Works Excellently, But The Design and Layout Could Be Better!

Let me start off by saying that, overall, I really like your program. It took a little getting used to (last time I used E-Sword was on Windows, and it looked very different), but now I keep it side by side my word processor when I’m referencing Bible material. It really is a great resource, especially the commentary by F.B. Meyer on each book/chapter. However, I take small issue with the design and layout… it’s pretty messy. I’m not saying that your program must strive to win an award in design excellence or anything like that, but the style of it is very OS X Leopard. That’s small potatoes compared to the layout though, which is sometimes boggling to me. Perhaps I’m not experienced enough yet, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to go back or forward in the Bible, it must all be typed into the small bar in the top left. I do appreciate that you allow different types of layouts in the menu bar. Also, I find the sheer amount of “bars” confusing still… trying to memorize which one do this or that is difficult, especially creating different study notes. It could use some touching-up, is all.

It feels wrong to nitpick a program that brings the Holy Bible to my desktop, but I only offer criticisms that could make the program easier to use… maybe make it more accessible to new users? Nevertheless, I wil continue to use it in conjunction with my real Bible. Thank you for bringing your program to Mac! God bless!

Jon David Tucker about e-Sword X: Bible Study Extreme, v3.2