Curious Behavior?

Thasaidon · 10-02-2018, 07:16 AM

I came across something this evening in Sigil that I find a little curious. There may however be a good reason for it hence the "?" in the Title.

I found the "Clip View" opened it and docked it. I like the look of it more than the "Clips Toobar" so decided to use it assuming I could use it instead of the toolbar.

I found however that using it I could not insert clips into "Find and Replace" fields or into the Stylesheet. I could insert clips into pages in "Book View" and into "Code View".

I "expected" both the Clip View and Clip Toolbat to have the same functionality.

Is it a bug? Is my PC playing up? Is there a good reason for the difference in functionality? Will Pearl be rescued from the railway tracks in time?

I am running Windows 7 (64bit) Home and the latest version of Sigil.

Thasaidon · 10-04-2018, 05:35 AM

Hello is anyone out there?

Is there an answer to my query above?

KevinH · 10-04-2018, 11:10 AM

Sorry but I have been tied up with other bugs and have not had a chance to even look at this yet.

DiapDealer · 10-04-2018, 01:40 PM

I recall another discussion about not being able to paste from Clips into the Find & Replace fields, but I haven't had any luck searching for it yet.

Thasaidon · 10-04-2018, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinH

Sorry but I have been tied up with other bugs and have not had a chance to even look at this yet.

No need to apologize. I know you have been busy in another thread as I have been following it. You also have a job which takes up a lot of your time and not a gentleman of liesure and retired like me.

It was just that it is so rare for a question not receive some kind of answer after a couple of days I wondered if everyone had missed it.

Thasaidon · 10-05-2018, 05:23 AM

Hi Diapdealer

I found the earlier discussion about this issue. If I read it at time I had completely forgotten it.

It was in mid August of this year. Hopefully the link below should take you to it.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...0&postcount=15

Doitsu gave three work arounds, one of which, I want to try so it is hardly a major problem.

The discussion then quickly went off on to other issues and did not answer the question as to whether the behaviour was an oversight, a bug or how the feature was intended to work.

BetterRed · 10-05-2018, 06:13 AM

scrap

BR

DiapDealer · 10-05-2018, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thasaidon

Hi Diapdealer

I found the earlier discussion about this issue. If I read it at time I had completely forgotten it.

It was in mid August of this year. Hopefully the link below should take you to it.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...0&postcount=15

Doitsu gave three work arounds, one of which, I want to try so it is hardly a major problem.

The discussion then quickly went off on to other issues and did not answer the question as to whether the behaviour was an oversight, a bug or how the feature was intended to work.

Thanks for tracking it down for me! I fixed the link, btw.

Thasaidon · 10-05-2018, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Thanks for tracking it down for me! I fixed the link, btw.

Thanks to everyone about the link. I should have done a preview first.

I will not forget again.

10-02-2018, 07:16 AM	#1
Thasaidon Hedge Wizard Posts: 800 Karma: 19999999 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK/Philippines Device: Kobo Touch, Nook Simple	Curious Behavior? I came across something this evening in Sigil that I find a little curious. There may however be a good reason for it hence the "?" in the Title. I found the "Clip View" opened it and docked it. I like the look of it more than the "Clips Toobar" so decided to use it assuming I could use it instead of the toolbar. I found however that using it I could not insert clips into "Find and Replace" fields or into the Stylesheet. I could insert clips into pages in "Book View" and into "Code View". I "expected" both the Clip View and Clip Toolbat to have the same functionality. Is it a bug? Is my PC playing up? Is there a good reason for the difference in functionality? Will Pearl be rescued from the railway tracks in time? I am running Windows 7 (64bit) Home and the latest version of Sigil.

10-05-2018, 05:23 AM	#6
Thasaidon Hedge Wizard Posts: 800 Karma: 19999999 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK/Philippines Device: Kobo Touch, Nook Simple	Hi Diapdealer I found the earlier discussion about this issue. If I read it at time I had completely forgotten it. It was in mid August of this year. Hopefully the link below should take you to it. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...0&postcount=15 Doitsu gave three work arounds, one of which, I want to try so it is hardly a major problem. The discussion then quickly went off on to other issues and did not answer the question as to whether the behaviour was an oversight, a bug or how the feature was intended to work. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-05-2018 at 08:03 AM. Reason: Fixed url

10-05-2018, 06:13 AM	#7
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,556 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	scrap BR Last edited by BetterRed; 10-05-2018 at 05:16 PM.

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10-04-2018, 05:35 AM	#2
Thasaidon Hedge Wizard Posts: 800 Karma: 19999999 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK/Philippines Device: Kobo Touch, Nook Simple	Hello is anyone out there? Is there an answer to my query above?

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10-04-2018, 01:40 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,547 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I recall another discussion about not being able to paste from Clips into the Find & Replace fields, but I haven't had any luck searching for it yet.