Sigil moves in to a dedicated forum on MobileRead !

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2009, 05:43 PM

Just two days after the alpha release of epub-editor Sigil, developped by our very own Valloric after much discussion with MobileRead members and book-makers, we are happy and proud to announce that Sigil is setting up house in its very own forum right here on MobileRead !

You can find it here, and the door is always open, so please feel free to stop by, look around, and sit in the comfy chair for some sweet epub-editing goodness.

This is the place to ask questions, talk about best practices, exchange useful tips, talk about possible bugs, and discuss what features and enhancements are important to you, to make Sigil the best epub editing software ever ! So what are you waiting for ? We think it's off to a great start already.

pilotbob · 08-04-2009, 06:17 PM

Good news. I hope this tool becomes the premier editor for the publishing industry and Volloric gets rich.

BOb

luqmaninbmore · 08-04-2009, 06:17 PM

I don't mean this to be disrespectful in any way, but if such a new software can warrant its own forum, why is there no forum for the Jetbook which has proven itself to be a solid alternative to the E-Ink based readers? I mean, the Readius still has a forum despite the fact that the company which was going to produce it is defunct.

Alexander Turcic · 08-04-2009, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore

I don't mean this to be disrespectful in any way, but if such a new software can warrant its own forum, why is there no forum for the Jetbook which has proven itself to be a solid alternative to the E-Ink based readers? I mean, the Readius still has a forum despite the fact that the company which was going to produce it is defunct.

http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52729

luqmaninbmore · 08-04-2009, 06:39 PM

Didn't see that. Thank you!

MoriahJovan · 08-04-2009, 07:17 PM

So far, I love this. Love. Love. Love. I have a punch list going, though, and I've only edited a preexisting EPUB file, not made one from scratch. The metadata possibilities are to die for.

I may love this as much or more than I do Atlantis.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-04-2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoriahJovan

So far, I love this. Love. Love. Love. I have a punch list going, though, and I've only edited a preexisting EPUB file, not made one from scratch. The metadata possibilities are to die for.

I may love this as much or more than I do Atlantis.

hi moriah, welcome to the forum ! we're pretty excited about sigil too and really glad you've joined us to participate in the discussion. please take a look around the new sigil digs and share any useful info or ideas you come up with.

MoriahJovan · 08-05-2009, 03:16 PM

Hi, Zelda, and thank you!

For now, I only have two suggestions:

1. As someone in another thread proposed, a find/replace.

2. I would like it to go to the last directory I used instead of the Sigil program directory.

I was hoping that one could build an adequate EPUB file from scratch using Sigil, but I'm not sure that's what you're aiming for. If I'm wrong, please let me know.

For now, I think the best bet is creating the file in Atlantis, (which does not allow for the level of format editing I want), then editing with Sigil, which is a good work process for me.

I never EVER liked Book Designer from the first moment I opened it, so I'm glad to see others willing to migrate to Sigil, even in alpha testing.

Valloric · 08-06-2009, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoriahJovan

1. As someone in another thread proposed, a find/replace.

On the issue tracker already.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoriahJovan

2. I would like it to go to the last directory I used instead of the Sigil program directory.

This was done for opening and saving documents, but not for importing images. This was fixed in 0.1.1, so importing images starts in the last directory now too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoriahJovan

I was hoping that one could build an adequate EPUB file from scratch using Sigil, but I'm not sure that's what you're aiming for. If I'm wrong, please let me know.

It is one of the things I'm aiming for, and it should certainly be possible.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoriahJovan

For now, I think the best bet is creating the file in Atlantis, (which does not allow for the level of format editing I want), then editing with Sigil, which is a good work process for me.

You are of course free to use any process you like.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoriahJovan

I never EVER liked Book Designer from the first moment I opened it, so I'm glad to see others willing to migrate to Sigil, even in alpha testing.

Nobody really likes BD.

08-04-2009, 05:43 PM	#1
zelda_pinwheel WWHALD Posts: 24,577 Karma: 102009 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: ebookwise 1150	Sigil moves in to a dedicated forum on MobileRead ! Just two days after the alpha release of epub-editor Sigil, developped by our very own Valloric after much discussion with MobileRead members and book-makers, we are happy and proud to announce that Sigil is setting up house in its very own forum right here on MobileRead ! You can find it here, and the door is always open, so please feel free to stop by, look around, and sit in the comfy chair for some sweet epub-editing goodness. This is the place to ask questions, talk about best practices, exchange useful tips, talk about possible bugs, and discuss what features and enhancements are important to you, to make Sigil the best epub editing software ever ! So what are you waiting for ? We think it's off to a great start already. __________________ blog.ex-elibris.fr : les liseuses, les ebooks, nos lectures, la technologie… I don't want none of that mischief on my eels! - pdurrant by popular demand (well, vr is sure demanding, at least), we bring you the next exciting avatar in zelda's wardrobe, by the inimitable Madam Broshkina.

08-04-2009, 06:17 PM	#2
pilotbob Grand Wizard Posts: 12,327 Karma: 38310 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Classic	Good news. I hope this tool becomes the premier editor for the publishing industry and Volloric gets rich. BOb __________________ It is desirable that we should have a supply of good books; we cannot have such a supply unless men of letters are liberally remunerated; and the least objectionable way of remunerating them is by means of copyright. -- Thomas Macaulay, 1841

08-05-2009, 03:16 PM	#8
MoriahJovan Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Device: eBookWise	Hi, Zelda, and thank you! For now, I only have two suggestions: 1. As someone in another thread proposed, a find/replace. 2. I would like it to go to the last directory I used instead of the Sigil program directory. I was hoping that one could build an adequate EPUB file from scratch using Sigil, but I'm not sure that's what you're aiming for. If I'm wrong, please let me know. For now, I think the best bet is creating the file in Atlantis, (which does not allow for the level of format editing I want), then editing with Sigil, which is a good work process for me. I never EVER liked Book Designer from the first moment I opened it, so I'm glad to see others willing to migrate to Sigil, even in alpha testing. Last edited by MoriahJovan; 08-05-2009 at 03:17 PM. Reason: extraneous verbosity

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08-04-2009, 06:17 PM	#3
luqmaninbmore Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 2598 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Pocketbook 360, Sony PRS-700, Asus Eee PC, Android Phone	I don't mean this to be disrespectful in any way, but if such a new software can warrant its own forum, why is there no forum for the Jetbook which has proven itself to be a solid alternative to the E-Ink based readers? I mean, the Readius still has a forum despite the fact that the company which was going to produce it is defunct.

08-04-2009, 06:39 PM	#5
luqmaninbmore Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 2598 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Baltimore Device: Pocketbook 360, Sony PRS-700, Asus Eee PC, Android Phone	Didn't see that. Thank you!

08-04-2009, 07:17 PM	#6
MoriahJovan Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Device: eBookWise	So far, I love this. Love. Love. Love. I have a punch list going, though, and I've only edited a preexisting EPUB file, not made one from scratch. The metadata possibilities are to die for. I may love this as much or more than I do Atlantis.