Lost my TOC panel

Nigelinspain · 03-11-2013, 11:14 AM

I just clicked on something, I can´t remember what now, and I have lost my TOC panel.

Instead of having three panes, book browser, previewer and TOC, I now only have two panes.

I know I can open the TOC panel but it is floating and not contained in the three panes.

Anyone know how I get back to the three panes like when I first downloaded Sigil?

I´m stumped how to do this.

mrmikel · 03-11-2013, 11:17 AM

View, Table of Contents

Toxaris · 03-11-2013, 06:05 PM

Double click on the header of the floating TOC window I believe.

exaltedwombat · 03-12-2013, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toxaris

Double click on the header of the floating TOC window I believe.

...and keep your fingers crossed :-)

Nigelinspain · 03-13-2013, 06:09 AM

Thanks guys but I have tried double clicking the header on the floating TOC window and it just does not re-dock it again.

Funnily enough though, I can un-dock the book browser and when I double clicks its header it re-docks itself again.

So I can´t work out why it will not do this on the TOC panel.

Strange!

drjenkins · 03-13-2013, 09:08 AM

I just undocked my TOC panel to see what the fuss was and almost panicked when I couldn't redock it.

I finally found that if I dragged the floating panel into the main window it docked. I also found that I could drop it in various positions so that it docked at the top or left rather than the right.

I hope this works for you.

Nigelinspain · 03-15-2013, 06:19 AM

Hi, thanks for that help - I´ve just tried it and I cannot get the toc panel to dock anywhere. I´ve tried double clicking it, dropping it into different panels, triple clicking it, swearing at it and even pleading with it.

But, it still won´t re dock. I really wished I hadn´t fiddled with things in the first place now.

I have even got rid of Sigil and reloaded it again to see if that would make any difference. But it just reloaded with the same problem.

Doitsu · 03-15-2013, 06:51 AM

Have you tried deleting sigil.ini? This will reset any customizations.
The location of this file varies depending on the OS:

XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\sigil-ebook\sigil\sigil.ini
Vista/Windows 7: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\sigil-ebook\sigil\sigil.ini

(<user> is your user name.)

To be on the safe side, also make a copy of sigil.ini before you delete it.

exaltedwombat · 03-15-2013, 07:58 AM

True happiness lies, I think, in accepting that panel docking is buggy, trying the various clicks and drags, but not panicking when they don't work. It's not a showstopper, and remaking the INI file is always a last resort.

theducks · 03-15-2013, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by exaltedwombat

True happiness lies, I think, in accepting that panel docking is buggy, trying the various clicks and drags, but not panicking when they don't work. It's not a showstopper, and remaking the INI file is always a last resort.

Just save a copy of a good one, before it goes south.
What is strange, is it seems to be a Windows only bug.

I will assume that it is QT 5 is supplying the locations (wrongly) that get saved

in the ini file

AJ Starr · 03-16-2013, 03:44 PM

just renamed my sigil.ini and closed and reopened Sigil. It created a new sigil.ini but my book browser is still undocked.

While I was punching anything I could, I double clicked on the header bar for Sigil itself and it switched between full page and "restore down", but not the Book Browser.

Hopefully it will be fixed in the next release.

AJ

theducks · 03-16-2013, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AJ Starr

just renamed my sigil.ini and closed and reopened Sigil. It created a new sigil.ini but my book browser is still undocked.

While I was punching anything I could, I double clicked on the header bar for Sigil itself and it switched between full page and "restore down", but not the Book Browser.

Hopefully it will be fixed in the next release.

AJ

If rename/delete did not work... There is another one with control.

Some release back, the configuration folder changed locations. Not moved, changed. You may have another one.

Nigelinspain · 03-23-2013, 07:08 AM

Hi Doitsu, I followed your instructions, although I renamed the ini file and started up Sigil and everything is fine now.

Many thanks for your help. Hope everyone else can sort this bug out too.

03-11-2013, 11:14 AM	#1
Nigelinspain Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle	Lost my TOC panel I just clicked on something, I can´t remember what now, and I have lost my TOC panel. Instead of having three panes, book browser, previewer and TOC, I now only have two panes. I know I can open the TOC panel but it is floating and not contained in the three panes. Anyone know how I get back to the three panes like when I first downloaded Sigil? I´m stumped how to do this.

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03-11-2013, 11:17 AM	#2
mrmikel Color me gone Posts: 2,089 Karma: 1445295 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central Oregon Coast Device: PRS-300	View, Table of Contents

03-11-2013, 06:05 PM	#3
Toxaris Wizard Posts: 4,520 Karma: 121692313 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Heemskerk, NL Device: PRS-T1, Kobo Touch, Kobo Aura	Double click on the header of the floating TOC window I believe.

03-13-2013, 06:09 AM	#5
Nigelinspain Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle	Thanks guys but I have tried double clicking the header on the floating TOC window and it just does not re-dock it again. Funnily enough though, I can un-dock the book browser and when I double clicks its header it re-docks itself again. So I can´t work out why it will not do this on the TOC panel. Strange!

03-13-2013, 09:08 AM	#6
drjenkins Addict Posts: 250 Karma: 1702156 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Voyage	I just undocked my TOC panel to see what the fuss was and almost panicked when I couldn't redock it. I finally found that if I dragged the floating panel into the main window it docked. I also found that I could drop it in various positions so that it docked at the top or left rather than the right. I hope this works for you.

03-15-2013, 06:19 AM	#7
Nigelinspain Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle	Hi, thanks for that help - I´ve just tried it and I cannot get the toc panel to dock anywhere. I´ve tried double clicking it, dropping it into different panels, triple clicking it, swearing at it and even pleading with it. But, it still won´t re dock. I really wished I hadn´t fiddled with things in the first place now. I have even got rid of Sigil and reloaded it again to see if that would make any difference. But it just reloaded with the same problem.

03-15-2013, 06:51 AM	#8
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,583 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	Have you tried deleting sigil.ini? This will reset any customizations. The location of this file varies depending on the OS: XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\sigil-ebook\sigil\sigil.ini Vista/Windows 7: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\sigil-ebook\sigil\sigil.ini (<user> is your user name.) To be on the safe side, also make a copy of sigil.ini before you delete it.

03-15-2013, 07:58 AM	#9
exaltedwombat Guru Posts: 878 Karma: 2457540 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: none	True happiness lies, I think, in accepting that panel docking is buggy, trying the various clicks and drags, but not panicking when they don't work. It's not a showstopper, and remaking the INI file is always a last resort.

03-16-2013, 03:44 PM	#11
AJ Starr Guru Posts: 815 Karma: 1029784 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nebraska, USA Device: PEZ, Color Libre, 2@Sony T1, Onyx i62HD	just renamed my sigil.ini and closed and reopened Sigil. It created a new sigil.ini but my book browser is still undocked. While I was punching anything I could, I double clicked on the header bar for Sigil itself and it switched between full page and "restore down", but not the Book Browser. Hopefully it will be fixed in the next release. AJ

03-23-2013, 07:08 AM	#13
Nigelinspain Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2013 Device: Kindle	Hi Doitsu, I followed your instructions, although I renamed the ini file and started up Sigil and everything is fine now. Many thanks for your help. Hope everyone else can sort this bug out too.