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Showing results 1 to 25 of 29 - Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: mhikl
Forum: Sigil 02-08-2012, 04:35 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,018
Posted By mhikl
Sigil is getting so good and the little tricks...

Sigil is getting so good and the little tricks make it even better. I am not a great reader of manuals, though I try, but rarely am able to find answers to my problems.

I finally have a template...
Forum: Sigil 07-23-2011, 01:03 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,801
Posted By mhikl
Sigil on Lion So Slow

I upgraded to Lion (OS X 7) and Sigil is suddenly painfully slow. I persevered but then Sigil crashed and I lost all my work. I closed all other apps but that hadn't helped so I shut down and then...
Forum: Sigil 12-16-2010, 09:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,023
Posted By mhikl
I am not sure if the ebook can be posted here. I...

I am not sure if the ebook can be posted here. I will need someone to let me know if an .epub ebook can be posted. If it can't be done, then maybe the BV and or code should be posted. I await...
Forum: Sigil 12-16-2010, 09:40 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,023
Posted By mhikl
Plan & Purpose Template 001: Pure Sigil...

Plan & Purpose
Template 001: Pure Sigil (centred)
Purpose: To create in Sigil an epub book under the following guidelines:
1. Begin & complete the document in Sigil. (no xhtml or word processing...
Forum: Sigil 12-16-2010, 07:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 6,023
Posted By mhikl
Sigil Template: A learning journey

Template 001: Sigil Pure

I am starting this thread to get help for newbies (that’s me) with learning how to use Sigil. I had contacted Professor Sigil (Sigil Creator Sir Valloric) regarding the...
Forum: Sigil 12-16-2010, 07:08 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,177
Posted By mhikl
Thanks for the great info, Hitch. I only like to...

Thanks for the great info, Hitch. I only like to read in Stanza. The iBook iStinks. I have been reading ebooks since the late 90’s using my Dad’s old Palms. I loved the m500 and then I bought the...
Forum: Sigil 12-14-2010, 03:58 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,177
Posted By mhikl
It's a conundrum, theducks. Did as you instructed...

It's a conundrum, theducks. Did as you instructed and no luck. The image and a trial line (The End) at the end of my practice epub refuse to centre. My headings do centre, however.

Tomorrow I will...
Forum: Sigil 12-13-2010, 04:03 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,177
Posted By mhikl
I stand stymied. Here is what I have tried. It...

I stand stymied. Here is what I have tried. It looks good on the Sigil page, but not on my iPtouch.

<body>
<h1 class="sgc-1" id="heading_id_2">This Front</h1>

<p class="center sgc-1...
Forum: Writers' Corner 12-13-2010, 02:30 PM
Replies: 1,378
Views: 176,843
Posted By mhikl
good Wetdogeared. Only one poem. There are...

good Wetdogeared.

Only one poem. There are more from where this came from, my friend. The more one does the easier they become.

I find poetry writing (even the awful stuff- or goofy stuff)...
Forum: Sigil 12-13-2010, 01:46 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,177
Posted By mhikl
That's easy for Jellby and Toxaris and theducks...

That's easy for Jellby and Toxaris and theducks to say. You guys think in rhymes beyond my comprehension. But thanks to copy and paste I shall find time to make this thing work and what once was...
Forum: Writers' Corner 12-13-2010, 01:57 AM
Replies: 1,378
Views: 176,843
Posted By mhikl
I'm a poet at heart and like to write the stuff...

I'm a poet at heart and like to write the stuff except that I have a very thin skin when it comes to critics, especially the wife. She dreads February 14th. I read every poem here and some very good...
Forum: Sigil 12-12-2010, 09:32 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,595
Posted By mhikl
Sigil is coming as close to nirvana as I could...

Sigil is coming as close to nirvana as I could ever expect. By adding a decimal increment to each save I can go back to a successful save and try, try again.

I am to the point where I have every...
Forum: Sigil 12-12-2010, 08:36 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,177
Posted By mhikl
I have decided to live with off centred images...

I have decided to live with off centred images just as I have learned to accept never getting the exactly perfectly measure of cream in my coffee. My quibble days are over with Sigil. I am where I am...
Forum: Sigil 12-12-2010, 02:10 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 12,177
Posted By mhikl
Sigil Centre Image confusion

I've done my work searching this forum and I went to
"http://code.google.com/p/sigil/wiki/ProofreadingWithSigil" but still the problem persists.
It looks as though the steps have changed as I...
Forum: Calibre 12-04-2010, 05:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,047
Posted By mhikl
Embarrassing! As usual, I am my own foil. The...

Embarrassing!
As usual, I am my own foil. The icons are back. At some time I moved Calibre app into a folder for publishing inside the Application folder. Then I must not have opened it for a while...
Forum: Calibre 12-04-2010, 03:47 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,047
Posted By mhikl
Calibre Icon in the Toolbar, et al. gone?

Don't know how this happened, but when I opened Calibre, all the icons were gone and all I get are blank boxes with some text underneath or actively will show text with arrow over boxes.

I update...
Forum: Sigil 12-04-2010, 02:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,595
Posted By mhikl
As usual, I opened my mouth too soon. I had...

As usual, I opened my mouth too soon. I had success formatting a practice document with a graphic (picture of my dog in disguise) chapter titles and doc titles in bold and different sizes. Perfect....
Forum: Sigil 12-03-2010, 04:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,595
Posted By mhikl
Am I living in Lala land or is Sigil really Nirvana.

Am I living in Lala land or is Sigil really Nirvana?

I came to this sight to figure out what was ‘wrong’ with Sigil.

Disclaimer:
Now I must point out that I am very lazy and the only things in...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 11:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,341
Posted By mhikl
Actually WilliamYue001, I got round to looking up...

Actually WilliamYue001, I got round to looking up a little on Sigil on this forum - didn't find what I wanted, got bored, went back to Sigil and one of the actions I was doing was the right one....
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 10:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,341
Posted By mhikl
I'd never heard of Indesign before but anything...

I'd never heard of Indesign before but anything with such a simple name should be simple to use, NOT! Nothing is simple to use. I'm messing with Sigil and it is written in some ancient constipated...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 09:56 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,307
Posted By mhikl
Ebooks4ever, good choice. The Riders are my...

Ebooks4ever, good choice. The Riders are my second best choice. They beat my team (the rats) last year but we in the West don't carry a grudge so Sunday soon I will be hooting and drinking with a...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 09:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 908
Posted By mhikl
Hi CastleWing, I think that other guys advice...

Hi CastleWing,
I think that other guys advice to check the forums was dead on and the only advice I can give you is to stay away from that new member from Capetonion who has just moved to London....
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 09:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,927
Posted By mhikl
I have never met an Histerical Fiction Author...

I have never met an Histerical Fiction Author before, mgscarsbrook, but I'm willing to give it a try. I tried getting a book published once but the reader said he cried so much the book wouldn't...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 09:29 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,575
Posted By mhikl
Now is this Capetonion catching? I had an aunt...

Now is this Capetonion catching? I had an aunt who had a terrible time with onions; well actually it was others who had the terrible time with her. We could only visit with the windows open. But I...
Forum: Introduce Yourself 11-29-2010, 09:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,553
Posted By mhikl
Another Canadian. This is a takeover. And an iPad...

Another Canadian. This is a takeover. And an iPad and Android spoken in the same breath; now that isn't nice which leads me to suspect you are not actually a real Canadian but someone on the hoof for...
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