e-Sword Resource Authoring System

This
is a list of available functions for an authoring system for e Sword
and Pocket
e Sword:

Format converters

• 
  GBF
  to e Sword
  Module¹;
• 
  LitML
  to e Sword
  Module;
• 
  OSIS
  to e Sword
  Module²;
• 
  STEP
  to e Sword
  Module;
• 
  STLM
  to e Sword
  Module;
• 
  ThML
  to e Sword
  Module^{3
  4};
• 
  USFM
  to e Sword
  Module;
• 
  USFX
  to e Sword
  Module;
• 
  XSEM
  to e Sword
  Module;
• 
  Zefania
  to e Sword
  Module⁵;

Export
Functionality⁶:

• 
  e-Sword
  8.0.6 ->
  e-Sword 9.0.1⁷;
• 
  e-Sword
  8.0.6 ->
  Pocket e-Sword 3.0.1⁸;
• 
  e-Sword
  8.0.6 ->
  Pocket e-Sword 3.1.0;
• 
  e-Sword
  9.0.1 ->
  e-Sword 8.0.6;
• 
  e-Sword
  9.0.1 ->
  Pocket e-Sword 3.0.1⁹;
• 
  e-Sword
  9.0.1 ->
  Pocket e-Sword 3.1.0;
• 
  Pocket
  e-Sword 3.0.1 ->
  e-Sword 9.0.1;
• 
  Pocket
  e-Sword 3.0.1 ->
  e-Sword 8.0.6;
• 
  Pocket
  e-Sword 3.1.0 ->
  e-Sword 9.0.1;
• 
  Pocket
  e-Sword 3.1.0
  ->
  
  e-Sword
  8.0.6;
• 
  e-Sword
  8.0.6 ->
  Microsoft
  Word¹⁰;
• 
  e-Sword
  9.0.1 ->
  Microsoft
  Word¹¹;
• 
  e-Sword
  8.0.6 ->
  OpenOffice.org;
• 
  e-Sword
  9.0.1 ->
  OpenOffice.org;

Import Functionality
e Sword Resource
Format Specification 1:

• 
  Bible^{12
  13};
• 
  Bible Reading Plan^{14
  15};
• 
  Commentary¹⁶;
• 
  Devotional Modules^{17
  18};
• 
  Dictionary^{19
  20};
• 
  Harmony Resources;
• 
  Map/Graphic;
• 
  Markup Overlay^{21
  22};
• 
  Prayer Lists^{23
  24};
• 
  Scripture Memory Verse
  Lists²⁵;
• 
  Sermon Illustration;
• 
  Study Note²⁶;
• 
  Topical File^{27
  28
  29};
• 
  Verse Analysis³⁰;
• 
  Verse Lists^{31
  32};

Edit Functionality
e Sword Resource
Format Specification 1³³:

• 
  Bible Reading Plan³⁴;
• 
  Bible;
• 
  Commentary³⁵;
• 
  Devotional Modules;
• 
  Dictionary³⁶;
• 
  Harmony Resources;
• 
  Map/Graphic³⁷;
• 
  Markup Overlay³⁸;
• 
  Prayer Lists³⁹;
• 
  Scripture Memory Verse
  Lists⁴⁰;
• 
  Sermon Illustration⁴¹;
• 
  Study Note^{42
  43};
• 
  Topical File^{44
  45};
• 
  Verse Analysis⁴⁶;
• 
  Verse Lists⁴⁷;

Complex Resource
Creation Tools e Sword
Resource Format Specification 1:

• 
  Bible Lesson Creation;
• 
  Lectionaries
• 
  Sermon Outlines;

Auxiliary tools:
e Sword Resource
Format Specification 1

• 
  Resource
  Comparison Tool^{48
  49};

Import Functionality
e Sword Resource
Format Specification 2:

• 
  Bible;
• 
  Bible Reading Plan⁵⁰;
• 
  Commentary;
• 
  Devotional Modules;
• 
  Dictionary;
• 
  Harmony Resources;
• 
  Map/Graphic;
• 
  Markup Overlay⁵¹;
• 
  Prayer Lists⁵²;
• 
  Scripture Memory Verse
  Lists⁵³;
• 
  Sermon Illustration;
• 
  Study Note⁵⁴;
• 
  Topical File⁵⁵;
• 
  Verse Analysis⁵⁶;
• 
  Verse Lists⁵⁷;

Edit Functionality
e Sword Resource
Format Specification 2:

• 
  Bible Reading Plan⁵⁸;
• 
  Bible;
• 
  Commentary;
• 
  Devotional Modules;
• 
  Dictionary;
• 
  Harmony Resources;
• 
  Map/Graphic;
• 
  Markup Overlay;
• 
  Prayer Lists⁵⁹;
• 
  Scripture Memory Verse
  Lists⁶⁰;
• 
  Sermon Illustration⁶¹;
• 
  Study Note⁶²;
• 
  Topical File⁶³;
• 
  Verse Analysis⁶⁴;
• 
  Verse Lists⁶⁵;

Complex Resource
Creation Tools e Sword
Resource Format Specification 2:

• 
  Bible Lesson Creation;
• 
  Lectionaries;
• 
  Sermon Outlines;

Auxiliary tools:
e Sword Resource
Format Specification 2:

• 
  Resource
  Comparison Tool;
• 
  Pocket
  e-Sword Synchronization Tool⁶⁶;

Resource Sanity
Checkers

• 
  Bible module verification;
• 
  Verify that all chapters
  and verses are included;
• 
  Verify that the "correct"
  verses are in Red Lettering;
• 
  Verify that the verses are
  complete;
• 
  Commentary module
  verification;
• 
  Verify that there is a
  comment for every book, chapter, and verse;
• 
  Verify that the comments
  are complete;
• 
  Devotional module
  verification;
• 
  Verify that there is a
  devotion for every day;
• 
  Verify that the devotions
  are complete;
• 
  Dictionary module
  verification;
• 
  Verify that there is a
  definition for every word;
• 
  Verify that the definition
  is complete;

Character encoding
import tools

• 
  MC text import;
• 
  TLG text import;

1Provided
by BeST.

2Provided
by BeST.

3Provided
by BeST.

4CCEL
announced in November of 2004 that they would be happy to host any
utility programs that converted ThML
documents to an e Sword
module. Sometime in 2008 they started charging for their ThML
resources.

5Provided
by BeST.

6Password
protected/encrypted resources
are not to be exported.

7Provided
by e-Sword User Module
Conversion Utility v9.0.3;

8Provided
by BeST.
Password protected
resources are not exportable.

9Provided
by BeST.

10E-Sword
Macro 8.0 enables one to insert e-Sword
content in Microsoft
Word. There are macros for Word
97, Word
2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word
2007. This product is no longer supported.

11E-Sword
Macro 9.0 enables one to insert e-Sword
content in Microsoft
Word. There are macros for Word
2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word
2007.

12Provided
by BeST.

13Provided
by Text2DAO;

14Provided
by Text2DAO;

15Can
be created from within e-Sword;

16Provided
by BeST.

17Provided
by BeST.

18Provided
by Text2DAO;

19Provided
by BeST.

20Provided
by Text2DAO;

21Provided
by Text2DAO;

22Can
be created from within e-Sword;

23Provided
by Text2DAO;

24Can
be created from within e-Sword;

25Provided
by Text2DAO;

26Can
be created from within e-Sword;

27Provided
by BeST.

28Provided
by Text2DAO;

29Can
be created from within e-Sword;

30Can
be created from within e-Sword;

31Provided
by Text2DAO;

32Can
be created, and edited from within e-Sword;

33Both
Text2DAO
and TheWORDpad Editor
can edit all resource types other than MAP/Graphic resources.

34Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

35Provided
by Module Utility for
e-Sword;

36Provided
by Module Utility for
e-Sword;

37Provided
by Module Utility for
e-Sword;

38Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

39Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

40Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

41Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

42Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

43Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

44Provided
by Module Utility for
e-Sword;

45Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

46Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

47Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

48This
tool would compare two, or more, resources of the same type, and
provide a list of records showing either where content was
identical, or where content was different.

49The
Bible Comparison Tool provides this functionality
for Bibles;

50Can
be created from within e-Sword;

51Can
be created from within e-Sword;

52Can
be created from within e-Sword;

53Can
be created from within e-Sword;

54Can
be created from within e-Sword;

55Can
be created from within e-Sword;

56Can
be created from within e-Sword;

57Can
be created, and edited from within e-Sword;

58Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

59Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

60Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

61Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

62Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

63Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

64Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

65Can
be edited from within e-Sword;

66This
tool would synchronize Prayer
Requests, Bible
Reading Plans, Study
Notes, Bookmarks,
and Verse Lists
between e-Sword
and Pocket e-Sword.

e-Sword Version History

I thought that this list of e-Sword release dates might be interesting for somebody.

Version	Released	Replaced
1.0	April 2000	August 2000
2.0	August 2000	January 2001
3.0	January 2001	May 2001
4.0	May 2001	September 2001
5.0	September 2001	December 2001
5.5	December 2001	April 2002
6.0	April 2002	October 2002
6.5	October 2002	March 2003
7.0	March 2003	March 2005
7.5.2	March 2005	July 2005
7.7.7	July 2005	December 2006
7.8.2	December 2006	December 2006
7.8.3	December 2006	1 January 2007
7.8.5	1 January 2007	5 January 2008
7.9.01	December 2007
7.9.12	December 2007
7.9.2	5 January 2008
7.9.3	17 January 2008	19 January 2008
7.9.4	19 January 2008	30 January 2008
7.9.5	30 January 2008	25 January 2008
7.9.63	February 2008	February 2008
7.9.74	February 2008	25 February 2008
7.9.8	25 February 2008	11 October 2008
8.0.0 (beta)5	20 August 2008	28 August 2008
8.0.1 (beta)6	28 August 2008	17 April 2009
8.0.2		1 October 2008
8.0.37	1 October 2008	11 October 2008
8.0.4	11 October 2008	19 November 2008
8.0.5	19 November 2008	29 December 2008
8.0.6	29 December 2008	17 April 2009
9.0.08	1 (?) April 2009	17 April 2009
9.0.1	17 April 2009	7 May 2009
9.0.2	7 May 2009	27 May 2009.
9.0.3	27 May 2009
9.0.4

1This was a beta release.

2This was a beta release.

3This was a beta release.

4This was a beta release.

5This was a beta release.

6This was a beta release.

7This was a beta release.

8This was a beta release.