Missing "Book view" toolbar.

Clancolin · 07-01-2015, 11:09 AM

Hi.
I have the toolbar I expected in "code view", but no matter how I switch to "book view" the toolbar stays the same.
I searched and found an earlier complaint about no "book view" toolbar, but that was for a very much earlier edition of Sigil. I am currently using version 0,87
So can anyone explain why that particular toolbar is missing, and hopefully how I can enable it please? Thanks.

exaltedwombat · 07-01-2015, 11:14 AM

What were you expecting to appear when you went into book view?

DiapDealer · 07-01-2015, 12:16 PM

Might need some screenshots to see exactly what you mean. My toolbar doesn't change at all between Code View and Book View (except that a few items get disabled/greyed out). The various toolbars can be added/removed via the standard "View->Toolbars" menu method, but there really should be no change in the visible toolbars when switching between BV and CV. The only thing that happens is that the inapplicable items become disabled (but still visible).

Are you perhaps talking about an undocked Preview widget that you've enlarged? If so ... it won't have any toolbars (close button).

theducks · 07-01-2015, 12:17 PM

IMHO you should do very little editing in BV. The results may not be to your liking. Even fixing a single letter in BV can get frustrating at times. It depends on where the letter is in the paragraph. just toggle to CV and fix it there for less

.

I use BV mostly as a locator tool.

Click on the point that needs attention, then switch to CV and do the real work.

Clancolin · 07-01-2015, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

What were you expecting to appear when you went into book view?

This little fella:-

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Toxaris · 07-01-2015, 12:48 PM

Nope, will not appear. That toolbar was never in Sigil. There were some ideas in integrating TinyMCE into Sigil quite a while back, but that did not go through due to various reasons.

The toolbar is as it was always. Some buttons were added, but no different toolbars between CV and BV.

Clancolin · 07-01-2015, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxaris

Nope, will not appear. That toolbar was never in Sigil. There were some ideas in integrating TinyMCE into Sigil quite a while back, but that did not go through due to various reasons.

The toolbar is as it was always. Some buttons were added, but no different toolbars between CV and BV.

Oh dear. I see most of what would have been that toolbar is still there, but simple tables could have been quite useful. Thanks for taking the time to reply - much appreciated.

Notjohn · 07-02-2015, 06:02 AM

I haven't used Book View since Preview Pane came to live with us!

Among its other virtues, Preview Pane keeps me from temptation, to just fix that one little typo in Book View, a fix that couldn't POSSIBLY go wrong -- an assumption that, as Ducks points out, can sometimes be hazardous.

theducks · 07-02-2015, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Notjohn

I haven't used Book View since Preview Pane came to live with us!

Among its other virtues, Preview Pane keeps me from temptation, to just fix that one little typo in Book View, a fix that couldn't POSSIBLY go wrong -- an assumption that, as Ducks points out, can sometimes be hazardous.

So hazardous that I had to create a saved set of REGEX S&R to attempt to mostly undo that mess .

I also use the Preview pane (I keep it on an old 1024x768 monitor mounted in Portrait orientation above my main screen. My motto: I paid for it, why not use it

)

Hitch · 07-05-2015, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxaris

Nope, will not appear. That toolbar was never in Sigil. There were some ideas in integrating TinyMCE into Sigil quite a while back, but that did not go through due to various reasons.

Thank God.

Quote:

The toolbar is as it was always. Some buttons were added, but no different toolbars between CV and BV.

As we all know, there are a ton of WYSIWYG authoring tools out there--Scrivener, Jutoh, etc.--that will provide an interface like that.

Hitch

Dr. Drib · 07-08-2015, 06:47 PM

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07-01-2015, 11:09 AM	#1
Clancolin Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Hampshire, UK Device: Pocketbook Aqua 2	Missing "Book view" toolbar. Hi. I have the toolbar I expected in "code view", but no matter how I switch to "book view" the toolbar stays the same. I searched and found an earlier complaint about no "book view" toolbar, but that was for a very much earlier edition of Sigil. I am currently using version 0,87 So can anyone explain why that particular toolbar is missing, and hopefully how I can enable it please? Thanks.

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exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	What were you expecting to appear when you went into book view?

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,360 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Might need some screenshots to see exactly what you mean. My toolbar doesn't change at all between Code View and Book View (except that a few items get disabled/greyed out). The various toolbars can be added/removed via the standard "View->Toolbars" menu method, but there really should be no change in the visible toolbars when switching between BV and CV. The only thing that happens is that the inapplicable items become disabled (but still visible). Are you perhaps talking about an undocked Preview widget that you've enlarged? If so ... it won't have any toolbars (close button).

07-01-2015, 12:17 PM	#4
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,912 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	IMHO you should do very little editing in BV. The results may not be to your liking. Even fixing a single letter in BV can get frustrating at times. It depends on where the letter is in the paragraph. just toggle to CV and fix it there for less . I use BV mostly as a locator tool. Click on the point that needs attention, then switch to CV and do the real work.

07-01-2015, 12:48 PM	#6
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Nope, will not appear. That toolbar was never in Sigil. There were some ideas in integrating TinyMCE into Sigil quite a while back, but that did not go through due to various reasons. The toolbar is as it was always. Some buttons were added, but no different toolbars between CV and BV.

07-02-2015, 06:02 AM	#8
Notjohn mostly an observer Posts: 1,518 Karma: 987654 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle	I haven't used Book View since Preview Pane came to live with us! Among its other virtues, Preview Pane keeps me from temptation, to just fix that one little typo in Book View, a fix that couldn't POSSIBLY go wrong -- an assumption that, as Ducks points out, can sometimes be hazardous.

07-08-2015, 06:47 PM	#11
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