Referenced Theo. Expressions Updated to 2010-09-27 Version

The Referenced Theo. Expressions files, available for download from the Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Pinyin + English) and Referenced Theo. Expressions (Chinese + Cantonese Romanisation + 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 2010-09-27. It contains 8409 expressions, compared to the 7778 expressions that were in the previous version, and it corrects duplicate entries that appeared in one of the Pleco files of the previous version. A Mandarin Pleco version, a Mandarin Wenlin version, and a Mandarin ChinaScribe data file are available in addition to the PDF files.

Bookmarks have been added to the PDF files, and PDF annotation has been enabled on them, so “LN-A” (“Link Navigation-Annotation”) has been added to their filenames. See the PDF Link Navigation page and the PDF Annotation (Notes & Highlighting) page for more information.

Note that the current version of Pleco for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad now supports flashcards and user-created dictionaries. So, the RTE Pleco Instructions file now contains instructions for installing the RTE Pleco files in Pleco running on these devices. Also, these instructions have just been rewritten for greater clarity, with more step-by-step details.

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

“There are also quite a few additions and corrections in this version, and the Cantonese renditions have been updated with a new version of the eSpeak Cantonese transliteration data.”

“My Follower” Bk. 3-Line XLP-iPhone-A5 Size LN-A Files For Ch. 12 Posted

3-line pinyin and Sidney Lau XLP-iPhone-A5 size files with LN-A (LinkNav and annotation (notes & highlighting)) for Chapter 12 of the “My Follower” book are now available for download from the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page.

Based on my recent experience with using these files on an iPad, the following sentence has been added to the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page:

When zoomed so that one page fills an entire screen, the material in these files also renders at a good size on the iPad and other devices with similarly sized screens.

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 (Notes & Highlighting)

Input Requested for a Proposed 3-Line Material on Android Phones Page

The Apple iPhone and iPod touch revolutionized mobile devices when they came out in 2007. I myself am the proud owner of an iPod touch, and I am very happy with it. While previous mobile devices had small screens on which it would have been difficult to use the 3-line and pinyin PDF files, these new devices came with much bigger 3"x2" screens. So, I got to work on what eventually became the XLP-iPhone-A5 PDF files, designed especially for mobile devices with screens of this size. Also, I produced the 3-Line Material on the iPhone and the iPod touch information page, which has proven quite popular.

In response to Apple’s handheld devices which run what Apple now calls the iOS operating system, Google has made available the Android operating system, which has been widely adopted by smartphone makers wanting to compete with Apple. Not surprisingly, then, lately I have been coming across evidence that along with the many among our fellow workers in the Chinese field who use Apple iOS devices, there are now also many who use Android phones.

Happily, the PDF file format is widely supported by various computer platforms, including Android, so the XLP-iPhone-A5 PDF files should work just fine on Android phones, which have screens that are at least roughly similar in size and shape to those of iPhones. However, not having an Android phone of my own, I do not have firsthand experience with Android apps for viewing PDFs. If you have such experience, I and your fellow Android users in the Chinese field would appreciate it if you could share some of your findings with us regarding:

• What are some good apps with which it is reasonably easy to transfer PDF files onto Android phones and view them?
• Among such apps, how is the support for:
  • zooming?
  • link navigation using bookmarks and links?
  • annotation (notes & highlighting)?

Please email me regarding any firsthand knowledge you have regarding the above points. If I can gather enough such information, I will produce a 3-Line Material on Android Phones information page for the benefit of our fellow workers who use Android phones.

tiandi.info Map Files Now Available for iOS Devices

The Map page on tiandi.info has just been updated, and along with some new information about the Chinese protogroups, groups, and congregations around the world, I have also added instructions and download files for allowing the map data to be viewed on Google Earth for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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.

Startups and Bureaucracies

...is the title of a new post at tiandi.info. Here’s the description from the news feed:

Keep “the love you had at first”. As Jehovah’s fellow workers, keep on promoting healthy growth and fruitfulness. Don’t stop and stagnate just because you’ve had some form of success.

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.

Origin of Life Br. 3-Line Material Posted, Was Life Created? Br. 3-Line Material Coming Soon

Letter/A4 size 3-line material for the Origin of Life brochure (the orange one) is now available for download from the 3lines.org site. At this time, only Simplified-Pinyin material is available.

At the 3lines.org home page, just answer the Witness-testing questions (no commas), click on the misc (Book Study) graphic, and follow the path Simplified (chs)/Mandarin - PinYin/Brochures.

3-line material for the Was Life Created? brochure (the blue one) will soon be available as well. It will be carefully proofread, and available in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The PDF files will have the LN-A features (Link Navigation and Annotation), and both iPad-Letter/A4 paper size and XLP-iPhone-A5 paper size files will be available, each on its own download 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 (Notes & Highlighting)

“My Follower” Bk. 3-Line XLP-iPhone-A5 Size LN-A Files For Ch. 11 Posted

3-line pinyin and Sidney Lau XLP-iPhone-A5 size files with LN-A (LinkNav and annotation (notes & highlighting)) for Chapter 11 of the “My Follower” book are now available for download from the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page.

Based on my recent experience with using these files on an iPad, the following sentence has been added to the “My Follower” Book (3-Line, XLP-iPhone-A5, LN-A) page:

When zoomed so that one page fills an entire screen, the material in these files also renders at a good size on the iPad and other devices with similarly sized screens.

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 (Notes & Highlighting)