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Originally Posted by LukeA
Then it should have giant red banner when in book mode stating "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK"
If it looks like a word processor, it should act like a word processor. Why should ePub creation be limited to only those nerds who have wizard-like techy skills? Most nerds can't write and most writers aren't nerds. If what you propose as a purpose for Sigil is correct, it is made for a very small market. We need to make these tools to simplify life for real people, not so that they are used only by people who don't need them and can work with code directly.
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It's an Open Source program which is, indeed, pretty much clearly marked as "USE AT YOUR OWN RISK" by being labeled as a beta, and occasionally an alpha. If you want an end-user program, buy Scrivener or Jutoh. Each is about $40.00.
Sigil is not an authorial tool, as has been discussed in this forum at some length. It's a tool expressly made for those who already know html, xhtml and CSS. Feel free to search on this topic. I'm sorry, but just because to your eyes it looks like a Word-processor doesn't make it a word-processor. You indicated that someone else came to you for help, which says to me that you've professed some wizardy skills yourself, does it not?
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