Print Preview in Sigil

RbnJrg · 02-09-2023, 10:46 AM

Under Arch Linux, when I want to activate that command, I can't see anything, nothing is showed in the window that appears. It's me or there is a bug there?

DiapDealer · 02-09-2023, 12:09 PM

Not sure. It worked for me on Arch last time I was testing it, but that's been a while. Are you using Sigil from the repos, or building your own? Qt5 or Qt6?

BetterRed · 02-09-2023, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RbnJrg

Under Arch Linux, when I want to activate that command, I can't see anything, nothing is showed in the window that appears. It's me or there is a bug there?

Never knew it was there until now - but same on Windows 10.

BR

DiapDealer · 02-09-2023, 01:34 PM

I'm thinking of something else. I forgot those options in the File menu were even there.

DiapDealer · 02-09-2023, 01:48 PM

Pretty sure these haven't worked for a long time.

RbnJrg · 02-09-2023, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Are you using Sigil from the repos, or building your own? Qt5 or Qt6?

The issue is with both versions, from the repos and with the built from me (Qt5).

RbnJrg · 02-09-2023, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I forgot those options in the File menu were even there.

Well, enable those options again in the next Sigil release

RbnJrg · 02-09-2023, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Pretty sure these haven't worked for a long time.

It seems that you are right; I have just checked Sigil 1.8.0 and the command doesn't work there either.

KevinH · 02-09-2023, 02:37 PM

Does anyone have access to even earlier Sigil versions before 1.8? If so I would love to know under which version of Sigil this actually worked?

Also what kind of tab are you testing this with? xhtml, css, image, or ?

Doitsu · 02-09-2023, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinH

Does anyone have access to even earlier Sigil versions before 1.8?

Appears to be working in Sigil 0.9.8 (Windows).

BetterRed · 02-09-2023, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinH

Also what kind of tab are you testing this with? xhtml, css, image, or ?

xhtml

Because it's in the File menu, I did assume it would be the entire book.

BR

DiapDealer · 02-09-2023, 05:16 PM

PageEdit has a print feature that works. But it's only for individual xhtml files. We've talked about porting it to Sigil, but never got around to it. A PrintMyEpub feature (which would essentially be a conversion to pdf) is something that I think might make more sense as a plugin.

I'm guessing the original feature was made possible by Book View (*shudder*).

KevinH · 02-09-2023, 05:21 PM

Sigil 0.9.8 used the old QtWebKit. Did this ever work with a QtWebEngine? Early versions of QtWebEngine did not support printing well (or at all as I remember). This may have been broken literally since that port to the newer QtWebEngine.

DiapDealer · 02-09-2023, 05:26 PM

Yes. My guess is these broke when change to WebEngine happened. These actions are connecting to procedures that I can't find in Sigil. So I'm curious how the PrintPreview action even manages to open a dialog at all.

KevinH · 02-09-2023, 05:34 PM

Those MainWindow actions are used to send signals to the current tab only. In this case, these requests should go to slots in Tabs/FlowTab.cpp which in turn passes it on to CodeViewEditor.cpp to be handled.

At least that is what it looks like.

02-09-2023, 10:46 AM	#1
RbnJrg Wizard Posts: 1,551 Karma: 6613969 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Rosario - Santa Fe - Argentina Device: Kindle 4 NT	Print Preview in Sigil Under Arch Linux, when I want to activate that command, I can't see anything, nothing is showed in the window that appears. It's me or there is a bug there?

02-09-2023, 05:16 PM	#12
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	PageEdit has a print feature that works. But it's only for individual xhtml files. We've talked about porting it to Sigil, but never got around to it. A PrintMyEpub feature (which would essentially be a conversion to pdf) is something that I think might make more sense as a plugin. I'm guessing the original feature was made possible by Book View (shudder). Last edited by DiapDealer; 02-09-2023 at 05:18 PM.

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02-09-2023, 12:09 PM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Not sure. It worked for me on Arch last time I was testing it, but that's been a while. Are you using Sigil from the repos, or building your own? Qt5 or Qt6?

02-09-2023, 01:34 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I'm thinking of something else. I forgot those options in the File menu were even there.

02-09-2023, 01:48 PM	#5
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Pretty sure these haven't worked for a long time.

02-09-2023, 02:37 PM	#9
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,657 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Does anyone have access to even earlier Sigil versions before 1.8? If so I would love to know under which version of Sigil this actually worked? Also what kind of tab are you testing this with? xhtml, css, image, or ?

02-09-2023, 05:21 PM	#13
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,657 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Sigil 0.9.8 used the old QtWebKit. Did this ever work with a QtWebEngine? Early versions of QtWebEngine did not support printing well (or at all as I remember). This may have been broken literally since that port to the newer QtWebEngine.

02-09-2023, 05:26 PM	#14
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Yes. My guess is these broke when change to WebEngine happened. These actions are connecting to procedures that I can't find in Sigil. So I'm curious how the PrintPreview action even manages to open a dialog at all.

02-09-2023, 05:34 PM	#15
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,657 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Those MainWindow actions are used to send signals to the current tab only. In this case, these requests should go to slots in Tabs/FlowTab.cpp which in turn passes it on to CodeViewEditor.cpp to be handled. At least that is what it looks like.

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