Accordance Bible Software Blog Comments

Rod Decker

Rod Decker — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:01:46 -0400

These features are all very helpful, but so too is Accordance's tradition of retaining the pagination in texts where that is appropriate. Bibles do not need pagination, but lexicons, grammars, reference tools, and other books do. Despite there being provision for citations of electronic texts in the style guides, it is still highly preferable to be able to cite the printed text by page or section number in serious academic writing. (It's also necessary in most cases to locate the source of quotations.) All that to say that I hope the iOS app retains that feature.

michael

michael — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:37:18 -0400

Sounds great OakTree! But how about bringing all this flexibility and power to the iPhone/iPad app.

Kerry

Kerry — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:58:53 -0400

Excellent points. I think most publishers will rethink the translation of their media onto the iOS devices, and when the dust settles, they will not just port an electronic copy that attempts to achieve the same look and feel of the printed version. You're already there. Accordance is way ahead in thinking through the advantages and strengths of ebook usage and the electronic medium, and this long experience should translate well to the iOS platform. (This is the same concern with user experience that led you to remain committed to the Mac platform throughout its dark days in the first place.) Thanks for all the care that you are taking in the conception and design of Accordance for the iOS. While I use Accordance daily, and therefore I want Accordance NOW on my iPhone and iPad, nevertheless I am willing to wait a while for a quality implementation. Many thanks for yesterday's announcement.