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Hendrixxxxxxxx · 11-13-2015, 09:17 AM

Would installing X11 (iMac running El Capitan, Sigil 0.9.0) affect the ability to run this plugin?

I downloaded the plugin to my downloads folder, and followed the instructions above to the letter...all was well, and the plugin worked as advertised.

I then separately downloaded Kindle Previewer to view the results, but in order to get Kindle Previewer to run, I had to update Java, and download X11, per the instructions here - http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle%2...x2KDW3X9NV83MC

Again, all was good - Kindle Previewer ran as advertised.

I then uninstalled the plugin, and moved the zip file to its final resting place (in a folder in the Applications folder, rather than in the downloads folder) and reinstalled it, but now I can't get it to run.

Plugins-->Output-->KindleGen brings up the Plugin Runner window as it should. Clicking Start brings up the window (I notice the "Application" menu at the top of the screen changes from Sigil to Python) the to select the Kindlegen location (I want to select the Kindlegen_v0.2.2.zip file here, correct, or am I being an idiot?). I select this, click on "Open" and nothing happens (I left it for 30 mins just in case things were running incredibly slow). This window stays open. Selecting it a second time, and clicking Open again results in some text flashing in the Plugin Runner window, but much too fast for me to be able to read it, and then
Status: success
KindleGen not selected
Press OK to close the Plugin Runner Window

I checked the ini file and there has been no path to the Kindlegen executable written (I don't know if running the plugin the first time writes the path in here or not), and I also checked the permissions for the folder to ensure it was able to be written to.

The only thing that changed between the first time I ran it (when it was in the downloads folder) and the second time was the location of the Kindlegen.zip, and the fact that I updated Java and installed X11.

I have tried starting from scratch a few times now, removing all plugins (I have FlightCrew as well, which runs OK), quitting out of Sigil, restarting my machine, and trying to install again, all with the same outcome.

Am I being an idiot somewhere, or do I have genuine issue? If the former, I apologise. If the latter does anyone have any idea where, and how to fix it please?

11-13-2015, 09:17 AM	#16
Hendrixxxxxxxx Connoisseur Posts: 67 Karma: 136594 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Hong Kong Device: Kindle DX, Paperwhite, Paperwhite II, and Voyage	Question Would installing X11 (iMac running El Capitan, Sigil 0.9.0) affect the ability to run this plugin? I downloaded the plugin to my downloads folder, and followed the instructions above to the letter...all was well, and the plugin worked as advertised. I then separately downloaded Kindle Previewer to view the results, but in order to get Kindle Previewer to run, I had to update Java, and download X11, per the instructions here - http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle%2...x2KDW3X9NV83MC Again, all was good - Kindle Previewer ran as advertised. I then uninstalled the plugin, and moved the zip file to its final resting place (in a folder in the Applications folder, rather than in the downloads folder) and reinstalled it, but now I can't get it to run. Plugins-->Output-->KindleGen brings up the Plugin Runner window as it should. Clicking Start brings up the window (I notice the "Application" menu at the top of the screen changes from Sigil to Python) the to select the Kindlegen location (I want to select the Kindlegen_v0.2.2.zip file here, correct, or am I being an idiot?). I select this, click on "Open" and nothing happens (I left it for 30 mins just in case things were running incredibly slow). This window stays open. Selecting it a second time, and clicking Open again results in some text flashing in the Plugin Runner window, but much too fast for me to be able to read it, and then Status: success KindleGen not selected Press OK to close the Plugin Runner Window I checked the ini file and there has been no path to the Kindlegen executable written (I don't know if running the plugin the first time writes the path in here or not), and I also checked the permissions for the folder to ensure it was able to be written to. The only thing that changed between the first time I ran it (when it was in the downloads folder) and the second time was the location of the Kindlegen.zip, and the fact that I updated Java and installed X11. I have tried starting from scratch a few times now, removing all plugins (I have FlightCrew as well, which runs OK), quitting out of Sigil, restarting my machine, and trying to install again, all with the same outcome. Am I being an idiot somewhere, or do I have genuine issue? If the former, I apologise. If the latter does anyone have any idea where, and how to fix it please?