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ecbritz · 05-01-2013, 11:33 PM

The greatest favour experienced Sigil users can do for newbies, is to lay out the most sensible sequence of steps to follow when they embark on learning the program.

For instance, should they first study HTML and how to add and edit HTML codes, also study how to create and apply CSS? I.e. should they start at http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp and http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp ? Or won't they be able to learn the code language at these sites without resorting to Sigil first?

Conversely, should they start with the Sigil tutorials, learning the workings of the Sigil interface first -- ignoring and putting aside all that happens in Code View for the time being -- and only study HTML coding at a later point? At which point?

I found that looking up Sigil concepts and procedures in the User Guide WHILE working through the tutorials, helps a lot. But I don't know what is best and I would like the experts' advice here. Perhaps there is a better way to learn Sigil so that a newbie does not arrive prematurely at the forum with half of his head screwed on.

A lot of frustration would be avoided on all sides if a well-structured, step-by-step, practical learning program could be suggested by experts, who should also point out the available sources, the teaching materials.

Imagine that you have to learn Sigil from scratch. With the hindsight of your experience, where would you begin, what would you tackle next, how would you structure the whole learning process?

Thanks a lot in advance for any contribution to this topic.

05-01-2013, 11:33 PM	#1
ecbritz Book Concocter Posts: 59 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: China Device: Sony Reader	How should learning Sigil be structured? The greatest favour experienced Sigil users can do for newbies, is to lay out the most sensible sequence of steps to follow when they embark on learning the program. For instance, should they first study HTML and how to add and edit HTML codes, also study how to create and apply CSS? I.e. should they start at http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp and http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp ? Or won't they be able to learn the code language at these sites without resorting to Sigil first? Conversely, should they start with the Sigil tutorials, learning the workings of the Sigil interface first -- ignoring and putting aside all that happens in Code View for the time being -- and only study HTML coding at a later point? At which point? I found that looking up Sigil concepts and procedures in the User Guide WHILE working through the tutorials, helps a lot. But I don't know what is best and I would like the experts' advice here. Perhaps there is a better way to learn Sigil so that a newbie does not arrive prematurely at the forum with half of his head screwed on. A lot of frustration would be avoided on all sides if a well-structured, step-by-step, practical learning program could be suggested by experts, who should also point out the available sources, the teaching materials. Imagine that you have to learn Sigil from scratch. With the hindsight of your experience, where would you begin, what would you tackle next, how would you structure the whole learning process? Thanks a lot in advance for any contribution to this topic.