Ok, so.
A few days ago my coworker an I noticed that out of the blue, Sigil would automatically assign the semantics of "Cover" to the first chapter.
I uncheck it and then save it, and its reassigned again. This is an issue because those chapters aren't showing up in the Apple TOC in our iPads.
Previously this was not an issue, and we coded about 100-200 "Books" without experiencing the phenomenon.
Now, it is a fact that I am on a Power PC Mac and can only run 0.2.0, however this was occurring on my coworker's files as well. He is running 0.5.3 on an Intel Mac.
So like any experience internetor
I searched the Sigil website, found nothing.
Looked in the user manual, found nothing.
Searched this forum, found nothing.
Checked out the "Issues" page, found nothing.
After spending several hours scouring the internet and finding nothing, I submitted an issue on the issues page.
I probably should have included more information but this is what I said:
I'm using 0.2.0 on Mac OSX 10.4 PPC, and sigil is adding the semantics of "cover" to my first chapter automatically.
This is really annoying.
This is what
john@nachtimwald.com said:
0.2.0 is 2 years and numerous version out of date.
So I said:
It is also happening on my co worker who is using 0.5.3 and is the newest version.
Oh and that response was SUPER helpful.
Thanks.
Then he said:
that bug report was SUPER helpful.
Thanks.
Now, he could have at least told me what I later found out on this very forum, that Sigil will automatically do that, its just part of the program. Which is fine, but it just started doing this week.
I then said:
Ok seriously?
I am using your product and I am having an issue, and all you say is it's out of date, and then mock me? then I went on and gave a more detailed explanation of what was happening.
At the end of the comment I said:
I understand that this is a free software, however I wouldn't pay for it if it wasn't free.
Also I really don't appreciate the lack of help you have been in this matter. When I got your second comment I was furrious.
The level of customer service you have show is leaps and bounds behind almost every company i have needed to contact.
Then Mr. John said:
> I understand that this is a free software, however I wouldn't pay for it if it wasn't free.
Use something else and stop wasting my time.
> The level of customer service you have show is leaps and bounds behind almost every company i have needed to contact.
I'm not a company and you are entitled to nothing. I recommend you find a product you can buy and pay to have someone hold your hand and take your shit. I on the other hand have better things to than put up with you.
If you are having a problem Sigil is open source. Learn to code and fix any perceived problems yourself.
In short go away and annoy someone else with your incompetence.
Ok, really? While I may not have known that the Issues site was solely for Bugs, at the time I thought it was a bug.
My ignorance of that fact (Which was caused by a lack of information on the Sigil website) does not allow the dickishness that I experienced.
Wouldn't a person who wants people to donate to their software project try to be a little professional or nice?
I mean come on, I can put up with a buggy software if you treat me with some respect as a person. Instead Mr. John choose to sit atop his high horse of "I CAN CODE, AND YOU CANNOT" and talk down to me like an infant.
I'm not stupid John. You could have just answered my question instead of acting like a total Douche.
Thanks.