[sword-devel] New Windows SWORD GUI.html
Martin Gruner
sword-devel@crosswire.org
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 21:09:04 +0100
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
> > l.allan@att.net <mailto:l.allan@att.net>
> >
> >
> >
> > [sword-devel] New Windows SWORD GUI
> >
> > *Simon Lagendijk *sword-devel@crosswire.org
> > <mailto:sword-devel%40crosswire.org>
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> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >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...
> >
> >
> >
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