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Originally Posted by Marg1780
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I tried Preview back when I first became a user, but it has the same disadvantage as I'm sure must PageEdit, which I have not tried: it uses up desktop real estate to no gain. I use my laptop as an actual laptop, ie no potential for a second screen, so desktop is at a premium even with a 17-inch monitor. One of the things that made me fall in love with Sigil Classic is that it can function very nicely in the middle third-slightly-plus of the screen, with a bunch of reference docs or heavily referenced folders squeezed into the sides. Lovely and convenient, both views accessible with a single click. I know lots of folks prefer having both all the time, but the quick-flip method works for me. In several years of frequent usage, I've literally never felt the need to open the preview window again.
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If realestate is the only difficulty, then using preview can give you
more realestate than book view with
half the trouble!!
'How is that?' you ask...
Simply undock the preview window (double click in the header area), then resize the window to whatever size you wish - including full screen - just drag on the edges.
Then you can toggle the preview window on and off by hitting the F10 button!
Just
ONE button push is only half of the
TWO mouse clicks required to toggle between code view and book view!!
If you ever do add a second monitor then it's even nicer because you can put the preview window on a different monitor and keep it up all the time.
Personally, I keep preview, Book browser, and the ToC windows tabbed off to the side. That only takes a single mouse click to switch view without losing
any realestate. Having BOTH code view and preview open at the same time makes it soooo easy to instantly see any changes you make in code view!
Cheers,