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arspr · 12-04-2013, 04:43 PM

Another possibly irrelevant issue:

Beautify also changes <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> into <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>

And another possible suggestion, although it's a matter of preferences.

Imagine this

Code:

<p>Example paragraph with <i>italics</i> inside</p>

And then because of an editing error you forget the closing .

In this situation:

Sigil gives you an error in the preview saying "html error in line whatever" or something similar. And it actually stops the file rendering in that paragraph.
Calibre silently "fixes" it with a greedy approach (the only one it can actually have). It converts the former paragraph into
Code:
```
Example paragraph with italics inside
```
without any warning.

Well I really hate intelligent software doing what it thinks it's right on its own... I prefer being told that I've got some kind of trouble, but being forced to solve it myself.

Nevertheless I suppose that a fully "automatic and smart" behaviour is always preferable in a fully automated tool like, as example, the Calibre file format converter. But I think that an advanced tweaker, like this Sigilish editor is intended to be, shouldn't behave in the same way. The user should retain full control all the time.

But as I started the post saying it's just a preference issue. Maybe a lot of people will prefer the current automated behaviour. It's up to you changing it or not, each solution has its own advantages and disadvantages.

12-04-2013, 04:43 PM	#180
arspr Dead account. Bye Posts: 587 Karma: 668244 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: none	Another possibly irrelevant issue: Beautify also changes <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?> into <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> And another possible suggestion, although it's a matter of preferences. Imagine this Code: <p>Example paragraph with <i>italics</i> inside</p> And then because of an editing error you forget the closing </i>. In this situation: Sigil gives you an error in the preview saying "html error in line whatever" or something similar. And it actually stops the file rendering in that paragraph. Calibre silently "fixes" it with a greedy approach (the only one it can actually have). It converts the former paragraph into Code: <p>Example paragraph with <i>italics inside</i></p> without any warning. Well I really hate intelligent software doing what it thinks it's right on its own... I prefer being told that I've got some kind of trouble, but being forced to solve it myself. Nevertheless I suppose that a fully "automatic and smart" behaviour is always preferable in a fully automated tool like, as example, the Calibre file format converter. But I think that an advanced tweaker, like this Sigilish editor is intended to be, shouldn't behave in the same way. The user should retain full control all the time. But as I started the post saying it's just a preference issue. Maybe a lot of people will prefer the current automated behaviour. It's up to you changing it or not, each solution has its own advantages and disadvantages.