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Hitch · 03-30-2012, 03:24 AM

[ETA: I typed this before Meme's post came up] : I'd like Meme's clarification on precisely what he's contemplating. I'd have to give some thought as to whether using "Add Existing Files" instead of simply using "Fle-->Open" would seriously impact our processes, but I know Cap's NOT happy about the idea.

I mean---why are we considering this? In keeping with the rest of the world, is this the advent of the dumbing-down of Sigil? What's the problem that we're actually solving here? Why not simply add a popup saying you can't save as html, only ePUB, or simply add it to the Toot? What does this really solve, and how many actual complaints have we had about it?

Or are we now considering Sigil as an authoring tool--not an ePUB-creation tool for folks who have the ability to either use it outright or at least learn how to use it? There are at least 20 really top-flight html editors out there, half of them free. There are more than few new "epub-creation" programs (AWP, Jutoh, etc.) that work for those who want a Word-Processing, spell-checking, styles-drop-down, autosaving type program.

Is there genuinely a call for this? Aren't there more important things that meme and user_none could be working on? If it ain't broke...

Just my $.02
Hitch

03-30-2012, 03:24 AM	#41
Hitch Bookmaker & Cat Slave Posts: 11,503 Karma: 158448243 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Phoenix, AZ Device: K2, iPad, KFire, PPW, Voyage, NookColor. 2 Droid, Oasis, Boox Note2	[ETA: I typed this before Meme's post came up] : I'd like Meme's clarification on precisely what he's contemplating. I'd have to give some thought as to whether using "Add Existing Files" instead of simply using "Fle-->Open" would seriously impact our processes, but I know Cap's NOT happy about the idea. I mean---why are we considering this? In keeping with the rest of the world, is this the advent of the dumbing-down of Sigil? What's the problem that we're actually solving here? Why not simply add a popup saying you can't save as html, only ePUB, or simply add it to the Toot? What does this really solve, and how many actual complaints have we had about it? Or are we now considering Sigil as an authoring tool--not an ePUB-creation tool for folks who have the ability to either use it outright or at least learn how to use it? There are at least 20 really top-flight html editors out there, half of them free. There are more than few new "epub-creation" programs (AWP, Jutoh, etc.) that work for those who want a Word-Processing, spell-checking, styles-drop-down, autosaving type program. Is there genuinely a call for this? Aren't there more important things that meme and user_none could be working on? If it ain't broke... Just my $.02 Hitch Last edited by Hitch; 03-30-2012 at 03:25 AM. Reason: ETA that I'd just had meme's post pop up.