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<!-- ============= Introduction ============================== -->
<!-- Use the Introduction section to give a brief overview of what
the application is and what it does. -->
<para>&app; is a Bible study and research tool based upon the "SWORD Project" libraries
and the GTK libraries. You can use &app; to do the following:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>View your favorite Scripture verse</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Make sermon or personal notes on selected passages</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Automatically follow Bible footnotes and cross-references</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Compare translations in parallel</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Work in original language study using the available Hebrew and Greek
translations</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>&app; aims to provide a simple and clean user interface while providing a
powerful tool allowing a personalized Bible study environment.</para>
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<figure id="sword-logo">
<title>The SWORD Project logo</title>
<screenshot>
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<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="figures/sword3.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="figures/sword3.eps" format="EPS"/>
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<textobject>
<phrase>The SWORD Project logo</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
<para>"The SWORD Project" is based at <ulink type="http" url="http://www.crosswire.org">http://www.crosswire.org</ulink>. Other
applications under the same banner are <application>MacSword</application> for the Macintosh, <application>BibleDesktop</application>,
a Java application, <application>BibleTime</application> (another Linux program), and <application>The SWORD Project for
Windows</application> (aka <application>BibleCS</application> or <application>WinSword</application>).</para>
<para>
<figure id="main-screenshot">
<title>Xiphos in action</title>
<screenshot>
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fileref="figures/interface.png" format="PNG" />
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<textobject>
<phrase>Xiphos in action</phrase>
</textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>
</figure>
</para>
<!-- Where important notices are kept regarding Xiphos -->
<warning>
<para>&app; is currently in development, so this manual may not
reflect the program as you see it. If it does not, please file a
bug at the <ulink type="http" url="https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos">
project website</ulink>, or email <email>xiphos-devel@crosswire.org</email>.
All help is appreciated, as it will improve the software.</para>
</warning>
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