I love Sigil

kamanza · 08-24-2012, 01:34 AM

I love Sigil.

I would love it even more if it did not crash so often.

Toxaris · 08-24-2012, 02:00 AM

After using it for quite some while, it hardly crashes. Only when doing certain actions it sometimes crashes, but that is rare. That is why I always save before doing such an action.

kamanza · 08-24-2012, 02:15 AM

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That is why I always save before doing such an action.

That is what I do too... usually. But sometimes...

mrmikel · 08-24-2012, 06:47 AM

Yeah, like Search and Replace the last half hours work! (grin)

theducks · 08-24-2012, 07:43 AM

I use the Beta. Frequent Saves are a must.

And never use the scroll bars (right-click) Top or Bottom
100% guaranteed- Kee-rash NOW

'It hurts when I do this'.

'Well, stop doing that'.

kiwidude · 08-24-2012, 07:58 AM

@theducks - I don't know your scrollbar issue (it doesn't happen for me on windows) but it must be a Qt thing. What Qt version are you using? Is it in the issues log? You are the only person I know who would right click on a scrollbar it must be said

The good news is that many of the known crashing issues have been fixed for the next version. I can sympathise with kamanza and others. Sigil 0.5.3 on Windows isn't too flash if your workflow happens to need those few actions which are bugged.

The also good news is that the next version (quite different to the 0.5.9 beta last seen!) is being worked on daily and the known issues list is shrinking. There's a lot of long wanted fixes, features and new cool stuff in my completely biased opinion.

The bad news is that unless you know how to build from source you can't get your grubby mitts on it quite yet. And there is no target date yet for that next beta cycle as we are still developing/testing/reviewing it.

I know it looks pretty quiet as a user on the outside, but having spent the last few weeks working with the stirling efforts of Dave on some changes/fixes I can tell you there is a lot going on...

theducks · 08-24-2012, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwidude

@theducks - I don't know your scrollbar issue (it doesn't happen for me on windows) but it must be a Qt thing. What Qt version are you using? Is it in the issues log? You are the only person I know who would right click on a scrollbar it must be said

I use the Top-Bottom (scrollbar) features all the time (instead of Ctrl-PgUP or Ctrl-PgDn) in Calibre and a few others like NP++.
And it works fine in 5.3 release of Sigil.

Thasaidon · 08-24-2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwidude

@theducks - The also good news is that the next version (quite different to the 0.5.9 beta last seen!) is being worked on daily and the known issues list is shrinking. There's a lot of long wanted fixes, features and new cool stuff in my completely biased opinion.

The bad news is that unless you know how to build from source you can't get your grubby mitts on it quite yet. And there is no target date yet for that next beta cycle as we are still developing/testing/reviewing it.

I know it looks pretty quiet as a user on the outside, but having spent the last few weeks working with the stirling efforts of Dave on some changes/fixes I can tell you there is a lot going on...

Thanks for the update. I have been checking the Sigil website every day and it was clear things were happening.

I look forward to the next release.

meme · 08-24-2012, 01:57 PM

Things are definitely happening. Although the plumber hasn't called back so that kitchen sink might not make it in

The issue with commenting is that so much is changing - being added and then removed, broken, then fixed again, etc. - that its not clear what will end up staying in. We've definitely had a great jump forward with Grant on board, but it'll still be a bit before the beta can be released.

Thasaidon · 08-24-2012, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by meme

Things are definitely happening. Although the plumber hasn't called back so that kitchen sink might not make it in

The issue with commenting is that so much is changing - being added and then removed, broken, then fixed again, etc. - that its not clear what will end up staying in. We've definitely had a great jump forward with Grant on board, but it'll still be a bit before the beta can be released.

Thank you very, very much to all the people working on Sigil. I only wish I had the time and skills to help.

DreamWriter · 08-24-2012, 05:57 PM

I recently used Sigil for the first time, and I love it! The program makes e-book creation much quicker and easier. It did crash several times, but I save frequently so nothing was lost.

08-24-2012, 01:34 AM	#1
kamanza Connoisseur Posts: 90 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: none	I love Sigil I love Sigil. I would love it even more if it did not crash so often.

08-24-2012, 02:00 AM	#2
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 2,113 Karma: 927511 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-300, PRS-T1	After using it for quite some while, it hardly crashes. Only when doing certain actions it sometimes crashes, but that is rare. That is why I always save before doing such an action. __________________ Creator and maintainer of the e-Book Tools Word add-in. Creator and maintainer of the Clean HTML macro for MS Word.

08-24-2012, 07:43 AM	#5
theducks Staff to 4 Cats Posts: 10,729 Karma: 2485850 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The (original) Silicon Valley, USA Device: Galaxy Tab 2,Black Astak PEz, K4NT(now Wifes)	I use the Beta. Frequent Saves are a must. And never use the scroll bars (right-click) Top or Bottom 100% guaranteed- Kee-rash NOW 'It hurts when I do this'. 'Well, stop doing that'. __________________ Using: Ubuntu(32 bit):Oneric,Precise and XPpro SP3, W7HP(64)- - Libre Office w/Writer2EPUB

08-24-2012, 07:58 AM	#6
kiwidude calibre/Sigil Developer Posts: 4,088 Karma: 1211092 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: London, UK Device: Kindle 3 3G, iPad 2, iPad 3	@theducks - I don't know your scrollbar issue (it doesn't happen for me on windows) but it must be a Qt thing. What Qt version are you using? Is it in the issues log? You are the only person I know who would right click on a scrollbar it must be said The good news is that many of the known crashing issues have been fixed for the next version. I can sympathise with kamanza and others. Sigil 0.5.3 on Windows isn't too flash if your workflow happens to need those few actions which are bugged. The also good news is that the next version (quite different to the 0.5.9 beta last seen!) is being worked on daily and the known issues list is shrinking. There's a lot of long wanted fixes, features and new cool stuff in my completely biased opinion. The bad news is that unless you know how to build from source you can't get your grubby mitts on it quite yet. And there is no target date yet for that next beta cycle as we are still developing/testing/reviewing it. I know it looks pretty quiet as a user on the outside, but having spent the last few weeks working with the stirling efforts of Dave on some changes/fixes I can tell you there is a lot going on... __________________ Like my calibre plugins or Sigil work? Say thanks with PayPal

08-24-2012, 01:57 PM	#9
meme Sigil developer Posts: 1,262 Karma: 1101600 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle PW, K4 NT, K3, Kobo Touch	Things are definitely happening. Although the plumber hasn't called back so that kitchen sink might not make it in The issue with commenting is that so much is changing - being added and then removed, broken, then fixed again, etc. - that its not clear what will end up staying in. We've definitely had a great jump forward with Grant on board, but it'll still be a bit before the beta can be released. __________________ See the Sigil User Guide and its tutorials for details about Sigil.

08-24-2012, 06:47 AM	#4
mrmikel Book Twiddler Posts: 982 Karma: 1118807 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Yeah, like Search and Replace the last half hours work! (grin)

08-24-2012, 05:57 PM	#11
DreamWriter Author's Wife/Avid Reader Posts: 1,283 Karma: 2200020 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: West Coast Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Acer Iconia A100 & Acer Iconia A500	I recently used Sigil for the first time, and I love it! The program makes e-book creation much quicker and easier. It did crash several times, but I save frequently so nothing was lost. __________________ Thriller—Lotto: Blood Money—Kindle (worldwide) • DRM-free ePub - B&N (US/UK) • paper Golf Fiction—The Right Side of the Fairway—Kindle (worldwide) • ePub - B&N (US/UK) • paper 1930s Adventure—Dust Bowl Justice—Kindle (worldwide) • ePub - B&N (US)/UK) • paper

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