Suggestions for Sigil Improvements or New Features

[KevinH]

And even with the QSG_RHI_BACKEND=opengl set in env vars, I still occaissionally get the damn GetCaretLocation to return a null string even when the timeout is longer.

So something on Windows, related to graphics backend is causing the load race, all because we are properly clearing the cache now.

Very strange.

[KevinH]

I have tried a different approach and pushed it to master with skip ci and then will manually run the Windows workflow.

I really hate Windows btw. I had to download my Sigil installer 3 times until I figured out how to tell Windows 11, I decide which downloads to keep not Microsoft. And why on earth is Microsoft interfering with downloads from Releases on a github owned site given they own github!

Arrrrgggghhhhhhh!

[DNSB]

On my main computer, I get the same pop back to the top of preview when I open the stylesheet. I tried the QSG_RHI_BACKEND env var but it seemed to make no difference.

I'm going to download your latest code and try that. Gives me something to do during the commercial breaks in the hockey game.

[DNSB]

Still goes back to the top of file in preview when I open the stylesheet.

[DiapDealer]

For what it's worth... I've only been able to verify that QSG_RSI_BACKEND=opengl makes a consistent difference on one Windows 10 virtual machine.

[KevinH]

In fact, the more I test different back ends the % loaded bar underneath Preview gets stuck at 70% or 80% and sometimes even after a manual reload it is stuck at 10% or 30%.

So something very strange is happening.

My latest change in master seems to help but it is not a full solution.

I will keep digging.

[KevinH]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Still goes back to the top of file in preview when I open the stylesheet.

Your log file seems to show that somehow when doing a reload after clearing the cache, Preview on Windows is not properly loading consistently.

I am seeing something similar in my tests.

[KevinH]

Okay, I have cleaned up a few things and then added the complete ViewPreview load debug output. Hopefully this will show us what is happening during all loads and reloads of Preview on Windows.

On MacOS and Linux, the current master seems to work just fine.

So whatever is happening it is specific to Windows and relates to full cache clearing, load vs reloads of Preview, backend used, and GetCaretLocation call in javascript failing (called to early).