Trouble saving Controls for Saved Search - Page 3

KevinH · 02-07-2022, 01:53 PM

Not a problem. You have contributed much to Sigil and helped numerous people here on the forums in many ways. It was the least I could do.

Thanks for testing and reporting back bugs.

PapaKilo · 02-17-2025, 04:49 PM

I'm using ver 2.4.2 and when I try and change the 'Saved Searches' 'Controls' all it does is blank the field and nothing I can do brings it back or allows any changes.

All I'm trying to do is uncheck the DotAll flag for one particular search.

I can't put the controls back in, nothing I've tried allows me to save anything in the Controls field. It just stays blank even if I Save and re-load the Saved Searches.

I assume there is no possibility of adding Save/Cancel buttons to the dialog.

Paul

PapaKilo · 02-17-2025, 04:50 PM

p.s. I'm using Win 11.

Paul

theducks · 02-17-2025, 05:01 PM

In (tools) saved searches
Select the value shown in the Controls column: Press F2 and edit (there is a popup)

PapaKilo · 02-17-2025, 05:05 PM

Well the popup doesn't work, but I can edit sigil_searches_v6.ini and change it that way.

Paul

KevinH · 02-17-2025, 05:07 PM

It all works for me. So perhaps you do not understand how this kind of item delegate works in Qt? Item delegate's are designed to edit *within* the table cell so as soon as you leave the cell, the value is saved. Unfortunately the Item delegate used for controls in saved searches is much too large to fit inside the Saved Searches control field so it "pops up" on top. To save a value simple click outside the pop-up, effectively auto saving the item delegate's contents.

Please do as theducks said or just double-click on the Control field of any item, the popup dialog appears, and when done changing things, do NOT hit the close control as that aborts the changes.

Just click anywhere outside the popup dialog and your changes will be saved and the pop-up will go away and control and focus will be back in Saved Searches.

It has always worked this way.

PapaKilo · 02-17-2025, 05:10 PM

Wow, that's weird, after I edited the ini file I tried again and now it works.

Well I guess it sucks to be me!

Paul

KevinH · 02-17-2025, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaKilo

Wow, that's weird, after I edited the ini file I tried again and now it works.

Well I guess it sucks to be me!

Paul

I wonder if the Control pop-up editor dialog, somehow came into being *underneath* Sigil or its Saved Searches dialog?

PapaKilo · 02-21-2025, 06:33 PM

Don't think so. The dialog would come up but nothing I did to/with it changed anything, the Controls field stayed blank.

But it's working now just like it's supposed to.

I really do think it should have a Save and Cancel button though. But that's not a big deal for me.

Paul

02-17-2025, 05:07 PM	#36
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	It all works for me. So perhaps you do not understand how this kind of item delegate works in Qt? Item delegate's are designed to edit within the table cell so as soon as you leave the cell, the value is saved. Unfortunately the Item delegate used for controls in saved searches is much too large to fit inside the Saved Searches control field so it "pops up" on top. To save a value simple click outside the pop-up, effectively auto saving the item delegate's contents. Please do as theducks said or just double-click on the Control field of any item, the popup dialog appears, and when done changing things, do NOT hit the close control as that aborts the changes. Just click anywhere outside the popup dialog and your changes will be saved and the pop-up will go away and control and focus will be back in Saved Searches. It has always worked this way. Last edited by KevinH; 02-17-2025 at 05:41 PM.

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02-07-2022, 01:53 PM	#31
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Not a problem. You have contributed much to Sigil and helped numerous people here on the forums in many ways. It was the least I could do. Thanks for testing and reporting back bugs.

02-17-2025, 04:49 PM	#32
PapaKilo Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida USA Device: Android, kindle	I'm using ver 2.4.2 and when I try and change the 'Saved Searches' 'Controls' all it does is blank the field and nothing I can do brings it back or allows any changes. All I'm trying to do is uncheck the DotAll flag for one particular search. I can't put the controls back in, nothing I've tried allows me to save anything in the Controls field. It just stays blank even if I Save and re-load the Saved Searches. I assume there is no possibility of adding Save/Cancel buttons to the dialog. Paul

02-17-2025, 04:50 PM	#33
PapaKilo Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida USA Device: Android, kindle	p.s. I'm using Win 11. Paul

02-17-2025, 05:01 PM	#34
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	In (tools) saved searches Select the value shown in the Controls column: Press F2 and edit (there is a popup)

02-17-2025, 05:05 PM	#35
PapaKilo Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida USA Device: Android, kindle	Well the popup doesn't work, but I can edit sigil_searches_v6.ini and change it that way. Paul

02-17-2025, 05:10 PM	#37
PapaKilo Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida USA Device: Android, kindle	Wow, that's weird, after I edited the ini file I tried again and now it works. Well I guess it sucks to be me! Paul

02-21-2025, 06:33 PM	#39
PapaKilo Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Florida USA Device: Android, kindle	Don't think so. The dialog would come up but nothing I did to/with it changed anything, the Controls field stayed blank. But it's working now just like it's supposed to. I really do think it should have a Save and Cancel button though. But that's not a big deal for me. Paul