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What's new

v7.2.1.6 [Apr 3, 2015]
Significant speed improvements on main search bar suggestion list population.
Significant speed improvements to any phrase searches in library (any module type). This extends to any functions that rely on phrase matching (such as some of the StudyClick pop-up hint windows, etc).
Speed improvements to library search result panel text loads with previews taken from very large entries.
Book or Commentary quick-search can be aborted.
Faster loading of panels from global "go to verse" setting, etc.

v7.1.1.2 [Mar 31, 2014]
Features
- A highly flexible and intelligent Bible Reading Schedule System.
- Access from the Devotional menu or the new Reading Schedule button on the main toolbar.
- The Reading Schedule window provides calendar-based access to your scheduled daily readings and shows estimated reading times.
- The "Create a Reading Plan" window is a step-based reading plan creator for adding reading plans to your schedule. You can have as many reading plans in your schedule as you wish.
- The Schedule Manager lets you reschedule plans, rename, delete, print your schedule, print plans, and export templates so you can share your reading plans with others.
- The reading schedule functions of SwordSearcher prominently feature estimated reading times and use them for calculating plans. This is far more useful than dividing readings only by verses or chapters. Also, including the reading time in the calendar makes finding the right time to sit down for your daily readings much easier, since you have a very good idea of exactly how long it will take.
- Falling behind on your schedule doesn't mean giving up! SwordSearcher can instantly reschedule your plans if catching up would be too difficult.
Passage Analysis Tool.
- Show various details about a selected portion or portions of the Bible
- Open from Search menu "Passage Analysis," or right-click Bible and Verse List panels and select Passage Analysis from the pop-up menu.
Panel library tabs have new drop-down selection menus. These drop-down menus make accessing specific library items from the Bible, Book, and Commentary panel tabs significantly faster and easier than before, especially for items that do not have a visible tab.
User module editor enhancements.
Redesigned "Configure Copy/Export Formatting" window (Edit menu) is easier to use and gives more options for how verses are formatted for clipboard copy and printing.
Advanced User Module Maintenance window.

v6.2.3.8 [Feb 17, 2012]
-New! StudyClick™ system makes it even faster to do searches and lookups while you are reading text. Just hold down the CTRL key while you move the mouse over words in the Bible, Book, or Commentary panels, and instantly the word under the mouse pointer becomes a link. The links can be used to look up words, perform searches, and even see pop-up definitions, first and last mentions, and more. It's up to you!
-Optical Zoom support makes it easy to zoom in or out in text panels.
-New and Enhanced drag-and-drop support.
-Enhanced touch-based input support for touch monitors and Windows 7 Tablet/Slate PCs.

v6.1.2.4 [Jan 27, 2011]
Library Additions:
Thomas Coke's Bible Commentary [commentary: Coke] (Deluxe only)
Wright's Bible Word-Book [book: Wright] (Deluxe only)
Outlines of the Books of the Bible [book: OutlinesBB] (Deluxe only)
Word Clouds [book: WdClds] (Deluxe only)
Companion Bible Notes [commentary: CBN] (E. W. Bullinger) (Deluxe only)
Companion Bible Appendixes [book: CBApx] (E. W. Bullinger) (Deluxe only)
Library Module Updates:
Expanded Treasury of Scripture Knowledge [TSK]
King James Bible Companion updated to 2010 edition [KJBC]
Added Chinese Union Translation Simplified to Foreign Language Bible Pack.
Various minor corrections to other modules.
Program:
New! Bible Audio support.
Support for verse-level, synchronized scrolling, and verse-list playback of AMG Publishers' Alexander Scourby Narration of the KJV.
Support for chapter playback of other MP3 audio Bible sources, including Max McLean's Listener Bible, Stephen Johnston's narration from Firefighters.org, and any other MP3 Bible set with a supported file structure.
See File, Configure Bible Audio to link audio files to SwordSearcher.
New! Verse Widgets. Verse widgets are user-configurable icons which appear below the verse reference tag in the Bible panel. Choose which ones appear in File, Preferences, Verse Widgets. The following widgets are available:
Active Verse & Sync. Works like double-clicking the verse tag (performs Go To Verse options).
Topic and Verse Guide.
Find Related Verses.
Copy Verse.
Play Bible Audio. Same as option in Configure Bible Audio but included here for intuitive completeness.
Favorite Commentaries. You can select up to three commentary widgets to include. These work like Bible margin links, except that they always show even if the commentary is empty (in which case the icon is faded). Also, clicking a widget on a user-editable commentary that is empty opens the editor, and finally, shift-clicking opens the editor as well.
Added Ctrl+Click behavior for verse links in book and commentary panels. Ctrl+Clicking opens the reference in a cloned Bible panel.
Additional Reference Pattern Search options added.
The Load All Referenced Verses function of the Book and Commentary panels now loads the verse list in the order they are referenced (instead of chronological Bible order.)
Module Selector Tool improvements:
Items on the list indicate if they have visible tabs and if they are user-editable.
Improved behavior of item selection when filtering the list with keyboard input.
Shift-Clicking an item on the list toggles visibility of the module tab in its panel (Bible, Book, Commentary).
Added right-click menus for items on the list for various module-related actions, including deleting/renaming user-created modules.
Added "Select User Module" item to User menu, which opens the Module Selector filtered for only user-editable modules.
User editor improvements:
Added range option to the Insert Link to Bible Search function.
Editor File menu item "Book Exclusions" re-named to "Configure Verse Reference Recognition."
Added option to disable Roman numeral chapter recognition for verse linking under Configure Verse Reference Recognition.
Improvements to verse reference recognition.
Added Show Strong's Numbers as Lexicon Words option to File, Preferences, Text Display Options. Leaving this item checked (default) shows Strong's links in the KJVSL as Strong's lexicon words, as previous versions of SwordSearcher always have. You can un-check this option to make the links show as Strong's numbers.
Book and Commentary tabs now show a "pen" icon next to the module abbreviation for user-editable modules. This can be disabled in File, Preferences, Library Tab Appearance.
Added option: File, Preferences, Bible Margin Links, Use bold type for user-editable module links in the Bible margin.
Added additional user-configurable options for colors in File > Preferences > Fonts and Colors.
Full Library Search window remembers the last-used Reference Set between sessions.
Improved speed of adding and renaming entries in user-created books.
User modules whose files are marked "read only" in Windows will no longer be editable in SwordSearcher.
Workaround for bug in Internet Explorer 9 Beta and certain video drivers which could cause a crash in SwordSearcher.
Workaround for some virus scanners intermittently causing SwordSearcher to crash after saving edits to user modules.
Fixed: some extremely long verse references in the Scan Text for Verse References Tool could cause a crash.
Fixed: certain Bible searches with long lists of alternations could cause a crash.
Lots of other small fixes and improvements.
Keyboard and mouse commands:
Ctrl+Click a verse reference in the Book and Commentary panels to open the reference in a new cloned Bible panel.

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