Changes Disappear in Saved Files

Jamestoo · 03-06-2012, 02:16 PM

Has anyone experienced this?

I have added images to my epub or changed text and when I was done saved the Sigil file. Sometime later, having reopened this most recent saved file, again from within Sigil, when working on a different chapter I discovered that the changes were no longer there that I made in the first chapter.

This has happened several times. I've started extracting the individual text blocks from *.xhtml files and saving as text files so I wouldn't lose the coding I had thought was done—subject to tweaking, of course!
I can reload the image files to reconstitute that area, so that's not as big a problem.

If you have run into this, I'd appreciate hearing from you. And if you have a fix, even more so.

Thanks

mmat1 · 03-06-2012, 04:20 PM

Never heard something like this !
Whats your Sigil-Version & OS ?

Jamestoo · 03-06-2012, 05:27 PM

I'm running Sigil 0.4.2 on Windows 7

Toxaris · 03-07-2012, 02:38 AM

I have used almost every version of Sigil, but never encountered this as described. The only times I lost text was when I forgot to save (doh!) or a wrongly executed S&R.

huebi · 03-07-2012, 02:46 AM

Are the files stored in the same folder or are they elsewhere? There two buttons: sace and save as...

MUst be something like this or may be lacking authorities, but i never had this.

mrmikel · 03-07-2012, 06:26 AM

Try opening the file using file, open, rather than the recent file list. Sometimes things don't seem to make it to the most recent file list.

theducks · 03-07-2012, 09:33 AM

I think this happened to me ONCE with a 5.x version that did not crash (with a message) on XP.

I can't prove it, but my changes were not there and I sure did not use the 'Discard' button.

I use the Save Icon, and close with the Close X in the corner as that way saves the current Window locations and states (File:Exit does not, but some other stored state.)

mmat1 · 03-07-2012, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamestoo

I'm running Sigil 0.4.2 on Windows 7

The only report of loss data with this Version I can give is:
- I used national Characters (like äöü) in filenames (such like "ärger.xhtml") and the whole file was gone after reopening the epub.

- the second is not really a loss but i thought i made changes by bulk-S/R. Sigil tells me about 500 changes but afterwards I found that at last 10% of all matches are not changed.

Does any of these situations match your problem ?

However I Suggest to upgrade to 5.3

03-06-2012, 02:16 PM	#1
Jamestoo Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle	Changes Disappear in Saved Files Has anyone experienced this? I have added images to my epub or changed text and when I was done saved the Sigil file. Sometime later, having reopened this most recent saved file, again from within Sigil, when working on a different chapter I discovered that the changes were no longer there that I made in the first chapter. This has happened several times. I've started extracting the individual text blocks from *.xhtml files and saving as text files so I wouldn't lose the coding I had thought was done—subject to tweaking, of course! I can reload the image files to reconstitute that area, so that's not as big a problem. If you have run into this, I'd appreciate hearing from you. And if you have a fix, even more so. Thanks

03-07-2012, 06:26 AM	#6
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	Try opening the file using file, open, rather than the recent file list. Sometimes things don't seem to make it to the most recent file list. Last edited by mrmikel; 03-07-2012 at 06:26 AM. Reason: correction

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03-06-2012, 04:20 PM	#2
mmat1 Berti Posts: 1,197 Karma: 4985964 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Zischebattem Device: Acer Lumiread	Never heard something like this ! Whats your Sigil-Version & OS ?

03-06-2012, 05:27 PM	#3
Jamestoo Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kindle	I'm running Sigil 0.4.2 on Windows 7

03-07-2012, 02:38 AM	#4
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	I have used almost every version of Sigil, but never encountered this as described. The only times I lost text was when I forgot to save (doh!) or a wrongly executed S&R.

03-07-2012, 02:46 AM	#5
huebi Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 5070 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: none	Are the files stored in the same folder or are they elsewhere? There two buttons: sace and save as... MUst be something like this or may be lacking authorities, but i never had this.

03-07-2012, 09:33 AM	#7
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,891 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I think this happened to me ONCE with a 5.x version that did not crash (with a message) on XP. I can't prove it, but my changes were not there and I sure did not use the 'Discard' button. I use the Save Icon, and close with the Close X in the corner as that way saves the current Window locations and states (File:Exit does not, but some other stored state.)

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