Online Bible is a program that lets you read, study, and compare different versions of the Scriptures. It also features several Bible-related books by reputable religious scholars. The program allows you to open a given verse, chapter, book, definition, and so on directly from the Open menu or using the graphic toolbar at the top of the interface.
Although the default desktop of the program may seem too crowded, you can create your own desktop with the features of your choice. Thus, you can set the program to show, for example, a portion of the Gospels, a chapter of one of the books, a part of a devotional, and so on, so you can read the parts in which you are interested without the need of opening and closing windows. The process is not easy, though, so you may want to read the Help file before using this and other functions.
You can add more books, audio files, and Bible versions. To do so, you need to order them from the developer's website.
Maybe the only drawback is that the interface is rather unattractive and the desktop-creating process is not very easy to follow, as we have said. Otherwise, this program can be useful for clerics, Bible scholars, and for any person interested in the study of the Christian Bible.
v4.1 [Sep 15, 2011]
3.1 File name used as title for window displaying cross references (4.07.01)
3.2 Vista/Windows 7 Administrator Mode (4.07.01)
You normally install the program from an administrator account. Most users
then run the program from that same account. We have just discovered that
when the program is launched after the installation, it is in a Standard
User account environment even though it was initiated from an Administrator
account. This causes problems with unlocking modules after the program is
installed which has just been fixed. Every time you install a module in
an administrator account, Windows runs the program in administrator mode.
Thereafter it runs the program as a Standard User unless the executable,
OLB.EXE is marked to require administrator privileges. We encourage all
users to create and use a Standard User account on Vista and Windows 7.
This gives you the best protection from nasty programs.
3.3 Unicode modules BHvp, BHvpm, BYZa, MGreekM, and WHa which do not display
correctly under WINE or XP are no longer added to the install
configuration. The Audio Bible is not installed under WINE. (4.07.02)
3.4 The Unlock directory is moved to the data path. Under Windows 7 and Vista
access to this directory was blocked after the program was installed and
shut down. This means that users who wanted to unlock versions could not
do so after the program was installed. Users who are running multiple user
accounts under Vista and Windows 7, may have to unlock modules again for
some of there user accounts. (4.07.02)
3.5 If you start an AutoFormat on line one of a file the option is disabled
for the rest of that editor session. You should not use this option more
than once on the entire file otherwise you may get a mess. To circumvent
this, add a blank line to the start of your noteset. It will be deleted
when the noteset is saved. (4.07.03)
3.6 Under Vista and Windows 7, the program may be installed in a Standard
Account. If you do, the executable files are placed under the shared folder
"c:\Users\Public\Program Files" on 32 bit systems or
"c:\Users\Public\Program Files (x86)" on 64 bit systems. It is best to
install the program from the administer account so all users can use the
program. (4.07.03)
3.7 Minor changes for
- Increase accuracy of error location in editor (4.07.07)
- Search problem when associated Bible version for a non-Bible module
does not exist (4.07.07)
- Increased maximum application memory to 3 gigs from 2 gigs and changed
the way large modules are comiled to permit compiling of text modules
of up to 500 megs in size (4.07.07)
- Relax Administrator Account restrictions to handle new security
changes in Windows 7 (4.07.07)
- Startup.Log file copied to desktop when you go to submit an error report
(4.08.01)
- Internet download list updated. (4.08.01)
- vary caret size depending on font size in TextBox (4.08.03)
- set focus on updated note after editor closes (4.08.03)
- suppress program update option unless program is a year old (4.08.03)
- margin size in textbox varies according to the font size (4.08.04)
- "c" added to Hebrew transliteration characters to handle a Sin/Shin
that does not have a upper dot. This occurs in the word Issachar
and in other places in the Old Testament, howbeit rarely. Consonant "O"
created to represent a missing constant that only has vowel points.
(4.08.04)
- Unicode operand added to OpenServer command on Comm server to indicate
caller can handle unicode. Call Command server with command
"OpenServer Unicode". Version level of protocal changed to 2.20.
When Song Show upgrades to unicode it can take advantage of unicode
interface in the Online Bible. (4.08.05)
- extended scroll bar on search window maps correctly (4.08.05)
- Scroll bar maps all of verses loaded into the cross reference window
(4.08.06.02)
- Extended mouse text selection implemented when more text is to be
selected than is displayed in the textbox. (4.06.08.02)
- allow audio/video for any note or topic based on presence or absence of
multimedia file. Multimedia file format is
mxxxxx.yyy
where m - multimedia file
xxxxx - note/topic number (in window caption preceeded by "@")
yyy - media type, "wav", "mp3", or "avi"
e.g. m23142.mp3 is a sound file for note Matthew 1:1 (4.06.08.03)
- PNG support added for icon tool bars (4.06.08.03)
- printer file output may be in HTML (check "HTLM File Output") and if
you are outputting multiple chapters to a file each chapter can be a
unique HTML file. (check "Split Output Into Files") (4.11.01)
- Editor and complier check for "token. token" where is should be
"token, token". Turn this feature off by deselecting Orphan check.
This is a very common scanning error mistaking "," to ".". (4.11.01)
- if you try to reconfigure a default icon in the main toolbar,
you add a new icon in the unused area of the tool bar. The default
icons are fixed and cannot be changed. This was done to facilate
techical support especially when given over the phone. (4.11.01)
3.8 Security Changes
- due to a change in security on Vista an later we no longer install
compiled modules under Program Files but under your PUBLIC My Documents
directory. Existing modules under Program Files are moved to the
PUBLIC My Documents directory. The Unlock directory is moved to the
PUBLIC My Documents directory. Existing binary modules under your My
Documents directory are also moved. Network installation must insure
that the PUBLIC My Documents directory has read/write access for all
Online Bible users. The complete details of the new install module
are given at the end of this file.
- following changes made to the installation path selection menu
- on Vista and later the user data path option is disabled. The value
specified was being ignored since these versions of Windows always
run a program with Standard User Privileges
- option added to specify the paths for installing the program to a
Memory Stick. These paths are hardwired and cannot be changed.
- Under Tools/Customize Settings (4.11)
- Option added to display all binary modules using American spellings.
To use this feature first update your System Dictionaries from
http://www.onlinebible.net/dictionaries.htmlOnlineBible.Net.
- Option added in the Editor Tab to disable the Smart Mouse Move
feature. (4.11)
3.9 Bugs fixed
- highlighting sometimes displaying incorrectly (4.07.02)
- last word sometimes dropped in trying to copy whole window to the clipboard
(4.07.01)
- accented material has accents dropped when imported (4.07.03)
- Jaws key control files dropped from installation since they caused problems
under XP (4.07.03)
- restriction on XP systems accessing accented Hebrew removed. (4.07.04)
- another highlighting problem corrected relating to Song Show Plus. (4.07.04)
- attempted workaround for those using McAfee/Norton Antivirus that causes
errors. Errors likely caused by these programs are now timestamped in the
Startup.Log file. (4.07.05)
- Jaws SayAll function now works correctly. (4.07.06)
- Check in editor catches unmatched single quotes. (4.07.06)
- editor smart indent should now working correctly (4.08.01)
- do not decaptilize first word in paragraph if preceded by !! (4.08.02)
- remove space before italics in editor text box when italics added from
keyboard shortcut. It always worked correctly using the mouse! (4.08.02)
- fix search of books so double clicking on first item opens up the context
- fix Bible texts containing italics for Song Show (4.08.02)
- double load first desktop under Wine on Linux and Mac to circumvent
extraneous scroll bars on main window due to Wine bug (4.08.02)
- make changes for Song Show Plus's inability to handle unicode
correctly (4.08.04)
- left arrow scrolling was not working in screen reader mode (4.08.04)
- Pocket PC error fixed which happens when device incorrectly returns a
blank directory (4.08.05)
- load proper default fonts for Wine emulator. Wine was not storing its
fonts in the proper directory, and the program was using the wrong
default font rather than the optimal ones designed for Wine (4.08.05)
- Explanations for Greek parsing not showing up in TR, BYZ, WH modules
(4.10.01)
- Foreign Bible compiled with the AV would not accept foreign book names
in the Search range e.g. Italian LND. (4.10.01)
- add blank line after parallel versions in search and xref windows (4.11.01)
- selecting Memory Stck installation works correctly (4.11.01)
- add blank line after parallel versions in search and xref windows (4.11.01)
- backwards text selection with a mouse copies the correct text (4.11.01)
- bug introduced when fixing backwards copy fixed (Copy Window did nothing)
(4.11.02)
- hypertext lookup for passage references that only specify chapter fixed
e.g. \\#Ps 3\\ (4.11.02)
