[mobile-devel] Thoughts regarding future And Bible enhancements

[Martin Denham]

Hi Michael,

Does the Hebrew localisation you contributed look okay?

The ideas you sent are all good ideas.  I have put the original e-mail in
the And Bible wiki <http://code.google.com/p/and-bible/wiki/FuturePlans> and
will try to keep it updated.

*Bookmarks*
I think import and export of bookmarks will come eventuially.  It ffects me
most of all because as developer I keep on having to uninstall and reinstall
and consequently lose all my bookmarks frequently!

*Autoscroll*
What do others think of autoscroll.  It sounds good but a bit weird.  What
if you read faster/slower or want to think about a verse or jump to
commentary.

*Book Names*
This is a bit contentious and I think thre are people who might argue
strongly either way.  Personally I took the easiest implementation route.

Berst regards
Martin

2011/1/29 מיכאל בר-דוד <michael at mail.org.il>

>  Hello
>
>
>  First, I must say you are doing a great job.
>
>
>  Some ideas of mine:
>
>    - Bookmarks - add import/export (XML, probably), add colors to labels
>    - AutoScroll - text scrolls automatically (like palmbible+)
>    - Document lang - change book names and so according to the document,
>    UI lang not relevant
>
> Maybe we can see other mobile applications for ideas (PocketSword,
> PalmBible+, etc.)
>
>
>  BTW, a small bug - at the end of each chapter, there's a long blank part
> (almost screen size). I don't know if it always like that or Hebrew document
> cause that, but still annoying.
>
>
>
>
>  --
> מיכאל בר-דוד Michael Bar-David michael at mail.org.il
>
>
>
>  On 01/30/2011 12:22 AM, Martin Denham wrote:
>
> I have started thinking about the next enhancements to And Bible and would
> like to give people a chance to comment.  The items in the first list I have
> been thinking about and am probably ready to implement.  Please comment if
> you have any thoughts or opinions regarding implementation or regarding
> items you would like to see or not see in And Bible.  Items in the second
> list I would like to implement but am not yet ready.  Items in the last list
> I have no plans yet to implement.  People seem to like the recently added
> grid navigation and that was pushed through because of comments from this
> group:
>
>  *Possibly Next Release*
>
>  *Speech*
> *I have spent too long thinking about how best to do this.*
> Aim: Allow multiple sequential or diverse chapters to be queued for speech.
>  Alternative 1: Simple enhancement so that if Speech button is pressed on a
> chapter not being spoken the chapter is added to the speech for queue.  If
> Speech is pressed on a chapter just requested to be spoken then all speech
> is aborted.
> Possibility to allow fewer presses by moving the Speech button to the first
> screen of menu buttons but which button to remove and how to know if user
> can/does use Speech.
> Alternative 2: Show Speech Dialog when Speech button is pressed but this
> would involve a lot more button presses.
> Alternative 3: Add stateful Speak button beside Quick Link buttons (at top)
> in Portrait mode (more room) if selected in Settings.  The Speak/Silent
> button would switch between the several states Speak, 2 Chapters, 4
> Chapters, Book, Silent.
> My vote: I prefer Alternative 3 or possibly Alternative 1 because I feel a
> dialog just to add a chapter is overkill and could frustrate users.
>
>  *Allow Xiphos Module Download*
> Include modules from Xiphos in download list.  Is there a Master List we
> can use?  If not I just plan to merge the Xiphos list with the CrossWire
> list.
> I also need to add a Refresh List button.
>
>  *TSK Links*
> Requested by a couple of users.
>
>  *Bad XML Toleration*
>  The optimised page loading does not have JSword's bad xml structure
> toleration for books like WEB.  I plan to try falling back on JSword if the
> optimised technique fails.
>
>  *Strong's List of Ref use*
> Use Lucene index to display a list of all  verses containing a certain
> Strong's ref
>
>  *Remove Create Index Button*
> Does anybody use it?
>
>  *RTL Page Header Tidy Up*
> I have considered separating out chapter, verse, book, module into
> different components to prevent bidi problems and improve layout for rtl
> languages (Hebrew).  Separate components would also allow us to switch
> everything around
>
>  *Small Changes*
> More wait cursors e.g. when searching.
> Formatting of text needs more consistency and tidying.
> Splash screen needs better layout.
> Large screen Tablets can't scroll to last verse.
> Nav to Verse or Chapter Setting to optionally 3rd level to Navigation
>
>  *Later Release*
> These are things I would like to do but not yet.
>  *
> *
> *Improve Formatting*
> Important and ongoing.  I have really focussed on ESV but need to look at
> others more closely.
> *
> *
> *Fancy Header*
> It could be prettier but it needs to be small.  The Android Twitter ui is
> supposed to be a good model but the Toolbar there is very wide.  Also some
> have suggested allowing full page viewing but I am not sure.
>
>  *Navigation*
> I don't like putting my fingers all over the screen I am reading but
> thumbwheels are not so common now so maybe: touch right/left edge to go
> forward back a chapter, touch bottom corner to scroll down.
>
>  *Gen Book Module Support*
> Support CrossWire book modules
> *
> *
> *Book Speaker*
> I really like the TTS and would like to use it with Books
>
>  *Chinese Search*
> I had to disable this a few releases ago but I have no visibility of the
> number of Chinese users of And Bible so don't know the priority.
>
>  *Reading Plan*
> I did not know how many people use a reading plan until recently.
>
>  *Twitter & Facebook Integration*
> Maybe somebody would like to contribute the code*.  **I am not even on
> Twitter.*
>
>  *Hide Document Facility*
> For documents you want on your mobile but don't use often or for non
> directly used docs like Strongs.
>
>  *Better Localisation Support*
> Localisations merit a dedicated resource to organise, support, check, ...
>  Possibly integrate with Translations LaunchPad.
>
>  *More Inter Document Links*
> *Faster Start Up*
> *Tabbed Document selector*
> *Pictures & Maps*
>
>  *No Plans yet*
>
>  Flexible verse selection
> Enhance/fix TTS suppport for non built-in versions like SVOX
> EverNote integration
> Personal Commentary
>
>  Regards
> Martin
>
>
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