How to edit books in Calibre with Sigil?

WS64 · 10-26-2022, 04:34 PM

All these years I used Sigil to edit books (epub), but somehow now I only get the Calibre editor when I want to edit a book from within Calibre.
From the windows desktop itself I can of course edit it with Sigil, but it was always easier to start editing from Calibre.
I cannot find anything in the Calibre preferences to change this...

Doitsu · 10-26-2022, 04:46 PM

Configuring and using Calibre's built in Open With

theducks · 10-26-2022, 05:29 PM

Or the Plugin by Kiwidude. It offers a list of Open with things that can be selected besides just the Editor

BetterRed · 10-26-2022, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

Or the Plugin by Kiwidude. It offers a list of Open with things that can be selected besides just the Editor

As does the built in Open With - by format type too.

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hobnail · 10-27-2022, 12:31 AM

Crude perhaps, but I select the book in calibre and then hit the O key which opens its folder in calibre, then double-click on the book there and that opens sigil with it.

WS64 · 10-27-2022, 01:21 AM

Ok, this "open with" works, but it is way more uncomfortable than the earlier behaviour where somehow Calbre's edit feature could bring me directly to Sigil.
Does anyone know what the latest version of Calibre is that supported "edit in Sigil"?

BetterRed · 10-27-2022, 02:03 AM

Not sure "edit in Sigil" ever existed within Calibre itself - if it did would have been an 0.8n or earlier release.

Prior to the advent of Calibre's built in Open With I used the Open With plugin. I switched to the built in OW when it came along in 2017 in version 2.??.

BR

WS64 · 10-27-2022, 02:23 AM

Well, there was no menu entry "edit in Sigil", but a double click on a file openend Sigil for me all these years. I know I had to set it up somewhere (a loooooooooooooong time ago), but it seems this setting is completely gone. And it was still there a few months ago...

BetterRed · 10-27-2022, 02:49 AM

Try this:

uncheck EPUB in the Preferences->Behaviour->Use internal viewer for: list,
make sure you have your OS configured to open EPUBs with Sigil,
and check what you have in this Tweak:

I'm not sure what the Tweak needs to be.

BR

WS64 · 10-27-2022, 04:03 AM

Thanks, BetterRed, that did it! Step 1, Epub was checked.
Works now!

BetterRed · 10-27-2022, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WS64

Thanks, BetterRed, that did it! Step 1, Epub was checked.
Works now!

Great - I wasn't 100% sure it would.

Could you tell me what you have in the "Control behavior of the book list" tweak for future reference.

BR

WS64 · 10-27-2022, 04:28 AM

Quote:

# Control behavior of the book list

doubleclick_on_library_view = 'open_viewer'

enter_key_behavior = 'do_nothing'

horizontal_scrolling_per_column = True

vertical_scrolling_per_row = False

Btw, I have not changed any of these, at least not now.
And I think your solution is the one I used 10 years ago for the first time. I vaguely remember that there was no setting like "use sigil" but "use OS settings". But I also wonder when (and why) this "epub" setting came back. I have not changed any settings in calbre for years, but suddenly this here stopped working...

BetterRed · 10-27-2022, 05:16 AM

Thanks.

I just noticed that the Preferences->Behaviour->Preferred input format order: list, and the Use internal viewer for: list, don't have any tool tips, the second is where I might have expected something like:

"If a file type is unchecked the OS default program for that file type is used."

Maybe the gremlins stole those too.

BR

10-26-2022, 04:34 PM	#1
WS64 ♫ Posts: 661 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	How to edit books in Calibre with Sigil? All these years I used Sigil to edit books (epub), but somehow now I only get the Calibre editor when I want to edit a book from within Calibre. From the windows desktop itself I can of course edit it with Sigil, but it was always easier to start editing from Calibre. I cannot find anything in the Calibre preferences to change this...

10-27-2022, 02:49 AM	#9
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,722 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Try this: uncheck EPUB in the Preferences->Behaviour->Use internal viewer for: list, make sure you have your OS configured to open EPUBs with Sigil, and check what you have in this Tweak: I'm not sure what the Tweak needs to be. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 10-27-2022 at 04:05 AM. Reason: Added Try this

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10-26-2022, 04:46 PM	#2
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,727 Karma: 24031401 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Configuring and using Calibre's built in Open With

10-26-2022, 05:29 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,048 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Or the Plugin by Kiwidude. It offers a list of Open with things that can be selected besides just the Editor

10-27-2022, 12:31 AM	#5
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,586 Karma: 14328510 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	Crude perhaps, but I select the book in calibre and then hit the O key which opens its folder in calibre, then double-click on the book there and that opens sigil with it.

10-27-2022, 01:21 AM	#6
WS64 ♫ Posts: 661 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	Ok, this "open with" works, but it is way more uncomfortable than the earlier behaviour where somehow Calbre's edit feature could bring me directly to Sigil. Does anyone know what the latest version of Calibre is that supported "edit in Sigil"?

10-27-2022, 02:03 AM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,722 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Not sure "edit in Sigil" ever existed within Calibre itself - if it did would have been an 0.8n or earlier release. Prior to the advent of Calibre's built in Open With I used the Open With plugin. I switched to the built in OW when it came along in 2017 in version 2.??. BR

10-27-2022, 02:23 AM	#8
WS64 ♫ Posts: 661 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	Well, there was no menu entry "edit in Sigil", but a double click on a file openend Sigil for me all these years. I know I had to set it up somewhere (a loooooooooooooong time ago), but it seems this setting is completely gone. And it was still there a few months ago...

10-27-2022, 04:03 AM	#10
WS64 ♫ Posts: 661 Karma: 506380 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura / PB Lux 2 / Bookeen Frontlight / Kobo Mini / Nook Color	Thanks, BetterRed, that did it! Step 1, Epub was checked. Works now!

10-27-2022, 05:16 AM	#13
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,722 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Thanks. I just noticed that the Preferences->Behaviour->Preferred input format order: list, and the Use internal viewer for: list, don't have any tool tips, the second is where I might have expected something like: "If a file type is unchecked the OS default program for that file type is used." Maybe the gremlins stole those too. BR

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