I'm happy to see a resource like this. It works as a fine complement to MacSword and Britannica's Profiles of World Religions. The application itself, though, is a little quirky. In the languages list I couldn't find a listing for English, but selecting the term "Pickthal" in the list brought up an English crib (albeit archaic English, as if the literary influence is the King James version of the Christian Bible). Why isn't English on the list as just "English"?
Also, the scrolling arrows for the translations list do not seem to work very well, nor do the arrow keys on the keyboard (they just raise or lower volume). You have to use the mouse to select and drag the selection up and down the list, which is rather awkward. You should be able to navigate the list with the arrow keys, and the scroll bar should work. These are all problem with the Java implementation and I trust the developer will fix them in a later version.
Qir'at Quran Reciter
read, search & listen to the Quran being recited to you
Version: 1.04
A Little Quirky
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: Gene van Troyer Friday, June 22 2007 @ 07:57 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
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A Little Quirky - lwb52
They must be using the Pickthall version - Pickthall is just one of several English translations; he did it in the late 1800s or early-early 1900s, so it sounds outdated.Sunday, June 24 2007 @ 01:03 PM PDT
A Little Quirky - Gene van Troyer
Thanks. I'm not such a scholar of religious texts, and I wouldn't have realized that Pickthal referred to the name of a translator.Sunday, June 24 2007 @ 04:26 PM PDT
A Little Quirky - GuidedWays
Thank you very much for your feedback. We have made an attempt to remove initial 'quirkiness' and have added the cursor scroll support (plus clarified english translations). This will be dealt in version 1.04 which is going to be released soon.Thanks again
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Sunday, June 24 2007 @ 08:12 AM PDT