Changing <div> tags to <p> tags

[exaltedwombat]

Originally Posted by Turtle91

I don't like a lot of shortcuts on my desktop...

This is a case where one might be useful though!. Preferences should regularly be re-examined, to check they are serving you well!

[Turtle91]

I think there might be some confusion. I only use the shortcut in the taskbar to open the default.epub file when I am starting a new book. If I am opening one in progress then I just click on the actual file...sigil is my default editor...and it opens.

Changing the properties of a shortcut is so trivial it shouldn't be a big deal.
1) right click on shortcut, select properties.
2) add "{path}/default.epub" to end of command
3) hit ok

Done

I only do that once - when I initially install sigil...now I don't have to do anything else when I start a new book, and all those default files and settings and styles are exactly how I want them. I NEVER start sigil in a "blank" configuration so have no need for the standard sigil shortcut - I'm not sure what good the blank configuration does anyone??

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Turtle91

I think there might be some confusion. I only use the shortcut in the taskbar to open the default.epub file when I am starting a new book. If I am opening one in progress then I just click on the actual file...sigil is my default editor...and it opens.

There's no confusion. I just don't see any advantage to the way you're doing it when you say Sigil is your default epub editor. What's the difference between launching Sigil with your special shortcut—adding your default.epub file as a parameter (and remembering to Save-as something new), and just clicking on the actual default.epub file (and remembering to Save-as something new)?

Not trying to be difficult, but they both involve clicking an icon and remembering to Save-as something else. What's done is done, of course, but you could have achieved the exact same effect by putting a shortcut to your default.epub file in the taskbar with zero property-wrangling.

But no biggie ... whatever works for you.

[Turtle91]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

you could have achieved the exact same effect by putting a shortcut to your default.epub file in the taskbar with zero property-wrangling.

I tried that first, but for some reason it didn't work. I don't remember exactly what it did, just that it didn't work. That's when I just fixed the properties. I'll check it again in the morning so I can describe exactly what happened.

[phossler]

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

What have you got against <div> anyway? You can assign it classes and styles just like <p>.

True, if <dev>'s are used properly, they're fine

But a lot of times (esp. with a multiplely converted book) I'll find nearly every paragraph will be

<div><p> text, text, text</p></div> or a couple of <p> tags

IMHO, a <dev> that serves no purpose, should be removed.

Paul

[Turtle91]

Originally Posted by Turtle91

I tried that first, but for some reason it didn't work. I don't remember exactly what it did, just that it didn't work. That's when I just fixed the properties. I'll check it again in the morning so I can describe exactly what happened.

yes, just checked it....it doesn't work.

If you try and drag the "default.epub" file to the task bar it reverts to a shortcut of the main program only....it will only open the "blank" sigil environment. So, adding the path to the "default.epub" file to the "Target" in the properties is the only way to do it.

Regardless of HOW you make your shortcut to a template, it is very easy to do to make a template and I highly recommend them to anyone who uses sigil regularly.

[DiapDealer]

Weird. I can add a shortcut to the default.epub file in the quicklaunch area of the taskbar, no problem. Drag & drop. Oh well.

[Turtle91]

What OS are you running?? I'm using 8 64bit.

[DiapDealer]

When I'm forced to use Windows, it's usually something much earlier and less bit-y than that. I capped out in the neighborhood of Vista, I believe. I've not even seen 8 live and in the flesh.