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Scriptures for Android

Dave — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:41:50 +0000

Some people may have noticed that the Scriptures application that was on the Android market has been removed. I’ve been thinking about this move for a long time and realized that I just haven’t had the time to devote to it like it deserves.

In addition to the lack of time for the application, I’m also impressed with the Gospel Library published by the LDS church. Granted they don’t have a lot of releases, however they have a great deal more features then what is provided by the Scriptures application.

The last thing I have considered is open sourcing the application. If there are people interested in working on the application or even just learning from some of what went into the application I could consider publishing it on a code site like github, however I’m not keen on somebody taking it over and then using it to earn money from it, so I haven’t released it anywhere yet. So, if you are interested in it at all, drop me a line.

Scrptures 0.4.1

Dave — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:34:02 +0000

Just a couple of changes to the manifest file so the application shows up on the market for some versions of the OS. It normally showed up for 1.6, but anything later it should not have. That has now changed. 0.4.0 also included a change that allowed for searches. Just press the search button on your phone and it will look for the EXACT PHRASE you type in. You must include punctuation as well.

Download it here.

Manual Update to Cupcake

Dave — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:17:48 +0000

Here’s how to update to cupcake if you cannot wait for the OTA release from TMobile.

Download the following URL: https://android.clients.google.com/updates/partner/signed-kila-ota-148830.de6a94ca.zip
Rename the download to update.zip on the SD card, and then power off the phone
Hold the Power and the Home buttons until you see a triangle on the screen
Type in Alt-L and Alt-S and wait for the system to update.
Enjoy the new cupcake version of Android.

Looks like I now have some work to do to update Scriptures to the new version.

Teathered connection for Android

Dave — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:23:21 +0000

PdaNet allows a person to use their Android phone as a modem without having to have root access on the phone. Up to now all the solutions I’ve seen have required a person to get root access on the G1, but with this solution you don’t have that problem anymore.

Homemade Microwavable Popcorn

Dave — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:43:26 +0000

I found the article in a newsletter I’m subscribed to: Homemade Microwavable Popcorn ~ with Flavors Too!. What’s great about it is that I’ve always wanted some good flavors to go with the popcorn, besides just the traditional butter falvor…Now, this should be fun to experiement with.

Scriptures website

Dave — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:54:42 +0000

I’ve set up a website that is dedicated to the scriptures application. With a list of features, a FAQ and a gallery, it should answer most questions that people have about the application.

Scriptures 0.3.1

Dave — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:39:43 +0000

Fixed a bug. If you had the app opened, went to another app, and then tried to open the app again it would force close. Then it would open fine the next time. That bug is fixed.

You can get the update from the market place or from here.

Scriptures 0.3.0

Dave — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:37:15 +0000

This looks like the one. All the known bugs are fixed and all the necessary features are there. You can download version 0.3.0.

Decreased database download times, using compression on files being downloaded. Initial data indicates a decrease in file sizes by as much as 4x for both LDS and KJV scriptures. Hopefully that will reduce the time for downloads as well.
The bookmark now saves where in the scroll view you have created the bookmark instead of just being based on the chapter.
fixed bug: After opening the bookmark page and selecting a bookmark, when you click on a history button you are taken back to the bookmark page instead of a scripture listing.
Enabled the “use screen orientation” preference

New Google Group

Dave — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:39:50 +0000

I’ve created a google group for the scriptures application. Right now it’s pretty open, but if there turns out to be a lot of spam bots and other objectional stuff, I’ll gradually tighten it up so that we have a clean place to discuss the scripture application and work through issues people have.

Scriptures 0.3.0 (beta 2)

Dave — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:31:04 +0000

Here’s an early Christmas present: A new beta for the scriptures program. Changes from the previous beta include:

Can move a bookmark from one chapter to another. Just select the “move bookmark” menu item, then select the bookmark in the list, and the bookmark will be updated to the new location you’re at.
Added a new spot for a preference that will (but does not yet), allow you to turn off the screen orientation switching
I’m still working on the bookmark nav button issue I mentioned in the previous version update.
Other minor improvements

There was an incremental release between this beta and the previous beta that I’ve been running on my personal phone which I did not let out…mostly because it involved a total refactoring of the scripture listing activities and I didn’t want to blowup everybody’s scripture program. I’ve been running it for a couple weeks now, and I’m including the changes in this version. There should not be any change in functionality, but if there are changes from what you remember, please comment. There is one fix from that incremental version to this:

Clicking the back button when browsing the scripture listings will now move back in the history instead of quitting the app. (This is what it should be like before the code refactoring)

Stuff to still to fix from this version before releasing on the market:

After opening the bookmark page and selecting a bookmark, when you click on a history button you are taken back to the bookmark page instead of a scripture listing.
Enable the “use screen orientation” preference
Decrease database download times, using compression on files being downloaded. Initial data indicates a decrease in file sizes by as much as 4x for both LDS and KJV scriptures. Hopefully that will reduce the time for downloads as well.

Once the 0.3.0 version is complete, then the following is the feature/release plan:

0.4.0: Search
0.5.0: Highlighting, Notes
0.6.0: Update checker feature (is that even English?) (may or may not be included)
1.0 Touch up, a license screen, an about screen

Once the 1.0 version is out, then the serious work on the import utility will begin. The goal is to allow people to create their own content and read it on their own devices using the Scripture program. If they so desire, it could be submitted and included in the listing for general download via the Scripture program itself.