Sigil, the ePub editor - Page 12

Valloric · 09-21-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Hi Valloric,

first of all: thanks for Sigil, it looks like a perfect solution for creating epub documents.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

- it's a bit slow when editing a document of 50 chapters (but if I'm correct, you're allready working on that)

Yes, working on it. Performance will go way up after the redesign to a multi-flow editing environment.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

- a css-editor would be very much appreciated! At this moment, I open up the epub file (after renaming it to .zip) to get access to the css file inside. Quite tedious and risky!

All of your CSS files are copied to <style> tags which you can see (and edit) in Code View. The <style> tags are converted back to explicit CSS files on export.

But a dedicated CSS editor should come with the aforementioned redesign.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

- something of a script engine would be nice, for example to automaticaly insert "drop capital" code at the start of every chapter

I've been thinking about exposing the internals of Sigil to an embedded version of Python (or Lua, or C# through embedded Mono). This should let you do what your asking, and much more.

What do others think of this?

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

(I'm not really sure about this, but my BeBook does not seem to find the Garamond font file which I copied to my Bebook font directory. However, when I manually include the font file in my epub file, it will display my Garamond text correctly).

See this thread for embedding permanent fonts on a Reading Device for use in all epubs. It's for the Sony Reader's, but maybe there's some information for BeBook users. Especially if BeBook uses ADE.

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Originally Posted by JohnnyD

- font management. This would mean maintaining a font directory in the epub file and adjusting the css file accordingly.

I was planning on shipping 0.1.0 with font embeding support, but the Qt Framework (on which Sigil is built) has some bugs in this area so the feature was left out. Point being, some memory issues are causing Qt's version of WebKit to segfault on exit if the application uses localy referenced fonts. It's a bit complicated. Some font embedding functionality is still present in Sigil but is unsupported.

I've tested Sigil against the tech preview of the next version of Qt (4.6.0), and it doesn't seem to crash. Still fails to load alternate fonts though...

I'll take another look at this when 4.6.0 ships, which should be in about a month or two. If they haven't fixed it by then, I'll bloody well fix it myself in a forked version of Qt. Nokia is starting to piss me off on this and many other Qt issues.

Thanis · 09-23-2009, 04:10 PM

Looks like a nice editor! Thanks!

Valloric · 09-24-2009, 12:03 PM

[Discussion about a possible scripting engine in Sigil moved to its own thread.]

Josch91 · 09-28-2009, 10:12 AM

Is it possible to rename the chapters in the TOC Editor?

Valloric · 09-28-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Josch91

Is it possible to rename the chapters in the TOC Editor?

Not currently. It should have been done already, but I forgot since it wasn't on the issue tracker. So add it as a new issue.

Josch91 · 09-28-2009, 11:07 AM

I added it as a new issue.

Josch91 · 10-04-2009, 07:43 AM

Wow, thank you for the implementation!

I'm looking forward to version 0.14.

orion2001 · 10-05-2009, 01:56 AM

Great work with Sigil! I really like it and I can't wait to see it blossom with all the new features that are in the works. One question I had which might be a bit silly:

Is it possible to have a footer and header in EPUB books like in the case of LRF books? I guess with HTML, it would have to be some kind of static frame/block. Dunno if that is actually supported or do-able. I do like to have a footer with the current chapter in most of my ebooks so it would be nice to have that.

All in all, as I have been tinkering with epub ebooks, I am liking it more and more. The formatting looks great and is easy to modify and tweak with simple css rules.

Thanks for all the great work!

Valloric · 10-05-2009, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by orion2001

Is it possible to have a footer and header in EPUB books like in the case of LRF books?

Yes, it's in the OPS specification (scroll down to the footnotes). Sadly I don't know of a Reading System that supports it yet.

orion2001 · 10-05-2009, 10:37 AM

Thanks for the link Valloric. Looks like it is in the specifications just fine. So if I understand what you said, even if I had a div with the header display style the PRS-505 won't display it?

Valloric · 10-05-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by orion2001

Thanks for the link Valloric. Looks like it is in the specifications just fine. So if I understand what you said, even if I had a div with the header display style the PRS-505 won't display it?

AFAIK no. I haven't tested it myself, but I've heard ADE doesn't support it (and all the mobile devices that support epub are running the ADE SDK).

netman49 · 10-09-2009, 04:00 AM

Hi,

Does anyone know if it is possible to link ePub files to eachother?
For example linking a name in one ePub file to a biography in another ePub file?

I know it is possible to create links within the ePub file and to create links to (external) URL's, but what I mean is a "href link" in one ePub file to an anchor in another ePub file.

Valloric · 10-09-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by netman49

Does anyone know if it is possible to link ePub files to eachother?
For example linking a name in one ePub file to a biography in another ePub file?

Not in any way that would work on multiple Reading Systems, no.

alecE · 10-11-2009, 05:42 AM

Valloric, thank you so much for Sigil! I've just downloaded 0.1.4 and I'm so impressed. Really looking forward to using it. Thanks again.

GeoffC · 10-12-2009, 10:55 AM

Is it possible to prevent the insertion of an extra line between text.
The coding of poem structure correctly inserts the blocks within <pre> tags, but still insists on an extra line feed/carriage return between each line such that;

aaaaaaaaaa
bbbbbbbbbb becomes

aaaaaaaaaa

bbbbbbbbbb

Also is there a way to supress the insistence of adding 4 character insert at the start of a new 'chapter' - other than manually manipulating the code ?

10-09-2009, 04:00 AM	#177
netman49 Publisher Posts: 26 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Netherlands Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-650, iPod Touch, iPad	Linking ePub files to eachother Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to link ePub files to eachother? For example linking a name in one ePub file to a biography in another ePub file? I know it is possible to create links within the ePub file and to create links to (external) URL's, but what I mean is a "href link" in one ePub file to an anchor in another ePub file.

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orion2001 Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 24658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	Great work with Sigil! I really like it and I can't wait to see it blossom with all the new features that are in the works. One question I had which might be a bit silly: Is it possible to have a footer and header in EPUB books like in the case of LRF books? I guess with HTML, it would have to be some kind of static frame/block. Dunno if that is actually supported or do-able. I do like to have a footer with the current chapter in most of my ebooks so it would be nice to have that. All in all, as I have been tinkering with epub ebooks, I am liking it more and more. The formatting looks great and is easy to modify and tweak with simple css rules. Thanks for all the great work!

10-05-2009, 10:37 AM	#175
orion2001 Groupie Posts: 162 Karma: 24658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505	Thanks for the link Valloric. Looks like it is in the specifications just fine. So if I understand what you said, even if I had a div with the header display style the PRS-505 won't display it?

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alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	Valloric, thank you so much for Sigil! I've just downloaded 0.1.4 and I'm so impressed. Really looking forward to using it. Thanks again.

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GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Is it possible to prevent the insertion of an extra line between text. The coding of poem structure correctly inserts the blocks within <pre> tags, but still insists on an extra line feed/carriage return between each line such that; aaaaaaaaaa bbbbbbbbbb becomes aaaaaaaaaa bbbbbbbbbb Also is there a way to supress the insistence of adding 4 character insert at the start of a new 'chapter' - other than manually manipulating the code ?

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