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I want to second Chris's assessment. The issue of features is key. I
know it takes time to implement features well, but that is what people
like me are looking for. However, users also want a program that is
visually attractive. They have to go hand in hand. The review might not
be fair, but it is revealing about at least one person's perceptions,
which can be everything for average computer users...<br>
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Daniel<br>
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Chris Little wrote:
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<pre wrap="">On a different point, if we genuinely believe that Sword for Windows
is not or should not be undergoing active maintenance then we should
probably remove it or de-emphasise it. It is quite understandable
that an average user like him will look at the website, find a product
entitled "The Sword Project for Windows", assume that it is the best
software offered by CrossWire for Windows, try it, dislike it, and
then avoid CrossWire software in future.
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The SWORD Project for Windows is the only full-featured frontend for
Windows. Indeed, it is probably the most full-featured frontend for
Sword, period. You can complain about the interface. I think there are
definitely easier to use and more polished programs (at least in some
respects), but they are all lacking features.
Bible Desktop suffers the inherent lag of JSword behind Sword (so
drivers for GenBooks, for example, are still lacking I believe).
GnomeSword may once have been buildable on Cygwin, but it isn't
presently. And SwordBible certainly shows some definite promise, but I
think it's still a bit basic at present.
Regarding the review in general, I can't help thinking we were a bit
cheated. We got low marks on support, though we've actually got very
good, prompt support at present (between email & the forums). I find no
record of the unanswered email he claims to have sent, so I'm willing to
place the fault on him (such as he didn't actually send the email, he
managed to make it look very spammy to the filters, or he acted like a
jerk (since I just delete rude messages)). His discussion of the forums
is just plain inaccurate.
I'm still pretty well certain that we have the widest selection of
modules among free programs, too, so it's a bit annoying that programs
who've copied our library got higher marks. It seems like we ought to
get a little credit for the fact that The Word, e-Sword, Online Bible,
and Zefania are all enjoying content that came from us.
Only a 3 of 5 for extensibility? Based on his own criteria, he's wrong.
His assessments of the UI & searching are partly legitimate and partly
due to inadequate documentation (which is to say that he doesn't know
about the search functionality) or his not reading the documentation.
*shrug*
--Chris
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