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title: "What is MinimalBible?"
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modified: 2014-04-29 17:29:03 -0400
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tags: [outline, why, bible, minimal, minimalbible, youversion, esv, andbible]
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When we're talking about starting a project, I think it's incredibly important to make sure you're clear on why it is that the project is being undertaken.
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On that note, what exactly is MinimalBible?
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**MinimalBible** is going to be a Bible reading and study app for the Android platform with three goals in mind:
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1. Usability
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2. Efficiency
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3. Simplicity
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In my opinion, the current offerings for a Bible app could really use some improvement. The three main apps I'm aware of are: [YouVersion][1], [ESV][2], and [AndBible][3]. I have a few issues with each:
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* YouVersion - Tends to be very slow, and I think it tries to accomplish way too much (friends, videos, plans, etc.). Additionally, I'd prefer having a pure offline app, YouVersion gives me a lot of notifications if my data is off.
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* ESV - Hasn't been updated in a while, and from conversations with people, it tends to crash on some devices. Additionally, it's hard to share verses, bookmarks, etc
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* AndBible - The interface just seems to be very out of date. I like how focused it is, but it doesn't take advantage of a lot of modern UI design. It does use the same [backing library][4] I'm planning on though.
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So in addition to changing a lot of things that I think are frustrating in other Bible apps, there are a few things I want to do in addition:
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* Infinite scroll - I don't want to keep clicking buttons to switch between chapters, disrupting how they flow. I'd like to be able to scroll through an entire book at a time.
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* Search - Search functionality seems to be problematic for everyone. I'd like to get a more fuzzy search implemented, as the current searches I've used haven't been very helpful unless I already know most of the text.
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* Footnotes/Commentary - I think it would be great to make it easier to view Commentaries or footnotes inline. This will take some work to get a usable UI, but trying to view footnotes especially is challenging with the apps listed above.
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So I'm hoping to use this site to document my ongoing development and progress, so other people can use this as a resource in the future! Looking forward to taking this journey, and I'd appreciate prayers for grace and strength to go through with this!
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[1]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sirma.mobile.bible.android
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[2]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplash.esv
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[3]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.bible.android.activity
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[4]: http://www.crosswire.org/jsword/
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