Sigil-2.6.0 Released

[DiapDealer]

Sigil 2.6.0

Sigil 2.6.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

• Added in new CodeView Insert menu item: "Role..." (epub3 only) to make adding Aria role attributes and epub:type attributes where allowed easier
• Added in new CodeView Insert menu item: "Aria Clips..." (epub3 only) to make adding code clips that improving Accessibility easier.
• Made the Epub3 Tools menu submenu items be shown as disabled on Epub2

Bug Fixes

• prevent crash on Windows when hand typing in an external url in Add Existing files
• fix bug in how nav is handled by Prettify (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• fix bug in wait cursor appearing when showing last epub open warnings
• fix crash caused by empty Automate lists (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• fix wild card disconnection Qt warnings
• fix class initialization reorder warnings
• remove now unnecessary workaround for sys.argv not being defined in embedded python
• fix bugs in regex search and replace by using PCRE2 NOTEMPTY to match Sigil logic

--------------------------------Notes -----------------------------------

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives):

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All Sigil binary (and source) downloads can also be found as assets at the bottom of The Sigil-2.6.0 Github Release page.

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[AntoniDol]

The preview in 2.6.0 is blank for all files in the epub3 e-book.
Will there be a quick correct version or should I install the previous version?

Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎29-‎3-‎2021
OS Build 19045.6093

Sigil version: 2.6.0
Loaded Qt: 6.8.2
Build time: 2025.07.17 05:29:20 UTC

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by AntoniDol

The preview in 2.6.0 is blank for all files in the epub3 e-book.
Will there be a quick correct version or should I install the previous version?

There is no need for a new Sigil version--quick or otherwise. 2.6.0 is running fine on several Windows 10 machines that I test on.

What was your previous Sigil version?

I ask because a blank Preview is typical of an insufficient graphics card (or graphics driver) to run the version of QtWebEngine that Sigil uses. But that version of QtWebEngine has been the same for 3 or 4 Sigil releases now.

Things to try:

1) Make sure the driver for your graphics card is updated to the latest version.

2) Under the Advanced tab of Sigil's General preferences section, try checking the "Disable GPU Acceleration of QtWebEngine/Preview" check box and restarting Sigil. Newer versions of Qt6 are leaving more and more graphics cards behind.

3) If that doesn't work, try creating a system environment variable called QSG_RHI_BACKEND and setting its value to 'opengl' (without the quotes). You may need to restart for things to take effect.

[AntoniDol]

Under the Advanced tab of Sigil's General preferences section, try checking the "Disable GPU Acceleration of QtWebEngine/Preview" check box and restarting Sigil.

That worked. Thx!

[DiapDealer]

Great! Glad to hear it. Note that under normal circumstances, turning off acceleration is not going to cause any noticeable slowdown in preview rendering.

[RbnJrg]

How must I do to remove an especific icon from the toolbar? By doing right click on the toolbar I can't find what I want to remove.

[KevinH]

Go to the Sigil MainWindow View menu, then to toolbars, then uncheck whichever toolbar sections you want to hide.

I regularly do this with the Donate button as it is unused.

Some toolbar icons are in their own sections, while others are not. If there is demand, I can change things for a future release to make a specific icon be in its own section to stand alone and be more easily hidden.

[pete6055]

Hi Kevin,

I just noticed that 2.6.0 adding an existing file brings up a stripped down dialogue window without the folder options as set in View of Windows Explorer. Is there a way for me to set my dialogue window preferences in Sigil? Thanks,

[KevinH]

That "stripped down" dialogue window is Qt non-native file dialog window instead of the native Windows file dialog. This was done to prevent a crash caused by the Windows native dialog box allowing the user to hand enter an external urls when it was explicitly asked for file paths.

See this thread for the bug report about the crash and the resolution:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=368479

FWIW, it is not actually "stripped down". It is just different. You can hand type any path and drag its folder into the left hand side window pane and it will be remembered and be there for future use. Everything you need to do with the native dialog can be done with the Qt non-native dialog. Plus the non-native dialog is safer and prevents crashes on Windows.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by pete6055

I just noticed that 2.6.0 adding an existing file brings up a stripped down dialogue window without the folder options as set in View of Windows Explorer. Is there a way for me to set my dialogue window preferences in Sigil? Thanks,

We had to switch to a non-native dialog on Windows (macOS was already that way) to prevent crashes with Add Existing. But you can drag your favorite folders from the right to the left, as well as set list view vs detail view (all will be remembered for next time--including sort order), but it's not going to match the Windows Explorer view point for point. The multiple thumbnail size choices will not be available for one. But you can right-click and show/hide hidden files/folders.

EDIT: took too long typing!

[pete6055]

Thanks. It adds steps (more typing) and I can not use check boxes, for example. But, yes it is functional, and as always, your effort is appreciated

[Turtle91]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

We had to switch to a non-native dialog on Windows (macOS was already that way) to prevent crashes with Add Existing. But you can drag your favorite folders from the right to the left, as well as set list view vs detail view (all will be remembered for next time--including sort order), but it's not going to match the Windows Explorer view point for point. The multiple thumbnail size choices will not be available for one. But you can right-click and show/hide hidden files/folders.

EDIT: took too long typing!

Awesome...I didn't know you could drag folders and it would remember them!! I was getting very worried...

Thanks!