Greetings,
A new version of Silas has just moved from beta testing stage to
released status.
The main thing about this version is that it matches the style names
used in version 2.1 of USFM.sty that was distributed with Paratext
version 6.1. (It has actually been updated to match version 2.101 of
USFM.sty, that is now available on the USFM web site
http://confluence.ubs-icap.org/display/USFM/Home,
and which will be distributed with Service Pack 1 for Paratext 6.1.)
As usual, this version of Silas will handle RTF files made with all
previous versions of USFM.sty or with TE.
Some other features of this release are:
-updated styles to match USFM 2.1
\ipq style made italic to match USFM.sty and other Intro styles.
\k style bold italic to match v2.1
\ca style now a character style, to match v2.1
\ef style deleted to match v2.1
Issue 14 (to do with line-spacing in Word 2007) has been fixed.
Added "USFM to Styles" menu and macro, so Silas can convert SFM files
to styled data for printing. This is useful in a situation where
people are typing up USFM data on small computers like AlphaSmarts and
copying to PCs that don't have Paratext installed. Just create a new
file in Word, transfer the data from the small computer and attach
Silas as usual. Provided the file contains a \v code, Silas will
notice it and standardize the SFM data and prompt you to save the SFM
file, then replace the \codes with styles to produce a nice printout.
Reduced number of message boxes from Install file, as requested by
some users.
After user-callable macros, find options are now reset to standard
values.
Deprecated and obsolete styles and \codes now changed to the currently
approved equivalents.
To track checking status, we now Catch \sts N out of Pt and apply
"_sts - Status" style (yellow, 1 pt)
& translate N into descriptions based on USFM description
& make ID footers show the latest one
Added a way of hiding verse 1 if the chapter numbers are dropcaps, as
requested by a user.
Added something to FAQ file on how to modify styles.
Based "cl - Chapter - Publishing Label" on section headings instead of
c - Chapter Number
so they don't disappear if someone does dropcaps as well.
Added Kim's contribution: Triple spacing, with option to add extra
space between words,
for writing glosses by hand beneath the vernacular words.
I hope you find this new version helpful. If you have any problems,
please use the problem reporting text file that is installed with
Silas, and which you can find on the START menu.
Jim