+1 vote
176 views

This might be considered “misuse” of both PT and Ptxprint, but it seems to be working except for one last glitch.

Our Branch holds MT translator training workshops with multiple language groups participating. During the workshop a Scripture passage is translated and revised through “consultant check” stage, and the passage is formatted into an illustrated trial book. The consultant check happens during the final days of the workshop, and a staff member often works into the wee hours finishing the books for participants to take home.

I’m experimenting with a TranslationCourse PT project that contains Modules for each book used in these workshops. The project is restored from a PT .zip backup which contains the full-sized illustrations from local\figures, as well as instructions and model books placed in the project\shared folder. (If the project is shared via S/R local\ is not included, and the repo will become cluttered with many temporary language-specific configurations and temp books.)

So… the last puzzle piece is getting the vernacular book names into the printouts. Normally we would use something like \s $(GEN 22:1-19), but it’s not trivial to edit the Book Names in PT for each language’s book.

I’m there a way to have Ptxprint store BookName variables, to override the PT project settings, that will be pulled in by $() reference statements in the Module? Or should I use zref variables instead? (I haven’t yet gotten a variable of this form \zvar|subtitle\* to work when called from the PT Module.)

PTXprint by (670 points)
reshown | 176 views

1 Answer

0 votes

PTXprint gets its book names from BookNames.xml. One approach is to exit ParaText (just to be safe) then edit BookNames.xml in an editor and then restart ParaText and PTXprint. Then both will get the book names you want.

by (656 points)

Related questions

+2 votes
1 answer 231 views
John Nystrom and I ran an Advanced Paratext Workshop in March, aimed at Translators, Consultants, and Advisors. Workshop ... . In His Service, SIL+LSS+PNG and John Nystrom
SIL LSS PNG 411 asked May 16, 2019
+1 vote
5 answers 765 views
Dear All, We have scheduled a Paratext 8 Workshop to be held at JAARS in Waxhaw, NC. The dates are May 1- ... Removed]Office at JAARS) [Phone Removed]Cell) Skype name: anon848905
Phil_Leckrone 9.8k asked Apr 14, 2017
0 votes
1 answer 212 views
I'm wondering whether there is any mechanism which might copy not only markers from one project but also ellipses. We ... that we're not removing something that will be missed.
dcb 194 asked Sep 4, 2024
+1 vote
1 answer 265 views
A user wants to create an auxiliary project of his Study Bible so that he can adapt it into another language with the project ... Bible. Is this true, and is there a work around?
[Expert]
Jeff_Shrum
2.9k
asked Nov 16, 2020
0 votes
6 answers 556 views
Hi, in paratext 8, I can see the name of the users who have editing rights on the current chapter and book in the ... , these names are not displayed. Is there a reason for this?
anon251522 150 asked Apr 6, 2020
Welcome to Support Bible, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of the community.
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
1 Corinthians 3:17
3,039 questions
5,995 answers
5,661 comments
2,022 users