3-Line XLP-iPhone-A5 Size LN-A Files For Ch. 6 of the “My Follower” Bk. Posted

3-line pinyin and Sidney Lau XLP-iPhone-A5 size files with LinkNav and annotation (commenting) for Chapter 6 of the “My Follower” book are now available for download from the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page.

A password is not needed to access these files.

The relevant folders at the 3lines.org site contain an HTML file with a link to the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page.

Related links:

• 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch


• Printing Extra Large Print 3-Line Material


• PDF Link Navigation


• PDF Annotation (Commenting)

PDF Annotation (Commenting) Introduced to 3-Line Files

It appears that more and more, the 3-line and pinyin PDF files will be used on computers, including mobile devices such as the iPhone, the iPod touch, and the iPad, rather than printed out on paper. So, bookmarks and links have been added to some of these PDF files in order to take advantage of the computing power available and reduce the amount of scrolling around needed while using them, especially on mobile devices. (See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information, including a video screen recording of the PDF bookmarks and links in action.) Now, annotation, or the ability to add notes or comments, has now begun to be added to some PDF files as well. Annotation is analogous to margin notes, etc. on paper printouts.

The newly created PDF Annotation (Commenting) page provides more information on PDF annotation, and includes screenshots showing how PDFs can be annotated in Adobe Reader and in Mac OS X’s Preview program.

The PDF files named with “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) are the ones that have been enriched and fortified with PDF bookmarks, links, and annotation.

All the PDF files available for download on the slightly renamed “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page have been upgraded from the LinkNav to the LN-A feature set, and they are the first LN-A PDF files available.

The iPad is So Easy to Use...

...that a cat can use it, as shown by this new post at tiandi.info. It’s just one more reason I expect it to have a major impact on how computer-based resources for the Chinese field are used in the days ahead.

To obtain the login information for tiandi.info, request e-mail notification of news regarding available resources, or if you have any questions or comments, you may e-mail me at waynerj@shaw.ca, providing information such as what group or congregation you’re with, who referred you to this site, etc.

A4/Letter Size “My Follower” Bk. 3-Line Material Up To the End of Ch. 7 Posted

A4/letter size 3-line material up to the end of Chapter 7 of the “My Follower” book is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. Mandarin pinyin and Cantonese Jyutping, Sidney Lau, and Yale material are available.

Additionally, the Simplified (CHS) Mandarin pinyin files are now also available in “black” versions, which only use black to render the material rather than using blue and red for some of it like the regular files.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the bs (Book Study) graphic, and click through to your desired type of file.

Password Protection Removed From Require Brochure (Chinese + Pinyin + English) Page Files

A password is no longer required to access the files from the Require Brochure (Chinese + Pinyin + English) page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-04-18 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-04-18. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files. Here are some notes from this person regarding this update:

“Here’s the newest version of RTE with many corrections and additions. I’ve also generated Sidney Lau romanisations for the Cantonese version ... and revised the footnote format.

“PS: as explained in the PDF files, it’s often the case that Sidney Lau and Jyutping are identical. My code detects when this is the case and combines them to save printing space.”

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, so “LinkNav” (“Link Navigation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information on LinkNav features.

3-Line Does God Care and Purpose of Life Brochures Files Posted to the Publications (Mandarin) Page

3-line files for the Does God Care and Purpose of Life brochures have been posted to the Publications (Mandarin) page. These files are relatively old now, and they were produced using an older method of implementing the 3-line material. However, some may still find them useful.

Password Protection Removed From Publications (Mandarin) Page Files

A password is no longer required to access the files from the Publications (Mandarin) page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

XLP-iPhone-A5 Size “My Follower” Bk. 3-Line Material Files With LinkNav For Ch. 5 Posted

Pinyin and Sidney Lau XLP-iPhone-A5 size 3-line material files with LinkNav for Chapter 5 of the “My Follower” book are now available for download from the new “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LinkNav) page.

A password is not needed to access these files.

The relevant folders at the 3lines.org site contain an HTML file with a link to the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LinkNav) page.

Related links:

• 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch


• Printing Extra Large Print 3-Line Material


• PDF Link Navigation

How to Conduct Bible Studies... Files Posted

The How to Conduct Bible Studies... files have been posted for download from the Helpful Files (Mandarin) page. These files go over introductions from the Reasoning book, how to make return visits, and how to conduct Bible studies in the Chinese field. Traditional and Simplified Chinese versions are available, both of which provide pinyin romanisation. Thanks go out to the one who made these files available.

Also of note is that a password is no longer required to access the files from the Helpful Files (Mandarin) page.

Password Protection Removed From Helpful Files (Mandarin) Page Files

A password is no longer required to access the files from the Helpful Files (Mandarin) page. This change will gradually be made to other resources as well on a case-by-case basis.

XLP-iPhone-A5 Size “My Follower” Bk. 3-Line Material Files With LinkNav For Ch. 4 Posted

Pinyin and Sidney Lau XLP-iPhone-A5 size 3-line material files with LinkNav for Chapter 4 of the “My Follower” book are now available for download from the new “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LinkNav) page.

A password is not needed to access these files.

The relevant folders at the 3lines.org site contain an HTML file with a link to the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LinkNav) page.

Related links:

• 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch


• Printing Extra Large Print 3-Line Material


• PDF Link Navigation

Talk 77 Recordings

Audio and video recordings of Mandarin public talk 77 are now available from the Mandarin Public Talks Audio & Video page. The recordings are available in MP3, iPod video, CD, and DVD formats. Chairmen’s information is also available in Simp.+Pinyin+English 3-line PDF format.

For information on how to access this page, email me, providing information such as what group or congregation you’re with, who referred you to this site, etc.

Note that the following section has been added to the Mandarin Public Talks Audio & Video page:

Authenticity of the Recordings

I have heard of concerns being expressed that these recordings could “easily” be altered by a malicious third party to make it appear as if the speaker were saying things that he did not actually say. While I am not sure if it is accurate to say that this would be easy to do in a way that is not obvious, or if it would still require the efforts of highly trained (and expensive) professional special effects technicians, I suppose it is theoretically possible. However, it is relatively easy to guard against such tampering:

• First, it should at least help to make sure to only use recordings downloaded directly from this page.
• Most importantly, just have a person who is qualified (both spiritually and language-wise) check each recording before it is shown, especially if it is to be shown in a Kingdom Hall.
  • Each public talk recording is now only about 30 minutes long, so this check would only add about that much time to the preparation time required for each presentation.
  • If a person who is qualified both spiritually and language-wise is not available, perhaps alternately someone qualified language-wise could translate the recording, either verbally or in writing, for evaluation by someone else who is spiritually qualified.

Of course, if you learn of any actual tampering with the recordings, let me know right away!

XLP-iPhone-A5 Size “My Follower” Bk. 3-Line Material Files With LinkNav For Ch. 3 Posted

Pinyin and Sidney Lau XLP-iPhone-A5 size 3-line material files with LinkNav for Chapter 3 of the “My Follower” book are now available for download from the new “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LinkNav) page. (The files for Chapters 1 and 2 have been moved to this page as well.)

A password is not needed to access these files.

The relevant folders at the 3lines.org site now contain an HTML file with a link to this new “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LinkNav) page.

Related links:

• 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch


• Printing Extra Large Print 3-Line Material


• PDF Link Navigation

Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-03-26 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + JP/Yale Cant. Rom. + English) pages, have been updated. These files are meant to be relatively extensive lists of theo. expressions as they have been found to be rendered in the Chinese publications. Versions sorted by English and versions sorted by romanisation are both available.

The current version is now dated 2010-03-26. A Mandarin Pleco version and a Mandarin Wenlin version are available in addition to the PDF files. Also, a password is no longer needed to access this resource.

Thanks go out to the one who helped to produce these files. Here are some notes from this person regarding this update:

“The most important thing is, some of the example sentences used tilde symbols (~) to mean "the head word" (standard practice in dictionaries), but silly me didn't realise that my TeX system was failing to include this symbol in the PDF versions, so nearly all the examples in the PDF versions were completely wrong because the head word had been deleted! This has now been fixed.”

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, so “LinkNav” (“Link Navigation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page for more information on LinkNav features.