Re: [be] How to sync with Paratext

[Dennis Drescher]

Hi Teus,

About encoding, personally, I'd recommend that if the PTX project is not 
in Unicode, don't even worry about collaboration. That project's biggest 
problem is not how to share data but how to get data in the right form 
to begin with. There are very few excuses these days for not having your 
data in Unicode. Once the data is in Unicode and USFM, let the 
collaboration begin.

Teus Benschop wrote:
> ... because bibledit's collaboration system works with one file per
> chapter. And the files are stored in folders like <book>/<chapter>.

I would challenge you (in the friendliest way) to consider putting the 
data in book files rather than one chapter per file. And not only that 
but allow the user to easily put their project wherever they want. If 
that were the case, I think colaboration between BE and PTX would be 
easier. Plus, from a user's perspective, being able to find my data in a 
form I recognize and in a place that is familiar is very helpful. Right 
now, BE data, IMO, is a bit of an island.

FWIW,

Dennis

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