Paratext 9.4 beta available

Question

What’s New in Paratext 9.4 Beta

Some Highlights

• Notification of updates for projects on the user’s computer: Now, Paratext can check whether the projects on one’s computer have been updated on the Send-Receive server. If the project has been edited, users will be notified with a green dot in both the main and project menus (see image below). Settings for checking for updates are available in the Send/Receive projects window.
• Notification of updates for installed resources. A green dot in the main menu can also indicate updates to resource texts on the local computer. Access to the settings for this feature is in the Download/Install resources window.
• Improved Right-to-Left interface. Paratext now correctly displays right-to-left user interfaces (like Arabic). 
• Option to hide project notes. Numerous red flags in the text can easily become an obstacle to reading. Users can now choose to hide or display project note flags in the text. Access from the View menu > Show Project Notes. 
• Improved quotation checking. The new “Quotation Types” Basic Check knows where quotations should occur in the text based on Glyssen data and can ensure that they are all marked appropriately. 
• Added video to Enhanced Resources. Now the Media tab for Enhanced Resources contains video clips from LUMO and UBS’s “Bible Lands as Classroom” series.
  Import/Export Biblical terms lists. This feature should enhance project teams’ workflow with the Biblical Terms tool, allowing them to create and exchange the Biblical Terms lists as the project progresses. Please install the latest Beta update patch (coming soon) for full functionality. 

And Many More Improvements!

• Added the ability to use FieldWorks dictionary with Paratext Interlinearizer.
• Added the ability to change the ordering for cross-references, footnotes, and sidebars in Study Bible Additions projects.
• Added capability to “Manage layouts”. 
• Made parallel passage matches easier to see.
• New/improved items in the Project Menu:
  • Exporting to PTXprint is now available from the project menu.
  • Improvements to “Insert table”.
  • Derived projects can open the base project.
• Additional Features:
  • Improved Compare Versions to provide clear contrast between differences.
  • Ability to handle alternate quotation marks
  • Reference check gives more specific error messages
• Assignments and Progress accepts familiar book codes (for example: “GEN”)
• Enhanced Resource dictionary terms are no longer repeated
• When you use “Give feedback”, Paratext will Mark a point in Project History
• Scripture Burrito 1.0 import/export
• Various bug fixes

How to Install Update Patches

Update patches for Paratext 9.4 beta will be available from within Paratext. Go to the Paratext menu > Help and enable automatic updates or use Check for updates.

Compatibility with Previous Paratext versions

It is possible to have both PT 9.3 and PT 9.4 beta on one’s computer.

However, the Study Bible Additions (SBA) features implemented in 9.4 beta requires that the SBA project be migrated, due to a data format change. The new 9.4 SBA data format is NOT compatible with the PT 9.3 version. In order to use the new SBA features, all project members should move to PT 9.4 beta and the project administrator should migrate the SBA project.

Release notes with screenshot, videos and download link on Paratext website

Answer 1

Hi, I am very happy about LUMO video feature, but sadly just available with internet connection. I hope there is way to make it offline so for area with limited access internet still can use this feature.