Subito Piano has discovered a fine Windows Bible program that rivals e-Sword.Subito Piano wrote:Forgive me if this was already addressed, but has anyone tried TheWord? This is the only Bible study I have seen that is substantively better than e-sword, BibleTime, Xiphos, etc. I mean, it's not simply that i "prefer" it, this program really has MUCH more packed in it. It easily installs under WINE, no fuss, no muss. Very customizable, maps, Greek/Hebrew, even BOTH the KJV and the HCSB with Strong's links, etc. Definitely worth a look.
Sorry if i was unclear -- it has many other translations plus commentaries; i meant that unlike most programs that only index the KJV to Strong's this also indexes the Holman Christian Standard Version to Strong's -- of course, it has the usual ESV, NET, and many other translations as well.
Do post back your thoughts after you try it!
I have downloaded it and given it a test run. It did install perfectly using Lucid 5.2 with green_dome's latest Wine. It runs fine, however, the Basic resources are limited. Just as e-Sword, the program's feature to update itself and to download additional resources does not work. Therefore, I used Vista, as it is a Windows program and it refused to install. So I was unable to see those features work. EDIT: It does work under Windows Vista, however the "Compact" installation feature has to be selected in the installer.
The Word's web site has a wealth of additional module resources available to download, both free and paid content, some of which are not available elsewhere. I downloaded my desired free content, each module is a separate exe file (as they are in e-Sword) and installed easily using Wine.
In my opinion, e-Sword has lost it's place to theWord. I now use theWord (more than e-Sword) along with the linux Bibletime and Xiphos programs. These four make an extremely powerful Bible Study application.
Subito Piano, Thank you for this find,
Jim
EDIT: INSTALLATION TIPS:
03/05/11 post wrote:Just some hints for newbys to assist installation of theWord Bible software. I have found theWord compares very well to and even surpasses e-Sword. Also, it offers some additional free software that is not available with e-Sword.
1. Download and install Wine. Green_dome's latest version 1.3.14 works great.
2. Download theWord and any additional modulesthat you desire to install. To install theWord or additional modules, just double click on the the downloaded file.
3. Since this is a Windows program running under Wine, you need to locate theWord.desktop file in order to run it. That file is normally in the /root/Desktop folder and you can click on this file to run the program.
4. If you want theWord to show up in your menu, the included desktop file must be edited since it is different from the normal desktop file that is recognized by the puppy menu system.
5. The attached theWord-3.2.1.pet provides the edited version that works on my system. It places an executable file theword.sh in /usr/bin, a proper theWord.desktop file in /usr/share/applications, and the icon in /usr/share/pixmaps. Now, theWord is found under menu>Personal>Personal information, and if you desire to have it on your desktop, copy theWord.desktop from /usr/share/applications to your desktop.
Enjoy,
Jim