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I've got an endnote that looks like this: \fe + \fr 3:25 \fq [sacrifice] \ft [some translations say] \+w [ ... doesn't cause problems. Is this by design? Our project uses USFM 3.
viverechristus 296 asked May 14
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I need to convert a USX file to USFM. I can see an option Paratext to do the reverse, but I don't see one ... them to USFM will make it easier for Proskomma to handle them.
yeti 109 asked Mar 19
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There are numerous places where we have used \+nd Here\+nd* in cross reference keywords/quotes or in footnote ... correct way to style these in cross-references and footnotes?
gregbac 141 asked Jan 19
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Since the is detail lacking in the USFM documentation and I am not able to find the answer here, please can you clarify the ... -->|ESG 10:13\xta \+it k\+it*\x*
gregbac 141 asked Jan 9
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We're using /xt in footnote cross-references, set to use 'short name' of book. But in the glossary I'd like to use ... name, is there a different USFM code I could use for that?.
Lenice 180 asked Oct 7, 2025
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I'm using Paratext 10 Studio on macOS 15.5. I've been able to load my registration successfully and have imported the text ... virtual machine as I have no other use for it. :-)
yeti 109 asked Jul 24, 2025
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I see that there was a bug in v7 (at least) which prevented formatting quotes (italics) as words of Jesus (red). But I ... wrong? Is this a feature or a bug? Is there a workaround?
ASmith 169 asked Jul 10, 2025
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I'm seeing that there was a bug which prevented quotes within words of Jesus markers from being colors in earlier versions ( ... (red) but not both. Can anyone help with this?
ASmith 169 asked Jul 10, 2025
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We have been approached by a community who have been translating the Bible by themselves and now want help finishing it off. ... has done this before - what tips can you give us?
anon399461 123 asked Nov 8, 2024
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Do there already exist any syntax highlighters for USFM? These could be in the forms of pattern matchers parsers ... d be to provide this functionality in other USFM editors.
Mercado 203 asked Oct 24, 2024
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Our project uses a non-roman script with no capitalization, and it helps people be able to identify names when we ... leveraged somehow to add markup to them all? Any advice?
MW asked Jul 23, 2024
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I need to "span cells" in a table row, as specified in the USFM 3.0 spec document: Example from the USFM ... Local Front Matter file independent of the USFM encoding of a project?
KimB 670 asked Jul 12, 2024
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I can't see anything in the USFM docs that looks appropriate to mark up of the 'longer ending' of Mark, or equally the woman ... "problematic source text" (\zpst-s\* to \zpst-e\*).
DG 1.1k asked Mar 19, 2024
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I am not seeing clear instruction on USFM documentation on how to handle \xq and \xta, etc. within \xdc. Our ... translator be using nested formatting tag instead e.g. \+it?
gregbac 141 asked Feb 1, 2024
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Dear colleagues I'm trying to help a team with their \r parallel reference markers, which are printed under ... could happily use the standard cross-reference markers. Thanks Phil
anon913937 124 asked Nov 20, 2023
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Any time the words of Christ span multiple verses (or \q# markers), I'm needing to close and reopen in order to ... behavior. Am I doing something wrong, or is this not possible?
Reuben Helmuth 106 asked Nov 8, 2023
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I'm with a team with a marker error, (which I also have in my own project:) We want to use the \mr marker ... book name, so PT rejects this as a scripture reference error. Thanks
anon913937 124 asked Aug 25, 2023
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L.S. I would like to be able to specify a colour code of some sort in Paratext, to be used in the orthography ... file for colour output? Thanks in advance for your help. goodgoan.
goodgoan 347 asked Apr 18, 2023
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For long quotations (both of Scripture from other locations and from external resources), we'd like to set the quote apart ... \ipm or an \imi marker? Is \ipq the equivalent?
mnjames 1.9k asked Mar 1, 2023
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We received this question from a user: I am looking for usfm documentation that will explain all the syntax and markers. ... any info on that anywhere. thnx Any insights? Thanks,
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