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KevinH · 09-16-2023, 08:59 AM

PageEdit just added clip support but it is important to note that most Sigil clips that impact html tags can not be used in PageEdit since PageEdit is live editing the DOM tree. So it makes no sense to use the same clips in PageEdit as you use in Sigil. That is why it created its own clips file.

So I strongly recommend removing that link you created and not try to use tag oriented clips in PageEdit.

Also for Sigil when built with Qt6 the ini file names changed to prevent corruption.

Slash is used for setting clip groups and must be escaped otherwise. Hand editing the clips ini file is a recipe for disaster. That is why the clips editor is provided.

It seems you created you own mess.

So this feature request will not be added as it is simply not a good idea.

09-16-2023, 08:59 AM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,842 Karma: 6120478 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	PageEdit just added clip support but it is important to note that most Sigil clips that impact html tags can not be used in PageEdit since PageEdit is live editing the DOM tree. So it makes no sense to use the same clips in PageEdit as you use in Sigil. That is why it created its own clips file. So I strongly recommend removing that link you created and not try to use tag oriented clips in PageEdit. Also for Sigil when built with Qt6 the ini file names changed to prevent corruption. Slash is used for setting clip groups and must be escaped otherwise. Hand editing the clips ini file is a recipe for disaster. That is why the clips editor is provided. It seems you created you own mess. So this feature request will not be added as it is simply not a good idea. Last edited by KevinH; 09-16-2023 at 10:45 AM.