Project

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What is a project?

A project is a name under which a Bible is stored.

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How to create a new project?

To create a new project, choose:

  • Menu / File / Project / New and the Project Properties dialog opens.
  • Type in a name of the project.
  • Choose a stylesheet (or do it later, as it is only needed to print a project).
  • Add books by Template or Import (chose one of the two).
  • OK.
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How to add books to the project?

Adding books to the project can be done in two ways:

  • Add templates for the books immediately when creating a project or later through menu File - Project - Properties. The templates contain markers only, and no text.
  • Add existing books by importing existing Standard Format Marker text through menu File- Project- Import.
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How to delete books from a project?

In menu File - Project - Properties, books can be removed.

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How to delete a project?

Via menu File - Project - Delete a project can be deleted. The project that is currently open is not shown in the list of projects that can be deleted.

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How to open a project?

In the editor, just press Control-O, or do it through menu File - Project - Open, and you'll be presented with a list of projects that can be opened. Click the project that you wish to open, or otherwise type the first few characters of the name of that project, and then press Enter.

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How to close a project?

A project can be closed with Control-W, or via the menu, File - Project - Close.

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How to print a project?

Printing a project goes via menu File - Project - Print. At present only the whole project can be printed, not yet a part of it. Once printed it will open in a pdf viewer, and you can print the whole project or part of it from there.

See also Printing.

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How to export a project?

A project can be exported to other formats. See menu File - Project - Export, and choose a format there.

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BibleWorks

When exporting the project to BibleWorks Version Database Compiler, a text file is produced that can be imported in the BibleWorks Version Database Compiler for display in BibleWorks. See the BibleWorks online help for detailed information.

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SWORD

When exporting to a SWORD module, the module is created and installed straightaway, and can be immediately seen in for example BibleTime. Normally Bibledit will install the SWORD module to subdirectory .sword in the home directory, but this can be changed. Provide a name for the module and export it. After restarting BibleTime the module is visible in BibleTime.

Normally the settings in the dialog work as they are. Changes can be made, however.

  • Description is a short (1 line) description of the module, such as its title.
  • About is a lengthier description and may include copyright, source, etc. information.
  • LCSH is the Library of Congress Subject Heading. You may search the Library of Congress catalog at http://catalog.loc.gov/ or use it as a guide for determining an appropriate LCSH for books that are not in the Library of Congress.
  • License describes the license under which the module is being distributed.
  • Version is the module's revision number of the module. Incrementing it when changes are made alerts users of the SWORD Installers to the presence of updated modules. Please start with version 1.0 and increment by 0.1 for minor updates and by larger values for more major updates such as a new text source.
  • Language is the primary language code of the module and should include a value according to RFC 2066, see [1]. ISO 639-1 codes are the preferred code (e.g. en for English). If there is none for the given language, use an ISO 639-2/T code (e.g. ceb for Cebuano). See http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html for ISO 639-1 and 639-2/T codes. In cases where no ISO 639 code is available, use "x-E-" followed by the Ethnologue code for the language (e.g. x-E-KEK for Kekchi). If a text is country specific, such as the Anglicized NIV, include the ISO 3166-1 country code after the language code and an underscore (e.g. en_GB for UK English). See http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/list-en1.html for ISO 3166-1 codes.
  • Install path is where Bibledit will install the module. This is the place where BibleTime expect the module to be installed.
  • Module path is the directory where a zipped module will be stored. This module is fit for immediate distribution.
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How to copy a project?

A project can be copied in its entirety to a new name. See menu File - Project - Copy to. This new name will then be an exactly copy of it and can from now on be dealt with as all other projects.

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How to compare a project?

A whole project can be compared to another one. Any differences are highlighted.

Words that have been added are printed in bold. Words removed will appear stroked out.

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How to print parallel versions?

See the Project menu, Parallel Bible.

The so called "Parallel Bible" contains parallel versions for only one book, and is intended for producing worksheets for use during translations sessions. The members in the team each get a pile of sheets with all relevant versions printed in parallel on it, verse by verse. Without these sheets each member might have a lot of Bibles strewn about him on the desk, but with these sheets things get more compact. And there will still be Bibles enough on the desk, as many Bibles are not available in electronic format, and hence cannot be printed on the worksheets. About commentaries, they might be on the desk of course, but can also be printed on the worksheets, provided the commentary is available as a project in Bibledit.

The Parallel Bible will be printed with the currently opened project at the top, and it will print the book that is currently opened. So to change the first project on the sheets, just open another project, and for changing the book to be printed, just go to another book.

To add another project to your Parallel Bible, press the "Add project" button and select the project to be printed. Added projects can be removed with the Remove button.

Normally all parallel verses are kept together on one page for greater readability. Depending on the number of Bibles printed in parallel, this may leave a lot of whitespace at the bottom of the page. To save paper you can uncheck the option in the dialog, so that the parallel verses no longer are kept together and the paper is filled with text to the bottom.

At the end press button Ok to get the Bible in .pdf format.

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