Possible Bug in Sigil 0.8.7

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 06:35 PM

hey I am not sure how to start new thread so post here

found bug in sigil 8.7 css file

if you put this in new css

Code:

h2.chapterNumber {
		font-size: 2em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 6em 0em 2em 0em;
}
h2.chapterTitle {
		font-size: 1.8em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: right;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 6em 0em 2em 0em;
}
h2.contentsHead {
		font-size: 1.5em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 2em 0em 3em 0em;
}
p.chapterDateline {
		font-size: 0.75em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: left;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 3em 0em;
}
.chapterOpenerText {
		font-size: 0.90em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: normal;
		line-height: 1.20em;
		text-align: justify;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
p.contentsEntry {
		font-size: 0.90em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: normal;
		text-align: left;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 1em 0em;
}
p.para {
		font-size: 0.90em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: normal;
		line-height: 1.20em;
		text-align: justify;
		text-indent: 1em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
.paraNoIndent {
		font-size: 0.90em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: normal;
		line-height: 1.20em;
		text-align: justify;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
p.spaceBreak {
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 3em 0em 3em 0em;
}
p.titlePageAuthor {
		font-size: 1.3em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 4em 0em;
}
p.titlePageCity {
		font-size: 0.75em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: normal;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
p.titlePageImprint {
		font-size: 1.3em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
p.titlePageLogo {
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
p.titlePagePublisher {
		font-size: 0.90em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 0em 0em;
}
p.titlePageText {
		font-size: 2.8em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 1em 0em 1em 0em;
}
p.titlePageTitle {
		font-size: 2em;
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
		text-align: center;
		text-indent: 0em;
	margin: 0em 0em 5em 0em;
}
span.bold {
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: bold;
}
span.italic {
		font-style: italic;
		font-weight: normal;
}
span.smallCaps {
		font-size: 0.75em;
}
span.subscript {
		font-size: 0.75em;
		vertical-align: sub;
}
span.superscript {
		font-size: 0.75em;
		vertical-align: super;
}

it cuts out at just below span bold

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 06:43 PM

very consistent if put in epub even if not used

JSWolf · 10-23-2015, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon reader

hey I am not sure how to start new thread so post here

found bug in sigil 8.7 css file

You do realize that you should be running 8.901 before posting a bug report because 8.7 is now obsolete and any fixes are for 8.901. So please try this again with 8.901and if it still happens, then report it as a bug and if not, report that it is no longer a bug.

DiapDealer · 10-23-2015, 06:52 PM

Not sure what you mean by "cuts out."

Also ... how are you "putting this in a new css"?

Do you mean pasting?

As JSWolf mentioned, we are currently at v0.8.901 (and getting ready for 0.9.0). If you're going to stick with an older version of Sigil, I'd go with 0.8.6 -- as 0.8.7 had known issues. Either way, it's not likely that there's going to be any more versions or bugfixes in the 0.8.x line. Please do let us know if the problem persists in the current version.

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 06:57 PM

yes i am pasting.

also using windows 7

tried new version of sigil had large blank spaces in code view.

same problem was in sigil 7.4

KevinH · 10-23-2015, 07:06 PM

Hi,
Again you are being much much too vague for us to say anything. You can do a screen capture of what you are seeing and post it as an attachment to your posts (just make sure they are not too big) if you think it might better explain things.

Kevin

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon reader

yes i am pasting.

also using windows 7

tried new version of sigil had large blank spaces in code view.

same problem was in sigil 7.4

DiapDealer · 10-23-2015, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon reader

yes i am pasting.

also using windows 7

tried new version of sigil had large blank spaces in code view.

same problem was in sigil 7.4

So you're saying that when you copy all of your css above and try to paste it into an empty (and new) css file, that it doesn't all get pasted? I've never really experienced any sort of copy/paste limitation like that with any versions of Sigil (your sample css is not overly large in my opinion).

Do you perhaps have some kind of extra clipboard management software running that might be interfering?

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 07:38 PM

just take an epub, save. set new css file and put in css entries; and save. close sigil and restart. problem will show up when you go to css file.

am using sigil 8.7

on windows 7 home

problem has shown up when pasting in css file

or doing it by hand.

scroll bar will not go all the way down to below span.bold entry; unless press enter to move css entry. this } is almost fully visible when scroll bar stop.

found same problem when going to untouched epub book, adding blank stylesheet. Pasting in all of the new css entries and saving. then restarting sigil and going to css file.

KevinH · 10-23-2015, 08:29 PM

Hi,

Just tried it on Mac with the latest build and no problems whatsoever.
So this is something specific to Windows or more likely your machine.

Have you changed the size of default fonts or played with fonts used inside Sigil (not your ebook) in some way?

Go to Sigil Preferences and look at Appearance. Then look at the CSS / Code View area and see what font you are using and what font size. Does changing this setting have any influence on what you are seeing?

KevinH

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon reader

just take an epub, save. set new css file and put in css entries; and save. close sigil and restart. problem will show up when you go to css file.

am using sigil 8.7

on windows 7 home

problem has shown up when pasting in css file

or doing it by hand.

scroll bar will not go all the way down to below span.bold entry; unless press enter to move css entry. this } is almost fully visible when scroll bar stop.

found same problem when going to untouched epub book, adding blank stylesheet. Pasting in all of the new css entries and saving. then restarting sigil and going to css file.

theducks · 10-23-2015, 08:58 PM

You are saying this is a only GUI (failure to grow on a large paste) flaw?
Have you done a Save? Did it grow then?

Does the CSS span.bold work?

To be honest, I use Files: ADD (existing) for more than a snippet of CSS code.
This looks like a 'house' css, so why not use that method.

BTW I have use Sigil 8.7 on W7pro and W10 and not had anything like that happen

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 09:26 PM

css / code view 12

standard font : Consolas

it changes at 14 with no problems.

it also gradually becomes more visible as you go down to 9.

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 09:35 PM

yes span. bold works

{
font-style: italic;
font-weight: normal;
}

dragon reader · 10-23-2015, 09:36 PM

made a goof

should have been

span.bold {
font-style: normal;
font-weight: bold;
}

KevinH · 10-23-2015, 09:53 PM

Please try changing Consolas to Courier or Courier New and let me know if that changes anything. There have been many reports of bugs in the Consolas font causing many display issues but strangely only for some and as far as I know, no one has ever tracked it down.

DiapDealer · 10-23-2015, 09:58 PM

I've experienced this weird display issue before (but on a much older version of Sigil). I haven't seen it for a long time, but it's definitely a font or some some device-specific thing.

10-23-2015, 06:52 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,366 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Not sure what you mean by "cuts out." Also ... how are you "putting this in a new css"? Do you mean pasting? As JSWolf mentioned, we are currently at v0.8.901 (and getting ready for 0.9.0). If you're going to stick with an older version of Sigil, I'd go with 0.8.6 -- as 0.8.7 had known issues. Either way, it's not likely that there's going to be any more versions or bugfixes in the 0.8.x line. Please do let us know if the problem persists in the current version. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-23-2015 at 07:05 PM.

10-23-2015, 09:58 PM	#15
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,366 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I've experienced this weird display issue before (but on a much older version of Sigil). I haven't seen it for a long time, but it's definitely a font or some some device-specific thing. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-23-2015 at 10:16 PM.

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10-23-2015, 06:43 PM	#2
dragon reader Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	very consistent if put in epub even if not used

10-23-2015, 06:57 PM	#5
dragon reader Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	yes i am pasting. also using windows 7 tried new version of sigil had large blank spaces in code view. same problem was in sigil 7.4

10-23-2015, 07:38 PM	#8
dragon reader Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	just take an epub, save. set new css file and put in css entries; and save. close sigil and restart. problem will show up when you go to css file. am using sigil 8.7 on windows 7 home problem has shown up when pasting in css file or doing it by hand. scroll bar will not go all the way down to below span.bold entry; unless press enter to move css entry. this } is almost fully visible when scroll bar stop. found same problem when going to untouched epub book, adding blank stylesheet. Pasting in all of the new css entries and saving. then restarting sigil and going to css file.

10-23-2015, 08:58 PM	#10
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	You are saying this is a only GUI (failure to grow on a large paste) flaw? Have you done a Save? Did it grow then? Does the CSS span.bold work? To be honest, I use Files: ADD (existing) for more than a snippet of CSS code. This looks like a 'house' css, so why not use that method. BTW I have use Sigil 8.7 on W7pro and W10 and not had anything like that happen

10-23-2015, 09:26 PM	#11
dragon reader Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	css / code view 12 standard font : Consolas it changes at 14 with no problems. it also gradually becomes more visible as you go down to 9.

10-23-2015, 09:35 PM	#12
dragon reader Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	yes span. bold works { font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; }

10-23-2015, 09:36 PM	#13
dragon reader Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Device: none	made a goof should have been span.bold { font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; }

10-23-2015, 09:53 PM	#14
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,488 Karma: 5703586 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Please try changing Consolas to Courier or Courier New and let me know if that changes anything. There have been many reports of bugs in the Consolas font causing many display issues but strangely only for some and as far as I know, no one has ever tracked it down.

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