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And the warnings and discussion went on for years so that everyone knew to expect the removal of BookView, long in advance. But people still waited and complained as if we had made that decision based on nothing and implied it was crazy. On top of that many of those same BookView zealots used BookView as a crutch to avoid actually having to learn any html/xhtml/css, even though the code generated by BookView was often quite broken.
I can still see that proofing and simple edits are often easier to accomplish in a visual editing environment. But proofing and simple editing does not require the degree of integration and the amount of trouble that BookView caused. In addition, being able to see CodeView and Preview side by side was more than enough for most serious coders.
Thus PageEdit was born with the ability to make proofing and simple visual edits. It uses an editing interface very similar to what BookView used with much of its basic functionality. Plus it enables the Inspector for making direct code edits, added spellchecking, and enables editing and preview modes. If launched via the OPF, the book can be edited and navigated in spine-order, just like a e-reader.
It is not BookView but it never meant to be. It was meant to be a visual proofing and simple editing tool that could supplement Sigil.
But no matter how many complain and threaten to leave Sigil, the decision on BookView was made long ago and in my opinion is the right path forward for Sigil and its users.
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