Working with Clips - need help

wlashack · 03-29-2018, 06:47 AM

Hello,
I started working with clips in Sigil and found there are placeholders like \1, \U, \E etc. Is threre a source that explains meanings and possibilities of these symbols? And an overall help guide about creating clips in Sigil?

Thanks.

Maui · 03-29-2018, 07:31 AM

These "placeholders" are nothing special for Sigil, but are coming from regular expressions, a good site for this is https://www.regular-expressions.info/

To get the whole advantage of Sigil's performance you need to learn them anyhow

wlashack · 03-29-2018, 08:51 AM

Oh! Thanks a lot!

MickiTee · 03-29-2018, 04:20 PM

The Sigil User Guide is also a good resource. Don't worry that its a couple of versions out of date its still excellent for core functions like Clips and Saved Searches.

wlashack · 03-29-2018, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MickiTee

The Sigil User Guide is also a good resource. Don't worry that its a couple of versions out of date its still excellent for core functions like Clips and Saved Searches.

Thanks for advice, but if you mean the file Sigil_User_Guide_0_7_2.epub on this page, I am not able to open it after download, Sigil says there is some problem.

DiapDealer · 03-29-2018, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlashack

Thanks for advice, but if you mean the file Sigil_User_Guide_0_7_2.epub on this page, I am not able to open it after download, Sigil says there is some problem.

Use the download links from the Downloading Sigil sticky thread.

Namely this one: https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...ide_0_7_2.epub. Downloading individual files from a github source tree on the web can be a bit of a pain.

It'd be pretty silly of us to have a manual for Sigil that Sigil couldn't open.

wlashack · 03-29-2018, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Use the download links from the Downloading Sigil sticky thread.

Namely this one: https://github.com/Sigil-Ebook/Sigil...ide_0_7_2.epub

It'd be pretty silly of us to have a manual for Sigil that Sigil couldn't open.

Look like YOUR link works.

Thanks a lot. And yes, it is a little bit funny thing, but true.

03-29-2018, 06:47 AM	#1
wlashack Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: none	Working with Clips - need help Hello, I started working with clips in Sigil and found there are placeholders like \1, \U, \E etc. Is threre a source that explains meanings and possibilities of these symbols? And an overall help guide about creating clips in Sigil? Thanks.

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Maui Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 600000 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: Galaxy Tab S2	These "placeholders" are nothing special for Sigil, but are coming from regular expressions, a good site for this is https://www.regular-expressions.info/ To get the whole advantage of Sigil's performance you need to learn them anyhow

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wlashack Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: none	Oh! Thanks a lot!

03-29-2018, 04:20 PM	#4
MickiTee Guru Posts: 866 Karma: 4097942 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London, UK Device: Sony PRS-505, Pocketbook TL3, TL4, TL5	The Sigil User Guide is also a good resource. Don't worry that its a couple of versions out of date its still excellent for core functions like Clips and Saved Searches.