Official Sigil Twitter account

Valloric · 02-16-2011, 12:03 PM

I've decide to create an official Twitter account for Sigil. Why? Because on many occasions I've felt the desire to provide more up-to-date info on Sigil's development, but didn't think it was worth writing a whole blog post about.

Now it will be possible to occasionally say something like "I'm working on X, and it looks like this: [PICTURE]", or "Life got complicated, dev work stopping for a couple of weeks", or "A new release should be coming in the next few days" etc. That last example is a good one; such pre-announcements would enable people (and especially larger organizations) that are using Sigil to prepare for a new release.

The updates should be fairly low-volume (also, erratic; I'll post when I feel I have something worthwhile to share with others).

FlightCrew-related info will also end up there.

The dev blog will still be around as it's not being replaced.

Toxaris · 02-16-2011, 02:44 PM

Following. I hardly use twitter though...

You are really teasing in your messages...

Valloric · 02-16-2011, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Toxaris

You are really teasing in your messages...

I'll have something more concrete to show soon.

crutledge · 02-16-2011, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Valloric

I'll have something more concrete to show soon.

Perhaps a return to early telegraphy would be more appropriate.

Valloric · 02-16-2011, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by crutledge

Perhaps a return to early telegraphy would be more appropriate.

Don't knock telegraphy, Morse code is awesome.

crutledge · 02-16-2011, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Valloric

Don't knock telegraphy, Morse code is awesome.

I carry a FCC Second Class Telegrapher w/ Radar Endorsment and had Amateur Radio Calls of W5JHR and W0HQA w/ V02 priviliges.

Can we implement on the net?

Toxaris · 02-17-2011, 09:11 AM

Now on twitter: a screenshot of version 0.4 which looks very promising!!!

Coleccionista · 02-17-2011, 01:16 PM

Anyone care to post the screenshot. I don't have twitter in my Internet :-)

I hope 0.4 brings the "keep everything by default" since right now I wanted to repack tidily some epubs with Sigil but I would lose the TOC. Maybe next version I could let Sigil repack all files into neat folders but keep the original TOC working.

Wetdogeared · 02-17-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Coleccionista

Anyone care to post the screenshot. I don't have twitter in my Internet :-)

I hope 0.4 brings the "keep everything by default" since right now I wanted to repack tidily some epubs with Sigil but I would lose the TOC. Maybe next version I could let Sigil repack all files into neat folders but keep the original TOC working.

Does this work? http://twitpic.com/40iy34/full

Coleccionista · 02-17-2011, 01:59 PM

Thanks, it works. And a live TOC with the option (not the obligation) of generating a new one from headers looks SWEET.
That and keeping metadata will go a long way to help do me some quick typo fixes without having to rebuilt TOCS or losing custom tags.

Valloric · 02-17-2011, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Coleccionista

And a live TOC with the option (not the obligation) of generating a new one from headers looks SWEET.

That's exactly what's coming. The TOC sidebar is "live" in multiple ways: single-clicking on an item takes you directly to the target. Also, typing in the NCX tab updates the TOC pane live (without slowdowns, background threads are used to update the sidebar).

The incoming NCX is preserved by default. The "Generate TOC from headings" button in the TOC sidebar let's you generate a TOC from the headings, overwriting the old NCX. The only time when the NCX is overwritten is when you push that button and select OK in the next dialog.

Coleccionista · 02-17-2011, 02:54 PM

Excellent! Gone are the days when I had to browse through tens of html files and head some items after my desire to fix some errors in the ePUB with Sigil overcome my laziness of losing the ePUB TOC.
For producing new ePUBs the H1, H2... are quite simple and fit the task very well, but for already created ePUBs with no headers and custom TOC it was a real tradeoff.

Jellby · 02-18-2011, 04:11 AM

Hey! That's my Conan ePUB!

Valloric · 02-18-2011, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Jellby

Hey! That's my Conan ePUB!

Yeah, it has become one of my main test files (I have about twenty of those). It's a big file with a large TOC, good code, an SVG cover, lots of meta, embedded fonts etc. A truly exemplary, this-is-how-epubs-should-be-done ebook.

Oh, it's a good read as well.

sjkramer · 02-18-2011, 10:55 AM

Excellent news. About to follow.

02-16-2011, 12:03 PM	#1
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,982 Karma: 350515 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Official Sigil Twitter account I've decide to create an official Twitter account for Sigil. Why? Because on many occasions I've felt the desire to provide more up-to-date info on Sigil's development, but didn't think it was worth writing a whole blog post about. Now it will be possible to occasionally say something like "I'm working on X, and it looks like this: [PICTURE]", or "Life got complicated, dev work stopping for a couple of weeks", or "A new release should be coming in the next few days" etc. That last example is a good one; such pre-announcements would enable people (and especially larger organizations) that are using Sigil to prepare for a new release. The updates should be fairly low-volume (also, erratic; I'll post when I feel I have something worthwhile to share with others). FlightCrew-related info will also end up there. The dev blog will still be around as it's not being replaced.

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Following. I hardly use twitter though... You are really teasing in your messages...

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Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Now on twitter: a screenshot of version 0.4 which looks very promising!!!

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Coleccionista Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 40 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite	Anyone care to post the screenshot. I don't have twitter in my Internet :-) I hope 0.4 brings the "keep everything by default" since right now I wanted to repack tidily some epubs with Sigil but I would lose the TOC. Maybe next version I could let Sigil repack all files into neat folders but keep the original TOC working.

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Coleccionista Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 40 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks, it works. And a live TOC with the option (not the obligation) of generating a new one from headers looks SWEET. That and keeping metadata will go a long way to help do me some quick typo fixes without having to rebuilt TOCS or losing custom tags.

02-17-2011, 02:54 PM	#12
Coleccionista Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 40 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite	Excellent! Gone are the days when I had to browse through tens of html files and head some items after my desire to fix some errors in the ePUB with Sigil overcome my laziness of losing the ePUB TOC. For producing new ePUBs the H1, H2... are quite simple and fit the task very well, but for already created ePUBs with no headers and custom TOC it was a real tradeoff.

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Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,516 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Hey! That's my Conan ePUB!

02-18-2011, 10:55 AM	#15
sjkramer Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 526028 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New York, NY Device: iphone	Excellent news. About to follow.

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