Re: Ezra Bible App available for Android mobile now
Tobias Klein <[email protected]>
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I actually got your reply including screenshots! Tobias On 8/21/22 9:01 PM, Greg Hellings wrote: > Apparently my reply got snagged by the list for moderator approval > because of screenshots I added. But rest assured a reply is in the > ether, waiting to be released. 😂 > > --Greg > > On Sun, Aug 21, 2022, 10:41 Tobias Klein <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Thanks for the quick feedback, Greg :) > > On 8/21/22 5:10 PM, Greg Hellings wrote: >> While the resolution of my screen is unremarkable, on the tablet >> form factor the UI seems great. Very clean and usable. Someone >> the buttons are the smallest usable size, but the spacing between >> them means my taps are not mistaken for other buttons, and it's >> very usable for this screen. > > The tablet variant was already available previously :), but anyway > thanks for trying this now! > >> - Built-in ability to sync database via Cloud storage (I am >> planning to >> start with Dropbox). This then supports the usecase of using >> the same >> database across multiple devices (Desktop, Tablet, Mobile). >> >> >> As someone who likes to self host with Synology, I would love to >> see integration with that. > > You mean a NAS on the local network? What would be the interface > to that? Local http(s)? > Are there existing integrations for that with other apps? > >> - Ship the app with pre-packaged KJV for an easier start. >> >> >> This would definitely be awesome. Or, like Xiphos on desktop, >> bring up the module manager on first boot to guide the user >> through installation. Even being familiar with Ezra it took me a >> moment to find the installer. Some sort of first run guide might >> be a good idea for the app, in general. > > Yes, I'll definitely consider these enhancements. > >> >> >> Feedback is very welcome! >> >> >> I was bummed that it didn't discover the modules I had already >> installed through Bishop, but that was no great loss. I don't >> have anything custom installed through either one. Just a handful >> of basic Bible modules to use when I am at church. This is >> probably related to your post script statement below. > > Yes, I am currently not reading/writing other locations than the > app-internal storage anymore with Android >= 11. > Which Android version are you on? If this is not working with > Android < 11 than I may still be able to do something for the next > release. > >> >> I love Ezra's inline note editing. I would be curious about a way >> for me to back up that content before I go too far with using it. > > Yes, that is also related to the point about syncing the database. > > I am personally using an Android 10 tablet and there I don't have > the /sdcard issue yet. So there I am using the "DropSync" app to > sync a particular /sdcard folder with Dropbox. I manually changed > the location of the database in the configuration of the app. This > is quite neat because you can essentially switch back and forth > between Desktop and Tablet and work with the same data. > >> >> Overall, first five minute impression is that this is a solid app >> experience. And it arrived just in time to serve me at church >> this morning! > > Cool! > > Enjoy your Sunday afternoon! > > Best regards, > Tobias > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > <http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel> > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: [email protected] http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page