I have made a few minor updates to Verba. Click here to download the newest version (1.1). Just drop it on top of your old copy.
The biggest change in 1.1 is that whether or not one uses ‘i/j’ ‘v/u’ no longer affects the query (e.g. ‘iubeo’ and ‘jubeo’ both work).
Here I am again. I think that the change that affects j and i is a very useful one, as it leads more easily to a result for the query.
If you had time for that, a feature that would be a great addition is an ability to search for truncated words.
For instance, it would be great to find all words that start with aeg*, whether they are aeger, or aegrotus, etc.
However, the tool is already very useful.
thanks again!
It’s sort of a “hidden feature” I guess, but if you enter ‘aeg%’ it’ll bring you to the first of those matches.
All right, it works for me.
Thank you again.
Verba sounds great, but. when I tried running it, it said it found entries (tried common words like amicus, nox, pax) but would not display them. My Mac is an eMac, G4 PPC, 700 MHZ processor, with 768 MB memory (SDRAM), running OS X 10.4.9. I have nearly 100 gigs of free disk space. Does Verba require something I don’t have yet?
Dewayne,
No, Verba does not require anything beyond OS X 10.4. I honestly don’t know what could be wrong, though it has never been tested on older macs like the eMac before. You might try downloading it again in case your download was corrupted.
Sorry I can’t be of more help.
Thanks for answering. I thought perhaps the download might have been corrupted, as we have dialup for our internet and the connection dropped a couple of times before the download finished. I trashed the file and then downloaded it today at our church building, which has a DSL connection. I installed Verba again and, unfortunately, had the same results. Of course, I can use Perseus, but it would be nice to have the lexicon to use offfline when I’m at home, as our house only has one phone line. (We live on a farm, and so far broadband is not available out here at a reasonable price, so for now, dialup is our only option.)
There are a couple of incremental upgrades to the Mac OS I could do (to, say, 10.4.11, etc.) if that would help any. Let me know what you think.
Does the opening screen showing the title information display for you?
The opening screen shows a search box, the Lookup button, and the Previous and Next buttons. Menu headings are Verba, File, Edit, Window, Help.
I tried another search just now (magnus). The message “2 entries found” appeared, but no entries are displayed. Version of Verba is 1.1 (1).
If you aren’t seeing the publication data for the dictionary (“A Latin Dictionary Founded on…”) in the main view area when you open the app, then the problem definitely has to do with WebKit not working properly for some reason. You do have Safari installed, yes? I wish I could help more, but this is really beyond my skill to resolve. Sorry.
No, the publication data does not show up, just the search screen and menus. Yes, I found Verba while using Safari. I am currently using ver. 2.0.4. Would upgrading to Safari 3.x help? I can do that with the OS upgrade I mentioned. Am not able at this time to go to OS X 10.5, though, due to budget constraints.
I also have Opera and Firefox for Mac installed if that would help.
Updating Safari to the latest version may solve your problem. Give it a try.
OK, will get Safari updated. I should note, however, that a day or two before I first downloaded and installed Verba, I downloaded and installed Daniel Demski’s Kalendae (Roman calendar) widget for the OS X Dashboard, and it works just fine. Still, I can see how it’s possible an update could help. Will give it a try and get back with you.
When I get a chance I hope to read some of the Latin documents of Lutheran heritage you’ve referenced. I have always admired Luther, and although not always agreeing with them, have profited from some Lutheran commentators over the years, such as Lenski on the New Testament, Leupold on the Psalms, and Laetsch on Jeremiah.
Gratias tibi,
Dewayne
Dewayne,
I’m sorry you’re having so much trouble getting Verba to run. If I knew what the problem was, I would certainly help, but I really just can’t figure it out. Let me know how the Safari update goes.
If you’re looking for a place to start with Lutheran Latin writings, its with the Augsburg Confessio (Confessio Augustana) and its Apology, both of which are easily found online.
Pax tibi.
I installed the OS X update today, including Safari 3.0.4, and downloaded Verba again. Reinstalled it and tried it a few minutes ago. It works! I looked up “servus”, then “amicus”, and the dictionary entries appeared and the buttons worked. I also tried the quotation links. One didn’t work, but a second one did. Apparently the move to Safari 3 did the trick. Am excited and looking forward to using it more.
Will look forward to perusing the Lutheran Latin writings. Weren’t some of Luther’s own works done in Latin, or translated into Latin? Or were they only in German?
Multas gratias, amice!
Dewayne,
That’s good news. I’m very happy that Verba is working for you.
Yes, Luther wrote voluminously in Latin, as did all of contemporaries. He also wrote in German, and many of these were also translated into Latin.