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roger64 · 01-20-2016, 08:12 PM

Hi

Sigil 9.2. Archlinux 64 bits.

I now switch often between the Calibre Editor and Sigil (the lattter for some more advanced features or plugins). I like better the Editor because of its smooth selecting. I have the feeling that Sigil is "reluctant" to select and does it by small hiccups.

As an editing tool, Sigil should maybe be a bit more tolerant to user's mistakes. A case in point: on a fairly complex EPUB, on the Editor, I modified two tags on two different chapters and closed them, mistakenly of course, with /subtitle instead of /p. That's life...

I switched to Sigil to do another task: it informed me that two chapters were ill-formed and that the EPUB could not be opened. God! If the Editor does the same, I shall be kicked out of my book. Happily, the Editor welcomed me back and informed me of these two parsing errors.

The point I wanted to make is that, as an editing tool, Sigil maybe should be more tolerant to parsing errors of this kind.

01-20-2016, 08:12 PM	#1
roger64 Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 3120635 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle PW3 (wifi)	Tolerance and parsing mistakes Hi Sigil 9.2. Archlinux 64 bits. I now switch often between the Calibre Editor and Sigil (the lattter for some more advanced features or plugins). I like better the Editor because of its smooth selecting. I have the feeling that Sigil is "reluctant" to select and does it by small hiccups. As an editing tool, Sigil should maybe be a bit more tolerant to user's mistakes. A case in point: on a fairly complex EPUB, on the Editor, I modified two tags on two different chapters and closed them, mistakenly of course, with /subtitle instead of /p. That's life... I switched to Sigil to do another task: it informed me that two chapters were ill-formed and that the EPUB could not be opened. God! If the Editor does the same, I shall be kicked out of my book. Happily, the Editor welcomed me back and informed me of these two parsing errors. The point I wanted to make is that, as an editing tool, Sigil maybe should be more tolerant to parsing errors of this kind. Last edited by roger64; 01-20-2016 at 08:20 PM.