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varlog · 09-23-2013, 07:32 PM

Ok, now perhaps some statistics:
Sixteen members of this forum have had something to say.
Here are, as I see it, the ideas we have produced and number of approving members:

1.Let's talk about something else: 5
2.Why bother, everything is OK: 4
3.Let us find some other program: 3
4.Port to another language: 2
5. Epub 3 is a must: 4
6. Epub 3 is not a must: 3
7. Big publisher sponsorship: 2
8. Not clearly to order: some

Then there is there private fork idea of Hitch which is of course of no interest to the rest of us - unless she would be willing to "privately" share

- but then her needs are not everyman’s (reports? what is it? I had to open Sigil and look for it just to still my curiosity!).

Ad 1. Well, this thread is about something else.
Ad 2. Well, I think it is not. The next generation of (free) e-readers will know at least some of Epub 3.
Ad 3. At the moment it is the only open source with this scope and maturity.
Ad 4. Forget it.
Ad. 5&6. I would say we agree (4 to 3!

) Epub 3 is a must.
I have to admit that up to now I thought Epub 3 would be just some subset of html 5. Some posts seem to suggest it is something different. Lazy as I am I'll have to do some technical reading now. Feel free to share what you know.
Ad 7. No idea how to involve them... And they will have probably NIH-problem too.
According to professional epub maker companies expert (hallo Hitch) they (companies) will not feel they should step in, too.
Ad 8. Whatever.

Pondering on this I 've drunk a glass of red wine and tried to think pragmatically (sic!).
But seriously now.
DiapDealer (and others, he was the first) made some "plugins" to Sigil - even though it has no real plugin interface now. I think now (a glass of red wine makes all this complicated problems quite simple) this is the first feature that Sigil needs to live: a full blown plugin interface, preferably language indifferent, python at least, as it seems to be quite popular. All other problems will be (could be) than taken care off in due course.

@user_none: is it feasible? would you be willing to look at it? what has to be done?

09-23-2013, 07:32 PM	#37
varlog actually it is /var/log Posts: 341 Karma: 2994236 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: usually Europa Device: prs t1	Ok, now perhaps some statistics: Sixteen members of this forum have had something to say. Here are, as I see it, the ideas we have produced and number of approving members: 1.Let's talk about something else: 5 2.Why bother, everything is OK: 4 3.Let us find some other program: 3 4.Port to another language: 2 5. Epub 3 is a must: 4 6. Epub 3 is not a must: 3 7. Big publisher sponsorship: 2 8. Not clearly to order: some Then there is there private fork idea of Hitch which is of course of no interest to the rest of us - unless she would be willing to "privately" share - but then her needs are not everyman’s (reports? what is it? I had to open Sigil and look for it just to still my curiosity!). Ad 1. Well, this thread is about something else. Ad 2. Well, I think it is not. The next generation of (free) e-readers will know at least some of Epub 3. Ad 3. At the moment it is the only open source with this scope and maturity. Ad 4. Forget it. Ad. 5&6. I would say we agree (4 to 3!) Epub 3 is a must. I have to admit that up to now I thought Epub 3 would be just some subset of html 5. Some posts seem to suggest it is something different. Lazy as I am I'll have to do some technical reading now. Feel free to share what you know. Ad 7. No idea how to involve them... And they will have probably NIH-problem too. According to professional epub maker companies expert (hallo Hitch) they (companies) will not feel they should step in, too. Ad 8. Whatever. Pondering on this I 've drunk a glass of red wine and tried to think pragmatically (sic!). But seriously now. DiapDealer (and others, he was the first) made some "plugins" to Sigil - even though it has no real plugin interface now. I think now (a glass of red wine makes all this complicated problems quite simple) this is the first feature that Sigil needs to live: a full blown plugin interface, preferably language indifferent, python at least, as it seems to be quite popular. All other problems will be (could be) than taken care off in due course. @user_none: is it feasible? would you be willing to look at it? what has to be done?