Suggestions for Sigil Improvements or New Features - Page 4

DiapDealer · 09-30-2025, 07:09 PM

Are those alt+F1-5 shortcuts limited to that particular menu? I'm trying to figure out if expanding from 5 to 9 would affect users who may have already made use of alt+F6-9 for other purposes in Sigil.

BetterRed · 09-30-2025, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Are those alt+F1-5 shortcuts limited to that particular menu? I'm trying to figure out if expanding from 5 to 9 would affect users who may have already made use of alt+F6-9 for other purposes in Sigil.

It's not Alt+F1, Alt+F2… +F5

Its Alt+F to open the File drop down menu and then 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 - two key strokes - i.e. Alt+F,3 opens the third title.

BR

DiapDealer · 09-30-2025, 09:05 PM

Got it.

theducks · 10-01-2025, 09:13 AM

Once again it amazes me on how many different ways our users use Sigil (and Calibre).
I some times open a Calibre viewer (or content server page) for reference or a simple copy and paste into Sigil.

Getting the results we want, is our goal.
Sometimes MR members have a more efficient way (or not). These forums allow exposure to how other do e-book edit tasks. That allows CHOICES

DiapDealer · 10-01-2025, 09:24 AM

For the record: the code to have both the HeadingChange and CaseChange QToolButtons remember their last used action has been pushed to GitHub. It will be included in the next release (and is available for those who compile their own Sigil versions).

bissjoe · 10-01-2025, 07:37 PM

This is a minor feature, but it would ease working with Sigil for me. Basically, it would be the possibility (via an option) to hide ".xhtml" and maybe any other file extension in the Book Browser. Hovering over a file would show the full name with the extension in the tooltip, though.
Having the file extensions displayed in the Book Browser make it harder for me to read the actual important part of the name. It's like a clutter because it does not really add new information (it's the same text string ".xhtml" repeated over and over again).

philja · 10-02-2025, 03:44 AM

Would it be possible for the Mac versions of Sigil to show Mac keyboard shortcuts in the Preferences window?

When I'm using the MacBook, at present all shortcuts show Ctrl, Alt and the Ctrl is not the Mac control key.

The current display of shortcuts is misleading and unusable as presented.

DiapDealer · 10-02-2025, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by philja

The current display of shortcuts is misleading and unusable as presented.

"Unusable" might be a bit exaggerated, don't you think? Countless people have managed to use (and customize) Sigil keyboard shortcuts on macOS for many years.

KevinH · 10-02-2025, 09:22 AM

And it is explained why Qt decided to make that change for Mac users (see the user guide) so that common shortcut key sequences exist and are usable cross platform (ie think copy and paste so that Command+C works as Ctrl+C, etc). It has been that way since the beginning of Sigil and will not change. Sigil is a cross platform app not just a Mac app.

Sigil will ignore Mac-only nonsense like constantly changing icons and shortcuts and other poor choices early Apple designers made to standardize to cross-platform code with the fewest ifdefs possible.

KevinH · 10-02-2025, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bissjoe

This is a minor feature, but it would ease working with Sigil for me. Basically, it would be the possibility (via an option) to hide ".xhtml" and maybe any other file extension in the Book Browser. Hovering over a file would show the full name with the extension in the tooltip, though.
Having the file extensions displayed in the Book Browser make it harder for me to read the actual important part of the name. It's like a clutter because it does not really add new information (it's the same text string ".xhtml" repeated over and over again).

Sorry. No. See the answer to your duplicate post in its own thread.

KevinH · Yesterday, 02:25 PM

Okay, I have spent a few full days trying to come up with a way to make the Automation work more like Plugins with a top level Automation menu that allows any name you want for the automation files.

This has been a really invasive change since it touches the MainWindow interface in so many places and automation files must be allowed to have any unique identifiers as long as they fit the pattern: "automate" + identifier_string + ".txt" so that all of this remains backwards compatible with our previous version of automations lists. These screen caps show the identifiers as "01" and "02" but of course the user gets to set those (but it will start this way for backwards compatibility since only automate 01, 02 and/or 03 can exist.

Here are some screenshots showing the new top menu, the dynamically created run and edit menus under the Automation top menu. With these changes the Automation toolbar icons will be treated just like run plugins buttons with no delay or pull down menus.

Please give these a look. If people like this degree of change and think automation lists are important enough to need this type of treatment please let us know in this thread.

If there is general agreement, I will keep working on it.

Otherwise please suggest a smaller/simpler interface that people can live with.

naglis · Yesterday, 03:50 PM

Image descriptions inside <img> tag alt attribute in accessible EPUBs can be lengthy and thus contain spelling mistakes. The ability to check the spelling of the text inside the alt attribute would be really helpful. Would it be possible to do that?

KevinH · Yesterday, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naglis

Image descriptions inside <img> tag alt attribute in accessible EPUBs can be lengthy and thus contain spelling mistakes. The ability to check the spelling of the text inside the alt attribute would be really helpful. Would it be possible to do that?

It should be possible to detect img alt text when building the set of words to spellcheck but I think separating into its own function might be better.

Honestly, spellchecking img alt text might be better suited to a plugin that does exactly and only that.

Such a plugin could also spellcheck metadata alt values as well.

Let me think about it.

BetterRed · Yesterday, 06:40 PM

Reminder in status line if not using latest version - e.g.

Installed Version 2.5, Version 2.7 available here

BR

KevinH · Yesterday, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

Reminder in status line if not using latest version - e.g.

Installed Version 2.5, Version 2.7 available here

BR

Sigil already lets you know when a new version is available.

10-01-2025, 07:37 PM	#51
bissjoe Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2025 Device: Kobo Aura	Hide file extensions in Book Browser This is a minor feature, but it would ease working with Sigil for me. Basically, it would be the possibility (via an option) to hide ".xhtml" and maybe any other file extension in the Book Browser. Hovering over a file would show the full name with the extension in the tooltip, though. Having the file extensions displayed in the Book Browser make it harder for me to read the actual important part of the name. It's like a clutter because it does not really add new information (it's the same text string ".xhtml" repeated over and over again).

10-02-2025, 09:22 AM	#54
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,995 Karma: 6361444 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	And it is explained why Qt decided to make that change for Mac users (see the user guide) so that common shortcut key sequences exist and are usable cross platform (ie think copy and paste so that Command+C works as Ctrl+C, etc). It has been that way since the beginning of Sigil and will not change. Sigil is a cross platform app not just a Mac app. Sigil will ignore Mac-only nonsense like constantly changing icons and shortcuts and other poor choices early Apple designers made to standardize to cross-platform code with the fewest ifdefs possible. Last edited by KevinH; 10-02-2025 at 09:27 AM.

Yesterday, 02:25 PM	#56
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 8,995 Karma: 6361444 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Okay, I have spent a few full days trying to come up with a way to make the Automation work more like Plugins with a top level Automation menu that allows any name you want for the automation files. This has been a really invasive change since it touches the MainWindow interface in so many places and automation files must be allowed to have any unique identifiers as long as they fit the pattern: "automate" + identifier_string + ".txt" so that all of this remains backwards compatible with our previous version of automations lists. These screen caps show the identifiers as "01" and "02" but of course the user gets to set those (but it will start this way for backwards compatibility since only automate 01, 02 and/or 03 can exist. Here are some screenshots showing the new top menu, the dynamically created run and edit menus under the Automation top menu. With these changes the Automation toolbar icons will be treated just like run plugins buttons with no delay or pull down menus. Please give these a look. If people like this degree of change and think automation lists are important enough to need this type of treatment please let us know in this thread. If there is general agreement, I will keep working on it. Otherwise please suggest a smaller/simpler interface that people can live with. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by KevinH; Yesterday at 06:52 PM.

Yesterday, 03:50 PM	#57
naglis Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2025 Device: none	Spell check inside img alt attribute Image descriptions inside <img> tag alt attribute in accessible EPUBs can be lengthy and thus contain spelling mistakes. The ability to check the spelling of the text inside the alt attribute would be really helpful. Would it be possible to do that?

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09-30-2025, 07:09 PM	#46
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,818 Karma: 206879174 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Are those alt+F1-5 shortcuts limited to that particular menu? I'm trying to figure out if expanding from 5 to 9 would affect users who may have already made use of alt+F6-9 for other purposes in Sigil.

09-30-2025, 09:05 PM	#48
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,818 Karma: 206879174 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Got it.

10-01-2025, 09:13 AM	#49
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,206 Karma: 60406678 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Once again it amazes me on how many different ways our users use Sigil (and Calibre). I some times open a Calibre viewer (or content server page) for reference or a simple copy and paste into Sigil. Getting the results we want, is our goal. Sometimes MR members have a more efficient way (or not). These forums allow exposure to how other do e-book edit tasks. That allows CHOICES

10-01-2025, 09:24 AM	#50
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,818 Karma: 206879174 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	For the record: the code to have both the HeadingChange and CaseChange QToolButtons remember their last used action has been pushed to GitHub. It will be included in the next release (and is available for those who compile their own Sigil versions).

10-02-2025, 03:44 AM	#52
philja Addict Posts: 287 Karma: 516 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Europe EEC Device: Kindle Fire HD6 & HD8	Would it be possible for the Mac versions of Sigil to show Mac keyboard shortcuts in the Preferences window? When I'm using the MacBook, at present all shortcuts show Ctrl, Alt and the Ctrl is not the Mac control key. The current display of shortcuts is misleading and unusable as presented.

Yesterday, 06:40 PM	#59
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,947 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Reminder in status line if not using latest version - e.g. Installed Version 2.5, Version 2.7 available here BR