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seanos · 05-17-2012, 01:07 AM

I have HTML Tidy turned off.

I've also tried to remove it's shortcut key after hitting it by mistake when saving, but every time Sigil restarts it's back.

Sigil is still reformatting my HTML.

Why?

I have several pages of vocabulary to correct and format and it's a whole lot easier if I keep the format compact...

Code:

    <dt>Munter</dt><dd>—A kind of native apple grown on the seacoast.</dd>
    <dt>Mir-nat</dt><dd>—A bulrush.</dd>

...but Sigil keeps insisting on changing it to...

Code:

    <dt>Munter</dt>

    <dd>—A kind of native apple grown on the seacoast.</dd>

    <dt>Mir-nat</dt>

    <dd>—A bulrush.</dd>

In addition to the simple annoyance of having to scroll through many more pages of mostly whitespace, this also removes the spacing I've used to keep track of my edits.

I think it does this when it saves, though it doesn't update the code view to reflect it at all. You just get a nasty surprise, sometimes when you click on the book view to update the preview and then click back on the code view, sometimes when you next open the document. Totally inconsistent and unpredictable.

Why can't I rely on code view to actually show me what's currently in my document? Is that too much to ask?

Why is a good thing for a program to change your input without even alerting you?

05-17-2012, 01:07 AM	#1
seanos Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kobo Sage, Kobo Aura H2O, LG V20	How to stop Sigil from changing my HTML? I have HTML Tidy turned off. I've also tried to remove it's shortcut key after hitting it by mistake when saving, but every time Sigil restarts it's back. Sigil is still reformatting my HTML. Why? I have several pages of vocabulary to correct and format and it's a whole lot easier if I keep the format compact... Code: <dt>Munter</dt><dd>—A kind of native apple grown on the seacoast.</dd> <dt>Mir-nat</dt><dd>—A bulrush.</dd> ...but Sigil keeps insisting on changing it to... Code: <dt>Munter</dt> <dd>—A kind of native apple grown on the seacoast.</dd> <dt>Mir-nat</dt> <dd>—A bulrush.</dd> In addition to the simple annoyance of having to scroll through many more pages of mostly whitespace, this also removes the spacing I've used to keep track of my edits. I think it does this when it saves, though it doesn't update the code view to reflect it at all. You just get a nasty surprise, sometimes when you click on the book view to update the preview and then click back on the code view, sometimes when you next open the document. Totally inconsistent and unpredictable. Why can't I rely on code view to actually show me what's currently in my document? Is that too much to ask? Why is a good thing for a program to change your input without even alerting you?