Friday, August 22, 2014

Good News Br. Pīnyīn-English Web Resources Re-architected

The Good News br. Pīnyīn-English web resources have been re-architected so that each is made up of several files and folders, rather than one big web page. While the one-page format made some things easier, it also made other things harder. Breaking up each of these web resources into several files and folders will help with those things, but mainly, it will make page loading much quicker, especially as the contents of these web resources get filled out in the days ahead. To keep scripture lookups speedy, the text of the scriptures has been kept on the same web page as the referring links, in the section entitled References. Also, the text of footnotes has been moved out of the main body’s text flow and into the References section of the web page its referring links are on.


This re-architecting has required changing the web addresses of the Good News br. Pīnyīn-English web resources. Here are the updated links:

(The referring link pages at tiandi.info and 3lines.org have been updated as well.)


Also, as discussed here, the default typeface for the above resources has been changed to Gentium Basic, and adjustments have been made to letterspacing as required by the ruby text structure of the material.


Note that:

  • The material in the above resources has been carefully rendered and proofread.
  • The linked full text in Pīnyīn-English of all the cited scriptures is included in the above resources.
  • The above resources are mobile-friendly—they are quite legible and usable on everything from desktop/laptop PCs and Macs to iPads and other tablets to iPhones and other smartphones.
  • The Recommended Browsers: sections in the above resources contain information about how to get the best viewing experience.
  • In the above resources, links are used extensively to make it quick and easy to get around in the material, drastically reducing the amount of manual scrolling needed.
  • The above resources contain picture links.
  • The above resources contain a link to the video “Shàngdì Yǒu Míngzi ma?” (“Does God Have a Name?”) on jw.org.
  • Besides being viewable online, the web pages can also be downloaded and used offline. Of course, they can be printed out from your web browser as well. (More details are included in their Offline Viewing and Printing sections.)
  • For your convenience, a short link is available for the above resources.

Also, the introductions explain why it’s good to use Pīnyīn as a writing system on its own.


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