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CrossConnect for Windows 10 is now released. This version now applies to all phones, pads, tablets, PCs and Desktops. The added features are as follows: One Drive backup/restore redone to be MUCH faster (100+ times) and more efficient in all ways. The backup/restore is now working on even local disks and memory disks. A new[…]
You can now open crosswire dictionaries with CrossConnect. What then happens is 2 windows appear in CrossConnect. Â The upper window is the index and the lower windows shows what it is you selected in the index. Â Since most of the indexes are extremely long a search field is added to the index window so you[…]
Now you can see images in CrossConnect. Also new is a server called Xiphos that has lots of books with images. Mainly bible maps which are nice to have when studying the bible. In the download screen of CrossConnect select the Xiphos server and then set the document type to “Books” and select for example[…]
We have just added audio bibles Amharic, Arabic OT, Bengali NT, Czech NT, Farsi OT, another French, Gujarati, Hindi OT, Indonesian, Italian OT, Japanese, Kannada, Korean OT, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Polish OT, Romanian OT, Telugu, Thai, Uyghur NT, Urdu OT, Vietnamese OT, Mandarin OT, Cantonese OT, Zulu  to our list of audio bibles. That makes our total[…]
Before this change, the only way to change the font was to change the theme or the font in the theme. Then all windows would change font. Â Now you can have different fonts for each window. Â This is particularly helpful for those who are interested in Greek and Hebrew because those languages don’t look good[…]
CrossConnect can now communicate with OneDrive (Formerly know as SkyDrive). All settings/bibles/etc can be put onto your OneDrive and then you can restore those settings to any device.  You can even restore from a Tablet to a Phone and vice-verse.  This also has several other benifits: You can have different setups for example one for study[…]
This is a very major release with many core changes All the changes recently made to the Windows 8 are now in the windows phone 8. A very short list of the major changes are: Highlight any verse in 6 different colors. Versification: This means that bibles with apocrypha or other books or chapter/verse order[…]
CrossConnect has just made a major release but only for Windows 8/8.1/RT. The Windows phone programs will come soon in a few weeks. The great new features are the following: Highlight any verse in 6 different colors. Versification: This means that bibles with apocrypha or other books or chapter/verse order can be read properly. Before[…]
Previously CrossConnect would only work on phones designated as 1GB or more. Now Cross Connect works on all the newer 512MB phones that are REALLY CHEAP!
Cross-Connect now can read encrypted(coded) bibles. Currently there are only 5 such bibles that are encrypted and they are listed below. If the key is not included then you must obtain the key from another source which could mean that you must pay to get the key. Language Bible Name Is Key Included Spanish Reina-Valera[…]
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What an impressive piece of masterwork!
One suggestion has come into my mind. Do you think it could be possible to add one more option in the settings to enable the link button to operate globally, i.e. across all the screens. This would make it easier to use Cross-connect in heavier bible studying.
Also, it seems that the language selected for the user interface is currently not saved, which means that the phone default language is automatically selected each time Cross-connect starts. I prefer to use English as the default language in Cross-connect although my phone default language is not English.
1. The global link button.. Sounds like a good idea. I think I will do it in the next release.
2. Absolutely right about the language problem! I haven’t tested that in a very long time. Somewhere along the line it stopped working. I will fix it as soon as I get the chance.
The language setting is fixed now.
Hey Admin,
dear Brother in Christ. Can we find an easier way to put our custom Bibles/Commentaries into the App. Its to difficult for normal user without this “coding-skills”.
God bless you
Yes my dear brother! Send the bible to me. info@cross-connect.se . I will put it on my site. That is, the default server site. Simple and easy.
You are absolutely right, it takes almost a programmer to be able to do this on his/her own.
Dear Brother, could i also send a .xml file ? It is a commentary (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced). Thank you for the fast reply 🙂 God bless you in Jesus Christ. Greets from Germany:)
Yes. I will convert it to the proper format. It may take a few days. Please “zip” the file before sending so it won’t be so large. Thanks brother!
Hello! I have used your app well.
I was got the plan to make a Windows 8 app that supprot crosswire(sword project) bible during using your app.
But I don’t know how to read bible source using C#(or other .NET languages). So, I wish that you tell me how to read bible source using C#. Could tell me it?
Thank you! 😉
Hello Akushi,
I have already written a CrossConnect/crosswire windows 8 App. Cross Connect is open-source with the GNU General Public License. The source code is available at http://code.google.com/p/cross-connect/
So there you have all you need and even a complete app to test with
Thank you so much.
I will try!
hi,
just a small question: I use the estonian bibel (as i m an estonian) and would like to know if the old testament will be also made available in this app in estonian or not? – the new testament works perfectly!
Hello!
If you have the texts for a complete estonian bible please send it to me and I will make it available in cross-connect. At http://www.piibel.net/ they have a bible but I need the complete bible in a text document. If you could get one then I could make it available in CrossConnect. Normally I don’t have any part in supplying bibles. That job is done by the people at http://crosswire.org http://crosswire.org/sword/modules/ModDisp.jsp?modType=Bibles
if i may ask – from where did you get the new testament?
Again, it is not me or cross-connect that normally does the bibles. Almost all bibles come from crosswire.org. I searched on crosswire.org for an answer to your question and found:
http://www.crosswire.org/wiki/Module_Requests
Search on that page for “estonian” and you might find an answer to your question..
I only do the program. Not the bibles normally but in special cases I can do a bible or 2
Hi,
I am really glad to have your software on my Nokia Lumia. Currently this is the only one I found usable.
I have two wishes:
1. A little margin on the left side of the text. Currently the text is two close to the border line, it would be easier to read with a margin.
2. Versification support
I’m Hungarian. Currently only the “Karoli” version of Hungarian translation is available at the crosswire Bible repositories.
I made the compilation of a New Hungarian Transalation, but it uses not the default KJV versification, but the “Luther” one.
Your app can’t handle it correctly yet. The same is the situation with “Bible Desktop”. But the “Xiphos” application can handle it.
This Bible can be installed from http://www.audit-profit.hu, using the folder/file convention your app requires.
I know this is a BIG wish, but maybe in a not too far future… 🙂
Thanks
Tibor
Thanks Tibor. These are really good suggestions. Of course versification would be a major challange for me to add to Cross-Connect. But with God everything is possible!
Is there any plan to include highlights of verses?
I have never before heard of the need for highlighting of verses. I will need to look into this to see the usefulness of it.
hello. I’m enjoying this master piece. Moved from Android and was glad to find this app. Any plan to add TTS? Like the way Bible analyzer 4 did. I know that’s a desktop app not metro. ITT uses Microsoft text to speech.
Also I would like a way to highlight a list of verses in a certain color. Or even one by one. Thank you very much. God bless you.
Hello Mario, Sorry no plans for TTS. But thanks for the suggestion. I will keep it in mind and perhaps if I do any major releases I will include it. It isn’t that difficult to do.
Thanks most bible now provide highlights feature. Same thing most people do in their paper bible. Check cadre, touversion, olivetree. GOD BLESS.
Hej Mario,
I have a question about this for you. Is it ok if the highligt feature works on the entire verse? I think that would be the easiest way I could implement verse highlighting. If you want individual word highlighting it would be much more difficult because CrossConnect is mainly a bible reader for comparing bibles and highlighting between bibles and languages could only be done on a verse level.
Can you explain how the others do the highlighting? Words? parts of words? sentences? verse?
Hello Brother, ….this is Mario. Verse highlighting will enough. That’s the same thing other bible software have done. Some will allow you to do the highlighting from your desktop and see the same highlights in the android or ipad version while loging in your account.
If you can implement highlight it will be great. I’ve found the other apps really lacking in features on Metro 8 monde. They have not caught up to their desktops/android/ipad app yet. But your app is way advanced.
One thing I was not able to find in all those app (even with the highlight feature) is the way to highlight multiple verses with a certain color. Most of them allow highlight of one or more contiguous verses. But I wanted to speed up things. Like I know already the list of verses I want to highlight in Yellow (Holy Spirit), Green (Healing), Blue (God’s Presence), in Orange(Faith)….I would like to select them….and highlight accross. Like do a search on Holy Spirit and select all verses and apply a color….I was not able to find anything doing that. Only one app gave the option of selecting all verses already highlighted in a certain color.(once they have been highlighted). I know I may be asking for too much for metro app…so anyway if you can at least include a basic one highlighting it would be helpful. At least I can do so slowly.
The other feature to think about is VerseList the e-sword way. They are helpful while studying certain topic..You can save you search results into a bookmark list of verses.
Thank you for being open to new ideas. God Bless. I want to encourage you and will donate to this work just to say thank you. I enjoy the listening of the word. while seeing it.
Can you also put on the list downloading of audio files. Thank you. Sorry, I”m asking too much.
Thanks for the description. I am now programing such a solution for highlighting. I am looking into your other suggestions as well.
Bro…faithcomesby hearing has so many more languages for audio bibles.
http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/ has so many more audio bibles…please check it.
Yes! Praise God there are people doing that great work. Many of my audio bibles I got from them. But I am looking for bibles read in major languages. If there are any major languages that you find that CrossConnect is missing let me know. That is, what languages are spoken by a people that would most likely be able to get a windows phone.
Hello Brother is there a way I can use localhost or local file path for off line audio bible?
No, not possible. A Windows App is in a “sandbox” which means that it is extreamly limited how much the App can access the local machine.
one more question…does the windows 8/RT version has the picture background feature?
No, unfortunately. The problem was technical. There was no way to reference a local picture in the web-browser. But actually we could reference pictures that are on the internet. I might try that.
Brother,
Is there a way to make the history or bookmark window exportable. Like a save option. It would be an easy way to to save my list of scripture for different topic. May incorporate this wish with the verse list or bookmark saving. Thanks
Yes. It is now exportable and importable in the next release that should be available now. Go to the bottom of the settings screen.
Great great job for TTS. Don’t know how to thank you enough. My bible dream app is now here.
One issue I’m experiencing is with TTS is it would stop after a certain number of verses. Not sure why I tried various versions. NIV, ESV, Updated KJV and in John 4, it would stop and hang on verse 27. In John 6 it was in a different verse. Not sure it’s an issue you can solve…or a general issue with the Microsoft TTS engine. Another TTS app on Windows store have people complain that it wouild stop randomly too. Thank you for checking into this.
Another request…not sure it’s possible, on desktop side you can have a few extra settings for TTS like speed & Volume. Do we have any Api for that in Metro mode? It would be good as feature enhancement. thank you God bless
Yes. Thanks for mentioning this bug. I noticed the problem as well. I am looking into it and will publish a fix to it soon.
By the way I enjoy all the new features. You’re awsome. Bible Connect is the first to have these in Bible App.
I’ve just discovered your app, so far I’m loving it. Thank you for your hard work.
My wish list:
1. No outside margin around the columns (Making it appear edge-to-edge full-screen)
2. Independent column widths
3. Left column dynamically resize if CrossConnect is snapped next to another program (congrats on making the easiest verse navigation, even when snapped)
4. Narrower size allowed when snapping program
5. Downloadable themes
6. Savable column layout (with books etc., ex. a complex layout for study and simple layout for reading, etc.)
I know that’s a lot … but it’s a wish list after all, right?
Thanks for the ideas on how to improve CrossConnect.
If anybody else really wants the features that Andy has mentioned above please write those features you want here. I often only add things to CrossConnect that many people want unless it is something that I myself want 😉 . Nobody else has mentioned the above items before.
Now many of the things you mentioned you want are available. See the article http://www.cross-connect.se/onedrive-skydrive-backup-and-restore-added-to-crossconnect/
I would really like to have an easier/quicker way to turn on/off Strong’s numbers. A button (optional?) on the main screen that would allow you to turn Strong’s numbers on and off without having to go into settings and scroll down to it would be very nice!
Good idea. Others have mentioned this problem..
This is the best bible app out there for windows phones. However, my school says we need to use “New American Standard Bible” and “Amplified Bible” translations – I can’t find them anywhere, please help!
Sorry. I don’t know either
Very good. I miss the hebrew original writing in the strongs. Now I cannot see the correct interpretation and how to write with Biblical Hebrew.
Try to import Complete Bible Jewish Bible from David Stern.
Also his commentary of the New Testsment