Setting up plugins on Linux

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Gregg's using Linux. The Bundled Python checkbox isn't relevant to Linux users (unless they're using one of my standalone versions). Linux Sigil relies on the system Python.

What's your Linux flavor/version again, Gregg? I forget. I'd be surprised if you didn't have at least Python3.4. EDIT: in fact I know you have 3.4 (or higher) installed. Sigil wouldn't function at all otherwise. So it's merely a matter of making sure the recommended Python modules are all installed for a fully-functioning Sigil plugin framework.

Thanks Diap.

My distro is Xubuntu 16.04LTS

When I search for python in the terminal I get:

Python 2.7.12 (default, Nov 12 2018, 14:36:49) 
[GCC 5.4.0 20160609] on linux2

But when I do a file search in the File System it shows I have a Python 2.7 folder in /etc and a Python 3.5 folder in /etc.

And how would I know if I have all the recommended Python modules installed?

And I just noticed this in the Sigil plugins (screenshot). Doesn't that mean I have 3.4?

Diap, even if I have 3.4, if I don't select "bundled" there is no "external python" to select. So what do I do?

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

And I just noticed this in the Sigil plugins (screenshot). Doesn't that mean I have 3.4?

No. It doesn't. That doesn't have anything to do with what's installed on your system.

Python3.4 is the minimum Sigil needs to function. You meet that minimum. In fact, it looks like you have Python 3.5 -- which is perfectly fine

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Diap, even if I have 3.4, if I don't select "bundled" there is no "external python" to select. So what do I do?

You click the "Auto" button in "Manage Plugins" to let Sigil find a suitable Python 3 interpreter for you. If it's unsuccessful, you use the "Set" button to browse for the Python 3 executable manually. It's usually something like /usr/bin/python3.

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

And how would I know if I have all the recommended Python modules installed?

By installing and running the "Test" plugin that we created for just this very reason.
Downloads and instructions can be found here. Download testplugin_v014.zip

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

No. It doesn't. That doesn't have anything to do with what's installed on your system.

Python3.4 is the minimum Sigil needs to function. You meet that minimum. In fact, it looks like you have Python 3.5 -- which is perfectly fine


You click the "Auto" button in "Manage Plugins" to let Sigil find a suitable Python 3 interpreter for you. If it's unsuccessful, you use the "Set" button to browse for the Python 3 executable manually. It's usually something like /usr/bin/python3.


By installing and running the "Test" plugin that we created for just this very reason.
Downloads and instructions can be found here. Download testplugin_v014.zip

Of course, the Test plugin! Thanks Diap. I'm a little shell shocked by all this stuff lately. So I'm just thinking of doing a simple 400X600 pixels for the backmatter images.

I may try to get SlowSmile's plugin on my other machine. (If I put it on Sigil and don't like it, is it easy to remove?)

And what about The Test? My Sigil 9.8 seems to be working great. Do I really need to test it?

Thanks a lot. Especially for always helping me out with the Linux stuff.

[Gregg Bell]

Okay, I got it, Diap. Thanks. The "Test" plugin works great. SlowSmile's has been a little tricky. When I run it, the option screen eventually comes on, but before I can effectively choose which ones, it flashes off. I can get it back though by rolling the cursor around that area. At first glances, this plugin is amazing.

[DiapDealer]

Not sure what might be causing the disappearing widget (might be an issue with the plugin itself), but I'm glad you got it working. The good news is that if the Test plugin completed with no errors, you should be set to use just about any plugin that's out there.

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Not sure what might be causing the disappearing widget (might be an issue with the plugin itself), but I'm glad you got it working. The good news is that if the Test plugin completed with no errors, you should be set to use just about any plugin that's out there.

Thanks Diap. I have that disappearing screen thing at other times, so it's not specific to Sigil. It's usually that I'm doing something like in GIMP and a screen from a browser I was using earlier will flash on the screen--usually when I'm trying to open an image--but when I scroll the mouse around the screen the GIMP screen returns. Maybe I have too much open, but it's nothing to worry about. And yeah, "The Test" said no errors so that's good. Bring on the plugins! Ha ha.