in joining forces there. Martin Am Dienstag, 9. Dezember 2003 20:42 schrieb Simon Lagendijk: > Hi Lynn Alan, and the rest of the Sword-devel list reading this, > > Thanks for your reply. I think you've got a really good point by making > bible software that also runs on a poor mans computer... > > One of the features for our new bible software is the possibility to > execute a command from the command prompt of Linux or Windows, like for > example "Bible.exe -p Mat.1" prints Matthew 1 on the screen (just plain > text output on the screen, which can be scrolled in by piping the output > to more). I only have to figure out if there is a GNU C++ Compiler > available for DOS, read some info about the differences between > programming for a 32bit and a 16bit PC, and get 2 old machines somewhere > (a 386 and a 0088 or 286 or something like that, with really small > memory, like 4MB for the 386, and less than 1MB for the 286). > > I don't think that feature will replace the need of a program like the > LCDBible, because we're planning to use wxWindows as GUI framework, > which isn't optimalized for running on slow computers. But, sharing > source code, where possible, would be nice! > > As said before, I don't know lot's about the differences between 32bit > and 16bit programming, so maybe the following question will be extremely > stupid (forgive me if it is). But can the code of the Sword Engine be > compiled to run on a 16bit pc, like for example a 286? > > My friend and I are currently working on some documentation about the > design (a simple class-diagram and a description of each class in text), > I hope to have that finished at the end of this week. I think a > discussion about design is easier when there is a draft design available. > > > With kind regards, > > Simon > > PS> I just tested your LCDBible, it's really fast! > > Lynn Allan wrote: > > Hello Simon, > > > > I would be *VERY* interested in participating in this. I have drafted > > a requirements/design document for the radically simplified "LcdBible": > > > > L)ittle C)hildren D)evoted to the Bible (could use some help with the > > "D" :-) Would correspond to the NIrV as far as being oriented to young > > readers. > > > > L)owest C)ommon D)enominator Bible software: > > Targetted to non-computer literate missionaries using obsolete > > computers (Pentium 233, 32 meg mem, 800*600 res, 1 gig hd, broken > > CD-ROM, unreliable 28.8 kbps modem, LcdBibleSetup.exe with WEB/NT fits > > on 1.44meg floppy, available by Christmas Eve, 2003) > > > > A very preliminary working prototype with nsis install package is > > available at: > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/lcdbible/LcdBibleSetup.exe > > For now, the 400kb download includes the LcdBible.exe and the WEB NT. > > It uses a "plug-in" subset of the Sword-Api that only uses a > > simplified RawVerse and CanonVersifier to read verses from > > modules/texts/rawtext/web/nt and nt.vss (CanonVersifier is a possible > > parent or 'contained' class for VerseKey). > > > > The extent of the gui is using a single combo-box to select a specific > > Book from the WEB-NT. Then all verses from the first chapter of that > > book are shown (ie, Matt 1:1-25, Mark 1:1-45, Luke 1:1-80, etc.). The > > statically linked LcdBible.exe file is 32kb, including those calls to > > the simplified Sword-Api. > > > > Think of the 0.01c prototype as strictly a POC (Proof of Concept) that > > CanonVersifier logic can put together a page of verses. From this POC, > > I claim that LcdPrototype is feasible, if this effort is blessed by > > His Holy Spirit. > > > > http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/lcdbible/LcdBible_src_0_01c.zip > > Source code, including: > > * project that puts all code in executable (no lib or dll) > > * project with .dll that builds swordlib_vc6.lib and swordlib_vc6.dll. > > Then LcdBible.exe uses swordlib_vc6.dll > > > > * CanonVersifier.cpp and CanonVersifier.h > > * script for nsis-198 installer > > * modified RawVerse.cpp and RawVerse.h (includes > > RemoveMostTagsAndExtraSpace(char* buf) > > *Let's Discuss* > > Lynn > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > [sword-devel] New Windows SWORD GUI > > > > *Simon Lagendijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:sword-devel%40crosswire.org> > > /Sun, 07 Dec 2003 00:19:43 +0100/ > > > > * Previous message: [sword-devel] LANG values in sword? <019861.html> > > * Next message: [sword-devel] [Off-Topic] Dec 7: Veterans > > appreciated <019862.html> > > * *Messages sorted by:* [ date ] <date.html#19859> [ thread ] > > <thread.html#19859> [ subject ] <subject.html#19859> [ author ] > > <author.html#19859> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Hi all, > > > >A friend an I have the idea of making a new Bible tool, mainly aimed at > >Windows users, because for Linux there are 2 nice Sword-based tools > >available. We want to the program to run on at least Windows and Linux. > >The code will be released under the GNU licence (or another OpenSource > >licence, I don't know the differences between all those licences for > >OpenSource software, so I'd have to figure out that first, before > >choosing one). > > > >Are there any design-diagrams of Sword available, I mean Data Flow > >Diagrams or UML or something like that? That maybe would save us some > >time in the design phase... > > > >I don't know if the auhors of Sword for Windows, BibleTime and > >GnomeSword are reading this, but if they do: Do you mind if we use some > >idea's of your GUI for our program (I'm not very good at designing User > >Interfaces)? > > > >Is it possible to compile the Sword Engine in a DLL? > > > >We are searching for some OpenSource software development tools. I think > >the most likely to use are the GNU C++ Compiler (MinGW) with the > >wxWindows framework, but I haven't worked with wxWindows before, so > >please can someone tell us if it can easely be used for the task we want > >(i.e. creating a professional looking, multiplatform GUI)? > > > >We also want to support OSIS documents (not only Sword-modules > >containing OSIS markup, but real OSIS documents). Is OSIS 2.0, as > >described on http://www.bibletechnologies.net/, the latest version? Will > >future releases of the OSIS specification be backwards compatible? > > > >Some other features that are on our wishlist for the new program are: > >- Exporters (PDF/RTF/PlainText) > >- Online updating of document library (just like Sword for Windows), > >supporting Sword modules, OSIS documents, and TheoDoc sources > >- Possibility to run from CD, without any installing needed > > > >If you have any ideas, suggestions, comments, etc, please let us know! > > > >In Christ, > > > >Simon > > > >PS> I have dropped the OSISEditor project I was working on. I tried to > >use the RichTextBox as an OSIS edit component, but I didn't get it to do > >what I wanted it to do... > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > * Previous message: [sword-devel] LANG values in sword? <019861.html> > > * Next message: [sword-devel] [Off-Topic] Dec 7: Veterans > > appreciated <019862.html> > > * *Messages sorted by:* [ date ] <date.html#19859> [ thread ] > > <thread.html#19859> [ subject ] <subject.html#19859> [ author ] > > <author.html#19859> > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel
