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SmartPhone BibleReader for Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 SmartPhone devices

February 1, 2005 -- NIV Bible Pre-order instructions for MS SmartPhone. (pre-order the copy for Palm and PocketPC)

Download SmartPhone BibleReader release F314 2/2/2005 New

Fixed the Search form not clearing
Added in menu commands to select the active window (2 windows are supported)
Added support for all deuterocanonical books in the Verse chooser

Download release F221 12/21/2004
Should fix the exit issue, re-paints issues.

Download release F220 12/18/2004
Should fix the exit issue, re-paints, and
adds bookmark go to on the left action menu key.

Download release F218 12/14/2004
Fixed a few scrolling re-draw issues
Fixed bookmark delete confirmation.

Download release F216 12/9/2004
Fixed search field not clearing.
Title bar now indicates which Bible and Reference location you are at.
Fixed a few colors.
Prompt before deleting a bookmark.
Pressing Phone End can exit the BibleReader.

Download release F107 10/14/2004
(fixes for bookmarks, notes back button, search, sample text in proper color and font,
more colors and Clear Type support.)

Bookmarks, Personal Notes, and options saved to a persistant location.

Scrolling options: line, verse, chapter, book, screen for up/down and left/right
In screen scroll mode, proper word wrap and scrolling is fixed
Option for overlap one line on screen scrolling
Verse format modes: automatic, paragraph, and verse
Text size, foreground and background colors, and style can be set for each window
Search, Find and Find Next Options with a few basic search ranges
Split Window configuration options
Up to 2 Bibles can be displayed at a time, will be handy for reference material
With Split windows the bottom window is the focus window for Bible, verse location, font size, and colors
Now supports eBooks
Bookmarks
Personal Notes
Clear Type font quality support

Please send comments to: beta02@olivetree12.com

As far as we understand, there are three SmartPhone Platforms:

1. Palm OS -- this uses our standard Palm BibleReader
2. Windows CE - this uses the reader described below.
3. Symbian (EPOC) - we do not yet support...but coming

Installation instructions:

Download the latest Windows SmartPhone BibleReader.

Sorry we have no installer yet, the download will come as a Zip file. Save the Zip file to the Desktop of the
desktop computer. Open the .Zip file and Extract the contents to the Desktop of the desktop computer.

Using the windows explorer and Mobile window, Copy/Paste the file BibleReader_SmartPhone.exe into the:
\IPSM\Windows\Start Menu folder
or
Windows\Start Menu folder.
Create an OliveTree, (no space), folder at: \IPSM\OliveTree or \Storage card\OliveTree or \OliveTree (on some devices you may have to create a IPSM\My Documents\Bible path and Copy/Paste the Bible databases in this bible folder for the BibleReader to find them)
Install the Bible-xxx.pdb files for the Bible(s) of choice in the OliveTree folder. Only this Bible database
format will work on the Windows CE SmartPhone device.

YES: The SmartPhone version of BibleReader for Windows based devices does support the regular
plain English texts such as KJV, NASB, ASV, NKJV, NRSV, RSV, MKJV, CEV, TEV. Also the Luther 84,
Elberfelder 85, RVR 60, LBLA.

NO: The SmartPhone version of BibleReader for Windows based devices does not support: Chinese, Hebrew or Greek texts..

Our SmartPhone BibleReader for Microsoft Windows CE 3.0 SmartPhone 2002
will work on the following platforms: