There is a whole table that says what you can or cannot do in the different views. Right now, we are just asking questions, and we will need to get a lot of review before we change anything, but I am basically wondering these things:
- How many of these things should be features that can be enabled/disabled in all views?
- If we do that, how many views do we need, and why?
I don’t know how much of a pain point this is for users, but to me, five different views is quite a few, and the features associated with each are not inherent to the view itself, I do not know a design principle that tells me what to expect each view to provide in each row of the table below. I have seen users randomly switch among views trying to enable the feature they need.
Jonathan+Robie
Prior to each row in the following chart, say either “In this view …” or “This view …”.
Preview
Basic
Formatted
Unformatted
Standard
If highlighting is selected, you can see highlighting of the following:
• The current verse for non-active windows that have Biblical text.
• Invalid or unknown characters.
• Approved renderings of Biblical Terms.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
If you have chosen to display spelling, a red or gray wavy line appears below words with Invalid spelling.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
For project notes or consultant notes:
• You can insert them in the text.
• You can see icons for them in the text.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
You can view/display consultant notes.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Icons prior to references show whether the reference has an error.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
You can see where others are working in Paratext Live.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Footnotes, cross references, and end note callers are visible in the text.
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
The text is editable and the names of the users who can edit the active book appear on the title bar.
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Word-break characters other than spaces are displayed.
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
Footnotes, cross references, and end notes are displayed in the footnotes pane.
YES
NO
YES
NO
YES
Can be used in the right pane of a Text Collection.
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
USFMs are visible in the text.
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
You can insert/enter markers in project text.
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Illustrations (figures) are displayed.
YES
NO
YES
NO
NO
With the footnote pane visible, you can convert between a footnote and a cross reference.
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
The footnote pane opens automatically when you insert a footnote, cross reference, or end note.
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Has a style drop-down menu.
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Allows insertion of a footnote, cross reference, or end note.
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
Pressing backslash at a point in the text displays a list of valid markers that can be entered there.
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
Unified Standard Format Markers (USFMs) for footnotes, cross references, and end notes are visible in the text or the footnotes pane.
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
You can change a caller (or enter a missing caller) for a footnote, cross reference, or end note.
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
You can add a missing chapter marker.
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
USFMs are editable.
NO
NO
NO
YES
YES
A tilde (~) is displayed as a non-breaking space.
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
Paratext automatically formats a number you enter as a verse number if the number is a valid verse number for the current chapter.
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
You can move an existing project note to another location in the same chapter.
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
Markers that are not part of the USFM set of markers display in red.
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES
Pressing Enter at a point in the text displays a list of valid markers that can be entered there.
NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
