most stable version?

clatterjill · 06-19-2019, 12:13 PM

I know nothing about code or most of the terms this site uses.

so please forgive in advance if my question is an eye-rolling one.

a few years ago I was able to figure out how to use sigil to create an ebook. the ebook had problems but I edited them in calibre and it all worked.

that was sigil version 0.7.3

I need to create more ebooks now. Should I download a newer version of sigil--or stay with the old? If you think I should download a new version, which do you suggest would be the most stable?

thank you in advance!

DiapDealer · 06-19-2019, 01:41 PM

Use what works for you.

theducks · 06-19-2019, 03:57 PM

What Diap said.
Note that there are some improvements/features that you may be missing (or not) out on.

There were some issues with some 9.x versions. Those should not be used (there are warnings on the RELEASE page)

clatterjill · 06-20-2019, 05:38 AM

thank you both...soooo much!

Vroni · 06-20-2019, 06:30 AM

The most stable version is 0.3.4.

DiapDealer · 06-20-2019, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vroni

The most stable version is 0.3.4.

The program itself may have been stable, but HTMLTidy could also wreck an epub's content in a heartbeat if you weren't careful.

KevinH · 06-20-2019, 11:00 AM

Both Sigil-0.9.10 and Sigil-0.9.14 should both be very stable (should not ever crash) and both of these versions have fixed many many bugs that the early Sigil version pre-0.7, 0.7 and even 0.8 suffered from.

I would recommend either of these two versions.

BetterRed · 06-20-2019, 06:13 PM

For me, the biggest changes since 0.7.? times is the arrival of Sigil plugins, there are about 50 of them, I only use a few but they're invaluable. Another major change since then is support for EPUB 3.0.

Added: Sigil has always been stable for me - the only it crash was caused by an ancient and abandoned Windows shell extension, which I've since been able to replace. And I can only recall one regression error that caused me any grief

BR

Vroni · 06-21-2019, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

but HTMLTidy could also wreck an epub's content in a heartbeat if you weren't careful.

Before TagMechanic that was a feature: change the start tag with a replace-all and let Tidy do the rest

DiapDealer · 06-21-2019, 08:20 AM

"Let Tidy do the rest" may have sounded like a feature to you, but I can assure you that those very same words struck terror into the souls of many others. The missing content, the added inline styles--ack! what a mess that could be.

theducks · 06-21-2019, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

"Let Tidy do the rest" may have sounded like a feature to you, but I can assure you that those very same words struck terror into the souls of many others. The missing content, the added inline styles--ack! what a mess that could be.

Amen!
It would mangle/chew up/destroy stylesheets with device specific section (@AMZ...)

I think I managed to crash the 0.9.x releases ONCE.

I used to crash earlier levels pretty regular like if I did not avoid certain sequence of steps.

06-19-2019, 12:13 PM	#1
clatterjill Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: none	most stable version? I know nothing about code or most of the terms this site uses. so please forgive in advance if my question is an eye-rolling one. a few years ago I was able to figure out how to use sigil to create an ebook. the ebook had problems but I edited them in calibre and it all worked. that was sigil version 0.7.3 I need to create more ebooks now. Should I download a newer version of sigil--or stay with the old? If you think I should download a new version, which do you suggest would be the most stable? thank you in advance!

06-20-2019, 06:13 PM	#8
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,575 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	For me, the biggest changes since 0.7.? times is the arrival of Sigil plugins, there are about 50 of them, I only use a few but they're invaluable. Another major change since then is support for EPUB 3.0. Added: Sigil has always been stable for me - the only it crash was caused by an ancient and abandoned Windows shell extension, which I've since been able to replace. And I can only recall one regression error that caused me any grief BR Last edited by BetterRed; 06-20-2019 at 06:20 PM.

06-21-2019, 08:20 AM	#10
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	"Let Tidy do the rest" may have sounded like a feature to you, but I can assure you that those very same words struck terror into the souls of many others. The missing content, the added inline styles--ack! what a mess that could be. Last edited by DiapDealer; 06-21-2019 at 08:54 AM.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,552 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Use what works for you.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,809 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	What Diap said. Note that there are some improvements/features that you may be missing (or not) out on. There were some issues with some 9.x versions. Those should not be used (there are warnings on the RELEASE page)

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clatterjill Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2014 Device: none	thank you both...soooo much!

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Vroni Banned Posts: 168 Karma: 10010 Join Date: Oct 2018 Device: Tolino/PRS 650/Tablet	The most stable version is 0.3.4.

06-20-2019, 11:00 AM	#7
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,647 Karma: 5433388 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Both Sigil-0.9.10 and Sigil-0.9.14 should both be very stable (should not ever crash) and both of these versions have fixed many many bugs that the early Sigil version pre-0.7, 0.7 and even 0.8 suffered from. I would recommend either of these two versions.

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