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2022-08-25T14:19:57Z

BowmanDH: Updated the link to join the Gospel Library for Windows project

==Tech Information and Guidelines==
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===Current Project List===
* [./Gospellibrary://content/Volunteer Gospel Library for Windows]
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* [[Introduction to Tech Projects]]
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* [[History of Tech]]
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Gospel Library for Windows Known Issues

2022-05-04T11:47:59Z

BowmanDH: /* General Issues */

{{GLWin}}

Below is a list of known issues with Gospel Library for Windows. This new version of the application has been written specifically for Windows 10 and takes advantage of Microsoft's Universal App Platform. Bugs that have been struck out below are bugs that are currently fixed in the code and will be fixed in an upcoming update to the beta. (These are all out of date. Stay tuned for an updated list.)

You can learn more about Gospel Library for Windows 10 [[Gospel_Library_for_Windows_10|here]].

=General Issues=
Users will sometimes experience any of the following error messages because of bad or mismatched content updates: "ArgumentNull_Generic", "There was an error while prefetching annotations.", "Arg_NullReferenceException", and "The link is broken or the content may be unavailable." The developers of Gospel Library for Windows are working with the Church's content team to rework the content catalogs and delivery methods to prevent these issues in the future. For now, removing the affected content, restarting the app, and redownloading the previously unavailable content or complete app reset are the best solutions to these errors.

==Annotations==
*(VSO 856) InvalidCast_Com when making annotations in multiple window scenarios.

==Annotations Editor==
*(VSO 676) Invert cancel/delete/save button locations to match iOS, or use the more Windowsy close button and place save at the bottom below and to the right of Notebooks
*(VSO 829) Notes/journal entries sometimes prompt to save changes when no changes have been made.
*(VSO 877) When attempting to add a link to a journal entries using the + button in the editor, the user is presented with a ArgumentNull_Generic error instead of starting the linking process.

==Bookmarks==
*(VSO 857) Bookmarks in the Bookmarks pane do not work at all after recently installing or resetting the application. The app must be closed and reopened before the bookmarks work.
*(VSO 868) After being updated, bookmarks continue to navigate to their old locations until the app is restarted.

==Media==
*(VSO 788) It's not intuitive to have to select media again to get it to play after it has finished. For example, if I play Psalm 10, then move to Psalm 15, there's nothing that tells the user that, in order to get to Psalm 15's audio, they have to click the Select Audio button. If the audio playback has stopped (the chapter has finished playing or was never started) the app should be switching the audio selection for the user.

==Navigation==
*(VSO 603) Remove the redundant Doctrine and Covenants from Library Contents Entries for sections
*(VSO 804) A blank semantic square appears between M and N in the semantic zoom view of the Topical Guide.

==Performance==
*(VSO 837) App may be unresponsive during downloading. After initial launch, for example, a user cannot close the change log because the app is downloading the "starter" books.

==Printing==
*(VSO 720) Printing currently only supports the base content, and doesn't include any annotations--notes, tags, links, or markings.

==Search==
*(VSO 854) Search results for Church Magazines and General Conference past 2013 appear out of sequence, appearing below other available years instead of being sorted in reverse chronological order with the rest of the results.

==Sheet Music==
*(VSO 879) When transitioning to content in the Hymns or Children's Songbook that does not contain sheet music, like the First Lines and Titles page or hymns without sheet music because of copyright limitations, the sheet music from previous content that does fails to go away.

==Tabs==
*(VSO 808) References locations are not rehighlighted when switched back to in tabs. Open a piece of content, for example, Jacob 4. Open a reference and follow it, like "little"s link to Jarom 1:14 in verse 1. Open a new tab. Now switch back to Jarom. Note that the chapter is scrolled, but the referenced verse is not highlighted.

==Miscellaneous==
*(VSO 814) Ctrl + Mouse Wheel doesn't adjust the text size, but literally zooms on the HTML document.
*(VSO 838) Change log doesn't appear until the user navigates to the home page.
*(VSO 876) The "Change Margins" feature squashes the entire webview, moving the scroll bars to the middle of the visible space and causing the app's home screen to look a bit broken. The feature also only provides options for normal margins and slightly larger margins, instead of a series of various sizes, like very small, small, normal, large, very large.
*(VSO 878) For some users, the "Report Issue to the Developers" button does not function as expected.
*(VSO 880) In all versions of the app, after first run (and in beta/release versions, after large content updates), the downloads counter can sometimes get stuck and fails to update and dismiss itself when downloads complete.

=Mobile-Specific Issues=
*(VSO 845) Section covers remain pressed upon returning to their screen after switching tabs.
*(VSO 846) Pressing "Home" does not take the user to the top of the Home screen (as expected) if the user is already on the Home screen.

Gospel Library for Windows

2022-05-04T11:46:03Z

BowmanDH: /* Gospel Library for Windows */

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== Gospel Library for Windows ==

Our volunteer team has been hard at work developing a new version of Gospel Library designed for Windows, based on feedback from our users. Gospel Library for Windows is available for download via the Microsoft Store for desktops, laptops, tablets, smart phones, and the Xbox One.

[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/gospel-library/9wzdncrfj2k4 Download Gospel Library for Windows from the Microsoft Store]

== Support ==

Community support is provided on the {{TechForum|forum=141}} and via our official email, [mailto:GospelLibrary-Win@ldschurch.org gospellibrary-win@ldschurch.org].

== Features New to Gospel Library for Windows ==

'''Tags''' - Gospel Library for Windows now supports tags! You can add a tag by going to the Annotations ribbon, clicking the tag icon, and adding as many tags as you like! You can also add a tag to any note when editing your note, or when you first create your note.

'''Links''' - You can add a link in Gospel Library for Windows by selecting text you'd like to link, then clicking the Link button in the Annotations ribbon. Then, navigate to where you'd like to link, and select it. Chose the "Link to <PLACE>" option in the ribbon. Your link is now created!

'''Role-Based Content''' - Users of the app that need access to calling-specific content, like Handbook 1, are now able to see, open, and use relevant role-based content.

'''Editing Highlights and Underlines''' - It's now possible and easy to edit the color, style, and size of your highlights and underlines. Select text with the highlight you'd like to edit, then press the hint bubble to bring up the context menu. If only one highlight is in the selection, you will see it appear with options in the context menu. If there are more than one, a Multiple Highlights option will appear to allow you to select the marking you want to edit.

'''Download All''' and '''Download Section''' - Windows now allows you to download all of the books in your current language in Gospel Library with only a few clicks instead of a few thousand! To download a section, right click (or long press) on its cover on the home page, then click "Download Section." To use Download All, press the more button (it looks like three dots) on the right side of the Home ribbon and click "Download All".

'''Notebooks''' - Gospel Library for Windows now also allows you to create notebooks, view content in your notebooks, and add annotations to existing notebooks via the new annotations pane!

'''Tabs at the Top''' - The tabs feature has become distinctly more tab-like, allowing you to make use of browser-like tabs to quickly and easily flip between open pages of Gospel Content.

'''Open Reference in New Tab or Window''' - In addition to the very tab-like tabs, you can now also open references to other materials in a new tab or window by right-clicking or pressing and holding on a reference, then choosing "open in new tab" or "open in new window".

'''Multi-Window Support''' - You can now have as many Gospel Library windows open at a time as you need so that you can be more flexible in your studies.

'''Sheet Music''' - The Sheet Music feature has returned, now available in more languages than ever before. This feature is now also available for the first time on phones. ''Note: We are still not yet testing on phones. This will change in the near future.''

'''Immersive Mode''' - With a double tap or double click, you can send the interface away, giving you extra reading space and allowing you to focus on what you're reading.

'''Breadcrumbs''' - The new omnibox in Gospel Library for Windows breadcrumbs your trail for you, allowing you to step back through any part of your library journey instantly. Further, you can use the arrows next to each part of the breadcrumbs to jump into a different part of the library quickly. You can also use the omnibox as a quick search to find whatever book or chapter you're looking for.

'''Custom Themes''' - We now have a host of custom themes at your disposal in the settings menu. In addition to being able to match your system accent color, you can select a color from a list of fifty colors to customize the look of the application.

'''No more confusing radial menu''' - We listened to your complaints about the radial menu, the circle many people dreaded and too few people were able to figure out. In its place are the new ribbons and, now in development, a shiny new context menu to allow you to get marking faster than ever before!

'''New Content Source''' - This new version of Gospel Library for Windows consumes a new source for its content, meaning it will always have the exact same content as the iOS and Android versions of Gospel Library (formerly, we shared content with just Android.) This also means that limitations caused by older content, like not being able to mark bulleted or numbered lists, content in tables, and other miscellaneous content, no longer exist. You can mark it all!

'''Rich Note Formatting''' - Gospel Library for Windows now also includes a new note editor that provides the ability for you to use bold and italics formatting, as well as bulleted and numbered lists in your notes. Further, you can now include extra spaces between paragraphs to your heart's content. That same note editor offers the ability to add tags and include your notes in any notebook or notebooks of your choosing.

'''Journal Entries''' - You can now create a new journal entry from Journals section of the Annotations pane and write your spiritual impressions as they come to you, no matter what you're studying.

'''Printing''' - Basic printing is now available in the application. You can print the content of a chapter or article by pressing the more (...) menu on the right side of the Home ribbon and clicking "Print". At this time, notes, highlights, and other annotations are not printed by the application.

'''Highlight Color Sets''' - You can now chose from one of six different sets of highlight colors so that your highlights and underlines appear in a way that is most helpful for you--whether brighter or softer.

'''New, Detailed Help and Tips''' - A brand new help guide has been written for Gospel Library for Windows that offers help on each of the features of the application and offers tips on how to best take advantage of the tools Gospel Library for Windows offers.

'''References Pane''' - An old friend made new again, the references pane and a new lower snap mode for references allow users to skim through a chapter's references with ease. The new references pane also keeps scrolled in sync with you as you read.

'''Interface Languages''' - We've made great progress with translating the app's interface into a host of languages: German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, and Chinese. We'll continue to add additional languages as contributions allow.

'''Multimedia Management''' - The app now offers a media manager to help to remove downloaded multimedia to save space on your device. In addition, you can now download entire books worth of audio instead of needing to download all individual chapters.

=== Currently in Development ===

'''New Annotations at the Church''' - We're now focused on working with the Church's content team on a new format annotations used by all versions of Gospel Library. This change will allow us to sync Study Plans between devices and improving syncing.

'''New Media Player and Media Manager''' - We have built an entirely new media player and media manager experience. This allows users to play the media independent of the program itself, queue up several different pieces of media in preparations for a lesson, download and manage offline files on your local machine.

'''Home Cards''' - We are building new home cards that appear when you first load the app. While this is similar to the phone apps the user has more control of how much of the screen is dedicated to these cards and how much is dedicated to the library itself. These cards can be reordered by a simple drag and drop, removed completely, displayed in single or multiple columns, and customized for number of links when that is appropriate.

=== Gospel Library Beta for Windows ===

The new media and home card work described above are already in the public beta. As well as several tweaks, bug fixes, and other adjustments.

We invite all who are willing to help us test and debug the latest versions of the application to join us by downloading and installing the beta from the Microsoft Store. Keep in mind that this beta is a genuine beta, and has a number of bugs, both known and unknown. Features may be missing, incomplete, or buggy. If you'd prefer a more stable experience, you can download, install, and use the [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/gospel-library/9wzdncrfj2k4 non-beta version of the application via the Microsoft Store].

[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/gospel-library-beta/9wzdncrdfdcd Download Gospel Library Beta for Windows from the Microsoft Store]

=== Our Priorities ===

As Gospel Library for Windows is developed entirely by volunteers, we don't give time frames for upcoming or new features. However, we are prioritizing features that are already available on other platforms like study plans.

=== How to Give Feedback ===

We maintain a public list of [[Gospel Library for Windows Known Issues]] with the beta that you can review . It is helpful if you review this list before submitting feedback as it will help us cut-down on redundant feedback. Any issues needing further information will have a note encouraging users experiencing these issues to send any additional information they can provide for our developers. If you have a new issue--or aren't sure whether your issue is new or not--send an email to via the link in the application (Settings > About > Send Feedback). For feature requests, please visit [https://ldswin.uservoice.com/ our UserVoice page]. When sending error logs, please describe what you were doing when the error occurred--and be as specific as possible. The more information we have about an error, the easier it will be for us to reproduce the issue so that we can correct the error. Please also know that features in the current non-beta application, like the advanced media settings and the custom collections feature, are planned for this new version of the app as well. These features will be added in as app development progresses.

=== Ways to Help ===

Gospel Library for Windows is developed and supported entirely by volunteers. In addition to your prayers, we are always looking for more hands to make our work lighter. If you can contribute your time as a tester, translator, or, especially, a programmer, please join [https://tech.churchofjesuschrist.org/projects?view=project&Projectid=157 our project here on Tech]. We'd love to discuss the project with you in our weekly meetings.

== Answers to Frequently Asked Questions ==

=== 1. When will _____ be available in the new app? ===

As noted above, because Gospel Library for Windows is developed entirely by volunteers, we don't give time frames for upcoming or new features. We are, however, conscious of the fact that Gospel Library for Windows lacks some features that are available on Gospel Library for iOS and Gospel Library for Android and are working diligently to close the feature gap between our app and theirs.

Gospel Library for Windows Developers Corner

2016-07-31T22:00:23Z

BowmanDH: Update for v4

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This part of the wiki is updates for those who belong to the project team. The project is being developed using [https://ldswin.visualstudio.com visual studio]. However, our project team has many members who are not writing the code but involved in testing or helping out in other ways.

The project is in the middle of a major rewrite. Our primary goal is to rewrite the code to support the new HTML5 content coming out of the Church's content team as a Windows 10 Universal App. If you are already set up on [https://ldswin.visualstudio.com visual studio] come to the call you get an email about weekly and offer your assistance or take ownership of one of the tasks already created. If you want to be setup, then reach out to other members of the project team. You will need an active MSDN subscription to make contributions to code.

Category:Gospel Library for Windows

2016-07-31T21:47:13Z

BowmanDH: Update for V4

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The LDS Gospel Library for Windows project is now working on version 4 designed for Windows 10. It is being developed by a group of volunteers from around the globe as a universal app. They work diligently during their personal time to bring the Gospel Library app to Windows users all over the world. Please pray for them.

== Windows Store ==
Gospel Library for Windows is now available in the [http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/gospel-library/aa4c3e37-3575-4059-88cd-aa969358064f Windows Store] for current tablet and phone versions of the operating system. It even runs well on PCs running 8.1 through 10.

== Support forums ==

Community support is provided on the [https://tech.lds.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=141 Windows Gospel Library] and [https://tech.lds.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=105 Windows Phone Gospel Library] forums.

== Gospel Library Update July 2016 ==
As the Church's content team is updating all of the content for the Gospel Library to HTML 5 we decided to take the opportunity to rewrite our entire application from the ground up with Windows 10 in mind. We are also trying to converge a little with the other platforms to enhance the interchangeability for users with devices on more than one operating system. We are calling this version 4 and are targeting a beta release in August. There are a few features missing still but we are pretty excited about the user interface enhancements, speed and stability of our latest work.

Send feedback to [mailto:gospellibrary-wp@ldschurch.org gospellibrary-wp@ldschurch.org].

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Gospel Library for Windows Known Issues

2016-07-31T21:41:45Z

BowmanDH: Update for v4

The content team is updating content to HTML5, meaning that the app will not be able to display the content unless rewritten. Listed below is a sampling of known issues with our application. These are ones we have recorded, currently we are focusing on v4 to support the new content format being published by the Church and it is rewritten as a Windows 10 universal app. This limits how many of these we can focus on.

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== Windows Phone Version ==

MKI-7 Media pane doesn't automatically minimize after starting video playback (Preview Feature)

MKI-18 App is not localized in all current Windows 8 languages (Italian, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Chinese)

MKI-25 Share does not work on annotated content (highlight/underline, note, or bookmark) on the first attempt to share. Subsequent attempts do appear to work consistently.

MKI-33 Pressing the back arrow during video playback causes the chapter to change, rather than just exiting the player. (Preview Feature)

MKI-34 Without a sufficient number of days, it is not evident when using history's semantic zoom that you must tap a day to close the selector. Just need to conceal background here.

MKI-47 Homescreen alignment issues.

MKI-51 With a word highlighted, open the Radial Menu, and then move the Radial Menu around, the word is no longer highlighted.

MKI-52 After light dismissing the radial menu, the “…” circle is still visible, but if you click on it, it disappears. I think it should reopen the radial menu or maybe the “…” circle should not be visible since the highlighting goes away too.

MKI-53 In the Library drop down on the Phone, if there are only a few chapters in a book (like Jacob, Galatians, Philippians, etc), the list of numbers is centered instead of left justified, like it would be if there were enough chapters to wrap to a second line.

MKI-59 No solid download circle appears in the history pane when downloading an item.

MKI-62 "Remove book" appears as a long-press option on books that have not yet been downloaded.

MKI-65 Language lists in the collections edit mode loads very slowly.

MKI-75 Sometimes, it is not possible to scroll all the way down in content.

MKI-76 Bookmarks do not regularly bring the user to both chapter and verse or paragraph of the bookmarked area. Frequently, the bookmark will simply dump the user at the top of the chapter.

MKI-77 The UI is too small for many users using large devices, like the Lumia 640 XL.

== Windows 8.1 Version ==

KI-15 Keyboard and mouse interface/accessibility issues.

KI-18 Media does not scale with the text.

KI-22 Certain pieces of footnote information are lost.

KI-26 On some aspect ratios, the chapter can slide too far when switching chapters.

== Legacy Windows Phone Version ==
* Sometimes, annotations (bookmarks, highlights, etc.) fail to save in the application. When this happens, you'll need to reinstall the app from the Windows Phone Store and sign in to your LDS Account again. We are still supporting the Windows 8.1 version but are unable to support older legacy versions.