On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Peter von Kaehne <ref...@gmx.net> wrote: > The thread I pull up here has some relevance > > 1) it was never concluded in theory and certainly no conclusions ever > put into practice > 2) With more and more applications becoming crossplatform there will be > a growing and quite reasonable expectation by users to switch > applications and be able to make use of their old bookmarks in some form. > 3) looking at the wiki page on comparison, it is clear that there is a > semblance of practical consensus between the various implementations of > the feature > > a) bookmarks should be hierarchical, > b) should be user editable/arrangable, > c) should allow for some comment > d) should allow both bulk addition via searches and by-hand addition > e) should be exportable/sharable
I'll add to this: f) Should support passages, not just individual verses (the definition of a passage is interesting - after looking at my notes that I take, I'm inclined to extend it to any collection of verses, not just a continuous passage, and will probably change it to that in BPBible 0.4.1). Feel free to dispute, but it makes sense to me. > Eeli suggested in this thread that an editable GenBook with some special > features is the overarching best representation. I agree with this and > suggested the same on gnomesword-devel, where Eeli referred me back to > this old thread. > > So, is it time to resume the debate and bring it to a conclusion? I don't believe it is possible to conclude in practice (or even in theory), since that would be assuming that there is one solution that will suit all needs. I can 95% guarantee that some of the things I want to do will not be interesting to others or just plain will not be implemented. That being the case, I prefer to implement what I believe to be the right thing or just an idea I have in mind without being fettered by any compatibility or anything. If it turns out to be a dead end then I have only wasted my time. >From the discussion, my feeling was that the biggest sticking point over which I don't see a ready solution was: "Are the passages that are saved specific to the current version?" This partially goes back to what you see the support as doing. If you are saving the current context to go back to it, or if you are trying to get back to exactly where you were, doing it in the same version makes sense. If you are making study notes or notes on a topic of lasting relevance, they should almost certainly not be version specific, since IMHO your argument is pretty weak if it is version specific (though, just to contradict myself, it is possible that you feel one reading more clear than another or your comments are using the words of one version and so will make most sense in that one version). This is what I am working towards, so I take very strongly the "version independent unless asked otherwise" viewpoint. Jon _______________________________________________ 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
