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un_pogaz · 08-29-2020, 05:06 PM

Because is visual: You can move your HTML/Chapter by drag and drop, and you have instant results in front of your eyes.
Try it, my video was made too quickly to properly show its ease of use.

Sigil's solution is good, the best after thinking about it, but it is not the most obvious one.
In Sigil there are 2 solutions:
The "Automatic Generator", efficient, but which requires a rather prescient knowledge: tag <h1>, <h2>... separates the concept of HTML page from that of Chapter.
And the Editor that asks has created each entry manually.

We are all here more or less initiated to Sigil, but for the common mortel, no and it will be lost.
Why the ToC button doesn't allow me to edit the ToC and create something brand new? Why doesn't the Table of Content window of the UI allow me to edit it? Why the Edit ToC is ""hidden"" in the menu option? Why 2 solutions to do ToC?

For a professional, all of this is normal.
But for a neophyte who has only known WYSIWYG editors (Word, Libre Office), the Sigil interface is extremely verbose and complex.

Kotobee Author has chosen a WYSIWYG editor, so he has created editing solutions easy to use for a neophyte, even if it means twisting a little the real use of some elements.

We can debate that Sigil is not for neophytes, but in any case, we will ALWAYS come across people who, looking to improve their skills, will come from other software having made other strategic choices.
And these people will come with their experience, preference and expectation of what they think is better software.
And it's up to us "experts" to guide them so that they find a work experience as pleasant as before.

We're all lazy, and we don't like change, even when we want it.
In the case of hhtmp88 :
Kotobee had a system that automatically manages HTML pages and ToC at the same time.
He arrived on Sigil which manages its 2 aspects separately, and stranger still, there are 2 editing solutions and the dockable window for ToC is only a non-editable preview.

Why is my previous solution so unavailable? Why my previous solution wasn't the best? How to rework correctly with the new tools?

08-29-2020, 05:06 PM	#32
un_pogaz Chalut o/ Posts: 437 Karma: 145424 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Kobo	Because is visual: You can move your HTML/Chapter by drag and drop, and you have instant results in front of your eyes. Try it, my video was made too quickly to properly show its ease of use. Sigil's solution is good, the best after thinking about it, but it is not the most obvious one. In Sigil there are 2 solutions: The "Automatic Generator", efficient, but which requires a rather prescient knowledge: tag <h1>, <h2>... separates the concept of HTML page from that of Chapter. And the Editor that asks has created each entry manually. We are all here more or less initiated to Sigil, but for the common mortel, no and it will be lost. Why the ToC button doesn't allow me to edit the ToC and create something brand new? Why doesn't the Table of Content window of the UI allow me to edit it? Why the Edit ToC is ""hidden"" in the menu option? Why 2 solutions to do ToC? For a professional, all of this is normal. But for a neophyte who has only known WYSIWYG editors (Word, Libre Office), the Sigil interface is extremely verbose and complex. Kotobee Author has chosen a WYSIWYG editor, so he has created editing solutions easy to use for a neophyte, even if it means twisting a little the real use of some elements. We can debate that Sigil is not for neophytes, but in any case, we will ALWAYS come across people who, looking to improve their skills, will come from other software having made other strategic choices. And these people will come with their experience, preference and expectation of what they think is better software. And it's up to us "experts" to guide them so that they find a work experience as pleasant as before. We're all lazy, and we don't like change, even when we want it. In the case of hhtmp88 : Kotobee had a system that automatically manages HTML pages and ToC at the same time. He arrived on Sigil which manages its 2 aspects separately, and stranger still, there are 2 editing solutions and the dockable window for ToC is only a non-editable preview. Why is my previous solution so unavailable? Why my previous solution wasn't the best? How to rework correctly with the new tools? Last edited by un_pogaz; 08-29-2020 at 05:25 PM.