Sigil 0.4.0 betas - Page 6

Valentino · 04-09-2011, 04:41 AM

Wow, pretty much perfect now for my needs, thanks.

I will definately donate when I can, seriously good job.

If I liked QT, I would donate time, but I really, really don't like qt, or cmake for that matter.

But the beta release is excellent, thanks!

Valloric · 04-09-2011, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobcdy

I think I found the problem ...

That has already been fixed and the fix will be in the next beta.

Jabby · 04-13-2011, 02:29 PM

The "ask to fix as you go" feature, in beta3, may be a case of the cure being worse than the disease. I have lost data a couple of times due to a typo but I save often in v3.4 so it no longer causes me a large problem.

In v3.4 it does auto fixes to such things as removing the antonym of <span> if you had removed it. This is a huge time saver. I think it would be more helpful if the "auto fix/check" in beta3 only happened when you left the current file or went to book view. In which case it would only flag those things that Sigil could not resolve and ask you to fix them manually.

One unexpected "feature" has popped up that is real handy. I am running Windows 7 with the 32bit version of v3.4 and the 64bit version of beta3 on the same machine. This makes it easy to use both versions to work on the same file since the last opened file is the same for both versions. I guess there is a "history" file being kept somewhere - I just can't find it.

Kudos to Valloric for the great work. I looks like v4 will be as robust and as useful as v3.4.

Regards - John

Rand Brittain · 04-14-2011, 02:48 PM

I agree that I've always found the auto-fixing very helpful.

Valloric · 04-15-2011, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jabby

I guess there is a "history" file being kept somewhere - I just can't find it.

The history is stored in the Registry on Windows.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rand Brittain

I agree that I've always found the auto-fixing very helpful.

Lots of people love it and lots of people hate it. Even the ones who love it hate it when the "fix" screws up.

The only way that I can please both sides is to make it optional with a dialog. And I should please both sides in this instance, since they're both right.

LGN · 04-21-2011, 09:07 AM

Nowadays I start to wonder why people use the registry so much. Yes in case of things you like to share with other applications its nice but if the settings are only used by the app itself I rather see it stored in an ini in the application folder. This because that would make the application 'self contained' en even used from an USB stick and keeping all settings etc.
The bad thing of the registry is also that many applications leave their settings behind after uninstalled making the registry fill up over time with (now) useless data.
Please consider having all user settings put into the application folder only, for easy portability of Sigil and a clean (windows) environment. Thanks

crutledge · 04-21-2011, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGN

Nowadays I start to wonder why people use the registry so much. Yes in case of things you like to share with other applications its nice but if the settings are only used by the app itself I rather see it stored in an ini in the application folder. This because that would make the application 'self contained' en even used from an USB stick and keeping all settings etc.
The bad thing of the registry is also that many applications leave their settings behind after uninstalled making the registry fill up over time with (now) useless data.
Please consider having all user settings put into the application folder only, for easy portability of Sigil and a clean (windows) environment. Thanks

AMEN, BROTHER!!!

Toxaris · 04-21-2011, 02:13 PM

Hmm, the 0.3.4 version you could already run without problems from a USB stick. That makes me believe that it does not really use the registry. I think the installer does.

Jabby · 04-21-2011, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LGN

Nowadays I start to wonder why people use the registry so much. Yes in case of things you like to share with other applications its nice but if the settings are only used by the app itself I rather see it stored in an ini in the application folder. This because that would make the application 'self contained' en even used from an USB stick and keeping all settings etc.
The bad thing of the registry is also that many applications leave their settings behind after uninstalled making the registry fill up over time with (now) useless data.
Please consider having all user settings put into the application folder only, for easy portability of Sigil and a clean (windows) environment. Thanks

Many Windows programs keep their settings and stuff down in "appdata". Thats where Kindle keeps their library. Firefox keeps everything down there including such things as bookmarks. There are many good reasons to for this. Your settings and other data are safe during updates etc., and are easy to back up.

In short - I agree. Registry errors and mishandling have caused me a great deal of grief.

Regards - John

Valloric · 04-22-2011, 09:08 AM

Sigil 0.4.0RC1 is now online. More details in the blog post.

theducks · 04-22-2011, 11:25 AM

Cool
I will try and break it

(again)

st_albert · 04-22-2011, 01:42 PM

Urk! Looks like the chapter splitting issue is back, at least for me. When splitting a file with multiple chapter break markers (works flawlessly in 0.3.4) the splits are not only in the wrong order, but some are missing completely.

[Edited to add:] No, they weren't missing, just hiding among the unsorted list.

also, dragging the chapters into correct order in the book browser seems to work, but after saving they are still in the wrong order.

[/edit]

I'm not sure whether this is the same as issue 828 or 830, so I entered it as a new issue, 863.

(Linux, Ubuntu 10.10, btw.)

Anyone else having this problem?

crutledge · 04-22-2011, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st_albert

Urk! Looks like the chapter splitting issue is back, at least for me. When splitting a file with multiple chapter break markers (works flawlessly in 0.3.4) the splits are not only in the wrong order, but some are missing completely.

[Edited to add:] No, they weren't missing, just hiding among the unsorted list.

also, dragging the chapters into correct order in the book browser seems to work, but after saving they are still in the wrong order.

[/edit]

I'm not sure whether this is the same as issue 828 or 830, so I entered it as a new issue, 863.

(Linux, Ubuntu 10.10, btw.)

Anyone else having this problem?

I'm still haing the same problem.

Pablo · 04-22-2011, 05:21 PM

I just downloaded and tried Sigil 0.4.0RC1. I loaded a very simple HTML file with CSS (attached) and saved as ePub. When I verify, I get 4 validation errors:

1

Code:

OEBPS/Text/4.html	 
N/A
This OPS document is reachable but not present in the OPF <spine>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.

2

Code:

OEBPS/Text/4.html
N/A
This resource is reachable but not present in the OPF <manifest>. "Reachable" means that a reference of some kind that points to this resource exists in the epub.

3

Code:

OEBPS/content.opf
3
The <language> element is missing.

4

Code:

OEBPS/content.opf
13
The <itemref> element is missing.

Number 3 I solved going to the metadata dialog and re-selecting "English".
For the rest I had to edit the opf manually.
Is this normal? This is the first time I use flightcrew.

theducks · 04-22-2011, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pablo

Is this normal? This is the first time I use flightcrew.

Yes and No

Those are errors in your document

#3 is fixed (most times) simply by pressing F8, the click OK.
Sigil sets it to system default (you do need to set for languages OTHER than System Default) for you.

1 an 2 says there is a href with a call to a file 4.html somewhere(s) in your book.
add the file or remove the call

#4 is something I have not seen (I don't hand edit my OPF), but it appears to be a malformed entry

04-22-2011, 01:42 PM	#87
st_albert Guru Posts: 697 Karma: 150000 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: none	Urk! Looks like the chapter splitting issue is back, at least for me. When splitting a file with multiple chapter break markers (works flawlessly in 0.3.4) the splits are not only in the wrong order, but some are missing completely. [Edited to add:] No, they weren't missing, just hiding among the unsorted list. also, dragging the chapters into correct order in the book browser seems to work, but after saving they are still in the wrong order. [/edit] I'm not sure whether this is the same as issue 828 or 830, so I entered it as a new issue, 863. (Linux, Ubuntu 10.10, btw.) Anyone else having this problem? Last edited by st_albert; 04-22-2011 at 02:10 PM.

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04-09-2011, 04:41 AM	#76
Valentino Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 999999 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: some.	Wow, pretty much perfect now for my needs, thanks. I will definately donate when I can, seriously good job. If I liked QT, I would donate time, but I really, really don't like qt, or cmake for that matter. But the beta release is excellent, thanks!

04-13-2011, 02:29 PM	#78
Jabby Jr. - Junior Member Posts: 586 Karma: 2000358 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Alabama Device: Archos, Asus, HP, Lenovo, Nexus and Samsung tablets in 7,8 and 10"	The "ask to fix as you go" feature, in beta3, may be a case of the cure being worse than the disease. I have lost data a couple of times due to a typo but I save often in v3.4 so it no longer causes me a large problem. In v3.4 it does auto fixes to such things as removing the antonym of <span> if you had removed it. This is a huge time saver. I think it would be more helpful if the "auto fix/check" in beta3 only happened when you left the current file or went to book view. In which case it would only flag those things that Sigil could not resolve and ask you to fix them manually. One unexpected "feature" has popped up that is real handy. I am running Windows 7 with the 32bit version of v3.4 and the 64bit version of beta3 on the same machine. This makes it easy to use both versions to work on the same file since the last opened file is the same for both versions. I guess there is a "history" file being kept somewhere - I just can't find it. Kudos to Valloric for the great work. I looks like v4 will be as robust and as useful as v3.4. Regards - John

04-14-2011, 02:48 PM	#79
Rand Brittain Bookmaker Posts: 427 Karma: 2143650 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Cybook Opus	I agree that I've always found the auto-fixing very helpful.

04-21-2011, 09:07 AM	#81
LGN Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 60 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: ProMedia eReader, Sony PRS-600	Nowadays I start to wonder why people use the registry so much. Yes in case of things you like to share with other applications its nice but if the settings are only used by the app itself I rather see it stored in an ini in the application folder. This because that would make the application 'self contained' en even used from an USB stick and keeping all settings etc. The bad thing of the registry is also that many applications leave their settings behind after uninstalled making the registry fill up over time with (now) useless data. Please consider having all user settings put into the application folder only, for easy portability of Sigil and a clean (windows) environment. Thanks

04-21-2011, 02:13 PM	#83
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Hmm, the 0.3.4 version you could already run without problems from a USB stick. That makes me believe that it does not really use the registry. I think the installer does.

04-22-2011, 09:08 AM	#85
Valloric Created Sigil, FlightCrew Posts: 1,982 Karma: 350515 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Sigil 0.4.0RC1 is now online. More details in the blog post.

04-22-2011, 11:25 AM	#86
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,062 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Cool I will try and break it (again)