What's new in Power BibleCD

Version 5.4
Fixed incorrect error message on some Bible searches; reorganized Bible search dialog slightly.
Fixed sync issues with Verse List.
Fixed index list disappearing under certain circumstances
Added Thomas Haweis commentary (incomplete)
Updated PBAuthors, RVG04, Scott, and SermonsII modules.

Version 5.3
Index list display width is now remembered
Added "Retitle Entry" function for user-created topic modules
Improved text wrapping in Bible display
Verse floats stay up much longer until mouse is moved away
Added "permit one missing word" Bible search option
SRV04 updated and name changed to RVG04
Various module updates and corrections: Bagster, Horne, Josephus, Messiah, PBAuthors, Prayers, Ripley, WBN, Travell, SermonsII
Added Trinity module (Sermons on the Trinity)
Added HistoryUS module (Short History of the Church in the United States)
Added Popery module (Nevins' Thoughts on Popery)
Added Scott module (Thomas Scott's Commentary, incomplete)
Added Waldenses module (Sketches of the Waldenses)

Version 5.2
Fixed phrase highlighting bug in Verse List
Help file recompiled to be compatible with Windows Vista
Updated Burkitt (wbn) commentary module
Updated Classic Sermons (SermonII) module
Added 50 Handel's Messiah Sermons (Messiah) module
Added Russian Synodal Translation (RST) Bible module
Added Travell's Lectures (Travell) module
Added Power Bible Author Index (PBAuthors) module
Updated Cumming's Family Prayers (Prayers) module
Added Horne's devoltionals on the Psalms (Horne) module
Added Ripley's 4 Gospels (Ripley) module
Added Josephus' Destruction of Jerusalem (Josephus) module

Version 5.1
Added Christology topics module
Added Christología (Spanish version of Christology) topics module
Added Scriptural Prayers topics module
Updated SRV 2004 with various corrections

Version 5.0
Added Brethren NT Commentary
Fixed scrolling bugs
Made corrections in British Family Bible commentary
Updated SRV 2004 with various corrections

Version 4.9
Updated British Family Bible commentary: added commentary for 1st and 2nd Kings, 1st and 2nd Samuel, Genesis (complete), Joshua (complete), Judges, and Ruth.

Version 4.8
Updated SRV 2004 with various corrections.
Updated British Family Bible commentary: added commentary for 1st and 2nd Chronicles, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Ezekiel, Ezra, Genesis (partial), Job (complete), Joshua (partial), Leviticus, Nehemiah, and Numbers.

Version 4.7
New memory management system, resulting in improved performance and efficiency of Power BibleCD.
Updated SRV 2004 with various corrections.
Updated British Family Bible commentary with corrections, and added commentary for Amos, Esther, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, Haggai, Hosea, Job (partial), Joel, Lamentations, Micah, Nahum, Obadiah, Zechariah, and Zephaniah.

Version 4.6
Added: Pressing PageUp or PageDown in Bible text display when at the top or bottom of the display moves to the previous or next chapter.
Added: Delete Entry toolbar button for user commentaries.
Fixed bug where Bible text display could lose scroll position when window is resized.
Updated SRV 2004 with various corrections.
Updated British Family Bible commentary, adding commentary for Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Jonah, and Malachai.

Version 4.5
Added Spanish Reina Valera 2004.
Added 700 Sermons by C. H. Spurgeon (topic module)
No program changes this version.

Version 4.4

Completed British Family Bible from Matthew through Revelation.
Added F4 shortcut key for bible search.
When Bible search dialog opens, focus is set to search words.
Corrected errors in Psalms in NAS95.
Fixed bug that caused window to not be scrolled to the top when switching between entries (commentaries, dictionaries, etc).

Version 4.3

Added Matthew Poole's Commentary
Added partial British Family Bible commentary. Matthew through 1st Corinthians and Hebrews complete.

Version 4.2

Fixed bug in passage display that could cause incorrect verse scrolling with large fonts
Added Spanish Reina-Valera 1865 Bible module
Added International Standard Bible Encyclopedia dictionary module

Version 4.1

Added function on User menu to export, backup, and restore user modules
Fixed problem where some Strong's definitions were getting truncated in popup windows

Version 4.0a

Minor bug fixes
"Start Power BibleCD Maximized" option removed. Power BibleCD now restores the previous window size and position automatically.

Version 4.0

New application icon
New toolbar glyphs
Added help button to Reference Index
There are now two toolbar modes: Normal and Advanced. Captions are now shown on toolbar buttons by default. This can be changed in
Preferences|Options.
Added ability to define font and color settings for the popups. See Preferences|Fonts and Preferences|Colors.
World English Bible text updated to April 2003 edition (4.0 CD only)

Version 3.9

New style of hint windows and floating references which should be more easily read
Fixed bug where lesson editor background would not conform to user color preferences
Enhancements to the Full Compare Window (added right-click popup menu with options)
Improvements to Bible search engine:
   supports wildcards inside of words (such as "g*d")
   no longer returns unmatching verses in some cases
   improved phrase searching
Other improvements and program optimizations
World English Bible text updated to Dec 2002 edition (3.9 CD only)

Version 3.8a

Minor bugfix for rarely encountered access violation.

Version 3.8

Added special clicks to checkboxes in Passage display:
 - Shift-Click sends verse to lesson editor
 - Ctrl-Click copies verse to clipboard
 - Alt-Click appends verse to clipboard
"Tools" page removed from Preferences, items moved to USER menu
Added delete user module function (USER menu)
Added rename user module function (USER menu)
Fixed rare AV bug in Passage display
Improved "Show Bible text only" function in Passage popup
Added PgUp/PgDn hotkeys to full compare window for changing verse
Added "Compare List" page to preferences for selecting "full compare" versions
Changed "offer to restore windows" option to choice of three options: Automatic restore, offer to restore (like previous versions), do not restore.
Fixed user note editor to set background color properly
Improved appearance of lists in resource order preferences page
Fixed problem with user topics sorting

Version 3.7

Added user topical module functionality
Added "full compare" function to Passage window
Added Reference Index feature
Added "Show Bible text only" option to Passage pop-up menu
Fixed typo in BURKITT in Jas 1:27
Fixed typo in ATSD in Hours
Fixed bad cross-ref on Ps 69:9
Fixed MNT on 1Ti 3:16
Fixed TCNT on 1Co 16:24
Fixed errors and missing text in Clarke (ACC) module
Fixed bug: verselist "delete all unchecked" when none checked
Minor improvements to Passage window

Version 3.6

WEB module updated to Feb 16 2002 text.
Verse AutoCopy is more robust (allows selection of formatting option)
Added style G to export options
Improved search capability to properly handle certain kinds of phrases
Passage display copy to clipboard now adds book and chapter prefix if selection begins with a verse number
Fixed "warn if search results..." setting getting reset.
Fixed bug in export which could cause a lockup
Fixed autorun to work better with Windows XP.
Fixed occasional bad formatting in search results display

Version 3.5

Fixed Strong's link error in search results.
Fixed access violation bug in Bible display with links.

Version 3.4

Added new checkboxes feature in passage display.
Fixed "maximum hits" user configuration option in preferences dialog.
Fixed CD-ROM usage problems under Windows NT/2000/XP.
Fixed book names and abbreviations in WEB module.
WEB module updated to Oct 2001 text.
Several other minor improvements.

Version 3.3

Fixed bug in Strong's Hebrew Lexicon
Added Hitchcock's Bible Names dictionary

Version 3.2

Minor corrections to Teacher's Commentary, Family Bible Notes, and Strong's Hebrew Lexicon.
WEB Bible module updated to July 21, 2001 text.
Verse AutoCopy feature added.

Version 3.1

People's New Testament Commentary rebuilt -- fixed missing portions.
"Show Interlinear" button now appears when appropriate on Passage Window toolbar. Added for clarity.
Behavior of up-arrow in Passage Window improved.
Added the Teacher's Commentary.
Added Textus Receptus Greek New Testament. (Stephens TR with Scrivener variants as footnotes.)

Version 3.0

Added "edit note" button to commentary viewer for user-created modules.
Up/Down in Passage Windows advances by verse. Ctrl-Up/Down scrolls.
Pressing Down when on the last verse in a chapter will advance to next chapter.
Pressing Up when on the first verse in a chapter will move to the previous chapter.
F11 and F12 rotate resources in the Dictionary, Topic, Lexicon, and Commentary displays.
Lesson editor will open when needed (for example, on "send selected text to lesson editor")
Fixed typos in American Tract Society Dictionary
Verse List Window now updates other windows (where appropriate) when Synchronize Windows option is selected.
Double-clicking on a verse in the Verse List Window will open that verse in a Passage Window (according to the "Reuse Windows" preference).
Bagster and Spurgeon daily devotions now automatically open to current time in every case.
Power BibleCD will now gracefully handle attempts to open more than one instance of the program.
World English Bible updated to Feb 2001 text.

Version 2.9

Minor fixes and improvements.
Easton's Bible Dictionary now has verse references hyperlinked.
World English Bible updated to November 2000 text.
Minor errors in JFB and WBN modules corrected.
Happy new year!

Version 2.8

Added Modern King James Version module.
Added Spurgeon Devotional Commentary
Fixed hyperlink errors in Thompson Chain Topics module.

Version 2.7

Minor changes to Passage Window back button implementation.
Added Spurgeon's Commentary on Matthew.

Version 2.6a

Fixed access violation bug when exporting more than 100 verses

Version 2.6

Rebuilt ASV module from a more accurate source text.
Added user commentary support.
Fixed Window menu bug.
Fixed maximized windows loss of control buttons bug.
Fixed problems with the Family Bible Notes module.

Version 2.5

Bagster daily devotional separated into AM/PM

Bagster opens with expanded references on by default
Fixed NASB95 error
Option to re-sort resources now appears on each resource menu
Updated cross-reference set
Updated World English Bible module to July 17, 2000 text

Version 2.4

Added New King James Version
Fixed errors in Montgomery's NT (John)
Added Bagster's Daily Light
Added preference for restoring windows prompt
Fixed Append bug
New, expanded cross-reference set
Updated World English Bible module to 4/25/2000 text

Version 2.3

Added lesson editor
Added Preferences button to toolbar
Removed "scroll by verse" option, and added verse-by-verse scrolling with CRTL+UP/DOWN in the Passage Window.
Verse list: added "copy checked verses" and "send checked verses to lesson editor"
Passage displays now default to Matthew 1:1 instead of Genesis 1:1
Added "Search Bible with selected text" option
BibleCD now asks before restoring windows
Expanded references option now works on commentary entry title
Lesson editor has "send to lesson" button
Fixed phrase hilighting bug in verse list when interlinear is on
Lexicon entries (definitions) include a link to search the KJV for the word
Fixed copy/print/save bug (hopefully done this time!)
Corrected double-s problem in Luther German Bible module
Fixed other minor problems

New Passage Display keys:
F5 : Rotate Version Back
F6 : Rotate Version Forward
F7 : Rotate Compare Version Back (includes None)
F8 : Rotate Compare Version Forward (includes None)
F11 : Rotate Commentary Back (includes None)
F12: Rotate Commentary Forward (includes None)

Updated Word English Bible module
Fixed errors in Twentieth Century NT and Montgomery's NT

Version 2.2

Added the Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary module
Updated the World English Bible module
Updated Everyday Life References module
Added append to clipboard on right-click menu
Added append on export dialog (clipboard or file)
Added expand verses option on export
Added expand verse refs option in commentary, topic, and dictionary windows (right-click menu)
Fixed bug causing commentary modules to start with bad entry list
Fixed bug causing no space between tag and verse on copy range
Fixed bug in KJV module which dropped some punctuation (version 2.0-2.1)
Fixed out-of-range bug when switching between topical refs
Made Power BibleCD more tolerant of possible cross-reference problems
When clicking on hyperlinks, active window is changed to resulting window

Version 2.1

Added the following modules:
C.H. Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Readings
2770 Sermon Topics
Everyday Life References
Thompson Chain Topics
Quotations
American Tract Society Dictionary of the Bible
Montgomery's New Testament
World English Bible
Twentieth Century New Testament
New American Standard Bible 1995 Update (Unlocked along with NASB)

Various bugfixes and optimizations
Esc key now closes active window
Some Strong's definitions have unresolved links (it is not apparent what James Strong intended with these links), Power BibleCD no longer attempts to look up unresolved links
Version tags at end of verse in export
Numbers from Strong's definitions are now included in pop-up definitions
When switching between dictionaries and topical references, Power BibleCD attempts to keep the same entry (for example, when reading the definition of Moses in Eastons, switching to Smiths will show Smiths definition of Moses as well).

Power BibleCD now will remember which Bibles and reference works were open on shutdown, and will load them on
startup at the same position (chapters or entries).

Version 2.0

Added the following modules:
Geneva Bible Notes
A.T. Robertson NT Word Pictures
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
John Wesley's Notes on the Old and New Testaments
William Burkitt's Notes on the New Testament
Smith's Bible Dictionary
1910 Louis Segond Version (French)
1912 Luther Bible (German)
Weymouth's New Testament

Updated the following modules:
Family Bible Notes
Albert Barnes' Commentary (reformatted)
Cross-references

Added autorun compatibility to CD-ROM
Various optimizations and minor bug fixes
Improved readability of Greek and Hebrew text
New Passage Windows now open to whatever passage is currently being viewed
Added 'back' and 'forward' buttons to Passage Windows
Search Bible dialog improved slightly OLB Lexicons and Englishman's Strong's numbers no longer published with Power BibleCD (Interlinear KJV is used instead)
Power BibleCD is now owned completely by Online Publishing, Inc.

Version 1.0

Initial release