Export

Exporting a project

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

USFM

This will ask you to select a directory to put all the USFM files in. Bibledit will put one USFM file per book into that directory.

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.

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 you can leave the settings in the dialog as they are. Changes can be made, however.

Name is the name for the module. The actual name given to the module consists of the project name plus the name given here.

Description is a short (1 line) description of the module, such as its title. The actual description gets the project name prefixed.

About is a lengthier description and may include copyright, source, etc. information. The actual description gets the project name prefixed.

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. You can select one from the list, in which case BibleTime correctly displays the language. Or you can enter a language by hand, in which case BibleTime puts it under "Unknown language". See the Ethnologue, http://www.ethnologue.com, to find your language, and enter the code or the name.

Install path is where Bibledit will install the module. This is the place where BibleTime expects the module to be installed.

Module path is the directory where a zipped module will be stored. This module is fit for immediate distribution.

Exporting to SWORD produces a file sword_osis_input.txt in the temporary directory. This file will be compiled by osis2mod, the SWORD compiler.

OpenDocument

This will ask you where to save the file, and then does the export. The file can be opened in the various wordprocessors that support OpenDocument, such as AbiWord, KWord, OpenOffice, etc. The main purpose of this export is to be able to transfer the formatted text into other applications. For that reason several style settings, like two columns, are unsupported.

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