Karl's idea of configurable extensibility is exactly right, and DM's idea below is one great way to do it. I think putting functionality at the fingertips of the user is all about the menu that pops up with a right click. For example, GS's approach to dictionaries is excellent in that the user doesn't have to select the desired dictionary from the module tree before right-clicking on a word to look up a definition. Even better would be the option to define default dictionaries for each language, not just for Strongs.
Another option would be the sidebar idea DM mentioned, using a tree structure. This could be called up with a specific menu/icon option. Inspired by a proprietary program, I like the idea of the user having the option to utilize a Passage Study Assistant and a Word Study Assistant. The idea of the Passage Study Assistant is you enter a passage (a verse or a set of verses), and the results include perhaps a parallel Bible display of versions you have selected in some options menu, a list of all the Greek or Hebrew words in that passage (that would need to be displayed a verse at a time, perhaps using a tree structure in the sidebar) which would give access to dictionaries, a set of links to commentaries that comment on that passage, and a set of links to places where cross-references to that passage show up in commentaries and genbooks. A Word Study Assistant would be more focused on a search based on a word with links to dictionaries and search results in the Bible. That way the user can opt for a more extensive study assistant if that is what he or she wants or can just do a simple search if that's all that is desired. Daniel DM Smith wrote: > The other thought I had, was to have a robust context menu such that if > the user were to right click within a verse or on a selection of verses, > the would get neat things they can do with that, such as: > Find a short prioritized list of similar verses found by searching the > lucene index for the words/Strong's numbers in these verses. > Find all entries in all works that have a cross reference that includes > these verses. > Find all verses in this work that have a cross reference to this verse. > .... > Obviously, these would have to be shortened a little bit. :) > > In Him, > DM > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- PMBX license 1502 _______________________________________________ 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
