[sword-devel] Ezra Bible App 1.19 released; eBible.org repository

[Michael Johnson]

Thank you for that fix. The eBible.org repository (both https and ftp) 
should be working, now. If not, please let me know.

Since Friday, the 13th of February, uptime on eBible.org has not been 
great for a combination of reasons. It should be much more stable, now, 
and with faster response for https://eBible.org/sword/. The FTP portion 
(on a different computer) is a little slower than it was, and has more 
limits on numbers of connections. It is much more fragile and vulnerable 
to DDOS attacks. FTP connections to repositories should not be used in 
any new Sword implementations, but I have been trying to keep it going 
for the dinosaur software. Anyway, if you ever notice that the 
eBible.org repository is down for more than 20 minutes, please let me know.

On 3/29/26 09:25, contact at tklein.info wrote:
> I implemented some fixes in Ezra Bible App to make this repo update 
> issue more transparent for the user. Previously it would fail 
> completely if more than two repos do not update. I increased the 
> threshold to three now. Also, if any repos fail to update an error 
> message shows which exact repos failed. This fix will then be 
> available with the next release.
>
> Currently eBible.org seems offline.
> This alone should not have caused your issue from earlier, there must 
> have been a second repo that also did not work.
>
> Best regards,
> Tobias
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* contact at tklein.info <contact at tklein.info>
> *Sent:* Sunday, 29 March 2026 18:10
> *To:* sword-devel at crosswire.org <sword-devel at crosswire.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [sword-devel] Ezra Bible App 1.19 released
> Hi Fr. Cyrille and David,
>
> I have observed this behavior from time to time. Not sure which 
> repository is causing this.
> I will investigate. The only thing I can advise here is to try again 
> later. I agree that the behavior for individual repositories that are 
> unavailable should not block the entire operation.
> Note that this functionality (basic module assistant and repo updates) 
> was not changed in 1.19, so at least this is not a regression.
>
> Best regards,
> Tobias
>
> On 3/29/26 17:53, Fr Cyrille wrote:
>> Hi Tobias same problem on Android ! I'm very interested by Ezra!
>>
>>
>> Le 29 mars 2026 16:24:51 GMT+01:00, David Haslam 
>> <dfhdfh at protonmail.com> <mailto:dfhdfh at protonmail.com> a écrit :
>>
>>
>>     Hi Tobias,
>>
>>     Just installed it in my iPad Mini 4 which has iPadOS 15.8.7
>>     (latest supported).
>>
>>     The following occurs whether or not the connection is via a VPN
>>     Server.
>>
>>     It gets stuck at 90% during Loading Languages, and eventually
>>     displays an error message.
>>
>>     Is perchance one of the repositories currently offline? If so, it
>>     ought to respond gracefully and work with those that are
>>     currently accessible.
>>
>>     Or was the root cause something else entirely ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     Regards,
>>
>>     David Haslam
>>
>>     On Sun, Mar 29, 2026 at 14:27, contact at tklein.info
>>     <mailto:contact at tklein.info> <contact at tklein.info <mailto:On Sun,
>>     Mar 29, 2026 at 14:27, contact at tklein.info <<a href=>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi all,
>>>
>>>     Ezra Bible App 1.19 has been released. This release introduces
>>>     *iOS and iPadOS support*, bringing Ezra Bible App to Apple
>>>     mobile devices for the first time. It also includes improvements
>>>     to mobile usability, enhanced module handling, and various bug
>>>     fixes.
>>>
>>>     https://github.com/ezra-bible-app/ezra-bible-app/releases/tag/1.19.0
>>>
>>>     Downloads are available for all supported platforms, including
>>>     updated versions in Google Play
>>>     <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ezrabibleapp.cordova&hl=de>
>>>     and the Apple App Store
>>>     <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ezra-bible-app/id6757127895>.
>>>
>>>     Note-worthy improvements and fixes are:
>>>
>>>       * Add iOS and iPadOS support.
>>>       * Visualize footnotes on the mobile version.
>>>       * Support image handling in SWORD modules.
>>>       * Support custom Dropbox module repositories and Dropbox-based
>>>         ZIP installations.
>>>       * Make the list of shown commentaries configurable in the
>>>         commentary side panel.
>>>       * Make text in the word study panel selectable and copyable.
>>>       * Improve tablet usability, including an optimized book
>>>         selection menu in portrait orientation.
>>>       * Fix various issues related to search, verse positioning,
>>>         commentary alignment, and text rendering.
>>>
>>>     Thanks to the translators (Martin, Marjan, Tom, Augustin,
>>>     Reinaldo, Evgen).
>>>     Thanks also to Karl who helped me a lot with beta testing on iOS
>>>     / iPadOS.
>>>
>>>     I am happy about any feedback.
>>>
>>>     Best regards,
>>>     Tobias
>>>
>>
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