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<page id="xiphos-01-introduction" type="topic" xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its">
<info>
<desc>A brief introduction to the Xiphos application.</desc>
<link type="guide" xref="index"/>
<revision pkgversion="4.1.0" date="2018-04-24" status="draft"/>
<revision pkgversion="4.1.0" date="2018-05-28" status="candidate"/>
<!-- <title type='link' role="trail"></title> -->
<title type='text'>Xiphos</title>
<credit type="author" its:translate="no">
<name>Andy Piper</name>
</credit>
<credit type="author" its:translate="no">
<name>Pierre Benz</name>
</credit>
<credit type="author" its:translate="no">
<name>Dr Peter von Kaehne</name>
</credit>
<credit type="author" its:translate="no">
<name>Karl Kleinpaste</name>
</credit>
<credit type="author" its:translate="no">
<name>Matthew Talbert</name>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
</info>
<title>Introduction</title>
<p><app>Xiphos</app> is a Bible study and research tool based upon the "SWORD
Project" libraries and the GTK libraries. You can use <app>Xiphos</app> to do
the following:</p>
<list>
<item>
<p>View your favorite Scripture verse</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Make sermon or personal notes on selected passages</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Automatically follow Bible footnotes and cross-references</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Compare translations in parallel</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Work in original language study using the available Hebrew and
Greek translations</p>
</item>
</list>
<p><app>Xiphos</app> aims to provide a simple and clean user interface
while providing a powerful tool allowing a personalized Bible study
environment.
</p>
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<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/interface.png" />
<!-- The SWORD Project -->
<media type="image" mime="image/png" style="floatstart" src="figures/sword3.png" />
<p>"The SWORD Project" is based at <link href="http://www.crosswire.org">
http://www.crosswire.org</link>. Other apps under the same banner are
<app>MacSword</app> for the Macintosh, <app>BibleDesktop</app>, a Java
app, <app>BibleTime</app> (another Linux program), and
<app>The SWORD Project for Windows</app> (aka <app>BibleCS</app> or
<app>WinSword</app>).
</p>
<!-- Where important notices are kept regarding Xiphos -->
<note style="warning">
<p><app>Xiphos</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 <link href="https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos">
project website</link>, or email <sys>xiphos-devel@crosswire.org</sys>.
All help is appreciated, as it will improve the software.</p>
</note>
</page>
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