Hi, I've found Sigil quite useful and unique.
It's easy to use and actually imports files with ease thanks to the use of plugins.
I've been trying to convert many PDF's and DocX files to epub, but every app I've tried does a crap job of it. Leaves tons of useless code in the resulting .epub file and looks a mess! Sigil and it's plugins have renewed my faith in this format, so much so that I decided to build a library in Calibre, finally!
Thanks for providing this great app
Ok, so now, I now there's the SigilPortable provided by PortableApps.com, but I'm trying to move away from that platform due to my support for Gianluca's
SyMenu app. Which is much more open, easier for anyone to add their own apps and he's a great guy!
I would like to know first if Sigil is natively portable? I've found it leaves many traces in system folders. If it's not, please consider this a request to make it natively portable so all registry entries, settings, files and folders related to it are stored in the main app folder. Even if this is an option the user can specify, it would be great for all then.
There's also a second request if you wouldn't mind. SyMenu is such a great app with it's own auto-updater system for any app. I've created the necessary file for Sigil, which includes all info about Sigil necessary to download, extract and update it.
It's a simple small text file (see attachment) that only needs 3 lines changed for each update:
Version number
Date
Download link
The file (- Sigil 64.sps) has been amended with the .txt suffix in order to be allowed to upload it as an attachment. But it is simply an XML file with a different extension for the use of SyMenu's
SPSBuilder app. I added the .txt extension also so you can view it in any text editor.
The reason I'm explaining this is in the hope the Sigil Developers may take on the simple task of updating this SPS file and submitting, via the SPSBuilder app, to be added and updated with each new release of Sigil for use in SyMenu.
It's really a simple process. But when you have hundreds of these files it becomes a task, so in order to relieve the developer the burden, I'm approaching developers to request they take this small burden on themselves. If every developer did this it would make Gianluca's life a lot easier
Thank you for reading, I hope you don't mind the requests from a newcomer!