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{{olpcboxtop|toptext={{PAGENAME}}|Sword read}} {{ OBX activity |[[Image:sword-read-icon.png]]|extra}} {{ OBX xobundle |http://wiki.laptop.org/images/0/03/Sword_read.xo}} {{ OBX team |[[User:daryld|Daryl Daly]]}} {{olpcboxbottom}} A reader for Biblical and other text modules configured for the [http://www.crosswire.org/sword Sword] project. Allows for easy browsing of the Bible by reference. [[File:Sword read.xo|Download Sword Read]] [[Image:Sword-read-activity.png|thumb|Sword read activity screenshot]] At first sight one is puzzled, because the threshold to be overcome seems to be the same in both cases. , == Release Notes == === v3 === *update activity.info *patch sword.so to use libpython2.7 === v2 === *added chapter and book navigation *some code cleanup === v1 === Basic functionality. Enter a bible reference (i.e. Matt 1:1) and the chapter is shown with the verse selected. The current module (Bible version) used is the [http://www.ebible.org World English Bible (WEB)]. I would like to change this to a version that is more child oriented. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. == TODO == *lots !!! *change default module *add ability to download additional modules *add selection option to choose reference *speech (?) using eSpeak *shared with remote reading and follow along (Karaoke style) for literacy *format text to increase readability *add modules containing texts, dictionaries, and commentaries from other religions ** Qur'an, Muslim ** Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Sikh ** Tipitaka and Tripitaka, Buddhist ** Kanjur, Tanjur, Buddhist ** Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Hindu ** Laozi, Juangzi, Daozang, Daoist ** Confucius, Mencius, Confucian ** Talmud, Jewish ** Popul Vuh, Mayan ** More [http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/index.php/DevTools:Modules Instructions for creating modules] Test case: [[Heart Sutra]]/Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra == Feature requests == Please add any features you would like added * it'd be nice if there were some basic navigation buttons, such as next chapter and previous chapter, and maybe a dropdown menu for all the books --[[User:Moocapiean|Moocapiean]] ** Implemented. * The New International Reader's Version (NIrV) is specifically worded to be read easily by children. You may want to include that as default module. --[[User:leetcharmer|leetcharmer]] * leetcharmer - The NIrV would be nice, but it's not public domain (see http://www.ibs.org/bibles/termsofuse.php) and I think we want to make sure the translation is public domain so that there are not copyright issues for us or for users. A public domain, english translation of the Bible which uses a smaller than usual vocabulary and may thus be appropriate for children and those learning the language is the Bible in Basic English (BBE). It is available as a Sword module. --[[User:jenpc|jenpc]]

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