Wish keystroke to Wrap/Unwrap lines in the editor

jjk · 06-29-2024, 02:30 PM

Dear Kovid

Could you add this feature to Calibe editor ?
I know that switch exists in Preferences > Editor properties, but it is a bit complicated to access to it.
So it would be very pleasant to be able to swap, by a keystroke, wrapping of long lines.

TIA and cheers for your masterpiece.

JJK

theducks · 06-29-2024, 03:05 PM

Have you tried Beautify (the flower icon)?

DNSB · 06-29-2024, 03:42 PM

I suspect the OP wants to be able to enable/disable long lines much like enabling/disabling word wrap in a text editor. As mentioned wrap long lines is currently an option in the editor preferences but the OP seems to want a hot key.

Personally, I prefer wrapping lines so I can see the entire line and I see little need for not wrapping lines other than a desire to make seeing the entire line a pain.

kovidgoyal · 06-29-2024, 09:48 PM

I dont see a use case for a dedicated shortcut for this. Why do you want to change wrapping often?

BetterRed · 06-29-2024, 11:54 PM

FWIW - I use the Toggle Line Wrap Mode option in Sigil's CV context menu when I want to see the structure of the code and how that represents in Preview.

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DNSB · 06-30-2024, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

FWIW - I use the Toggle Line Wrap Mode option in Sigil's CV context menu when I want to see the structure of the code and how that represents in Preview.

I generally find that I need to see the entire line which requires either scrolling left/right or wrapping long lines. If there was a guarantee that nothing past the part of the line that is visible in the CV windows contained any modifiers, my opinion might be different but for now, seeing the entire line is pretty much a necessity, IMHO. For instance in the sentence below to see the italic at the end of the paragraph/line.

Code:

<p class="paran">As she reached for it, her gaze snagged on the last one in the row, a beautiful blue-green oval with tiny red veins. She’d never seen a gem like it, nor had she seen a carving as…arrogant—that was the word that sprang to mind—as this one held. It featured a dragon, its wings spread and its tail curling around to the back of the gem. Was it meant to portray one of the founder dragons? Or simply one of the wild lesser ones remaining in the world today? Who would have believed themselves worthy of wearing such a gem? What master would have carved it? And what would it <i>do</i>?</p>

kovidgoyal · 06-30-2024, 02:03 AM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...e8644970712313

jjk · 06-30-2024, 12:43 PM

Thank you, Kovid. That is all I wished. So I will be able to change wrapping on the fly.
That is because I often have to modify epub resulting by export from Indesign, and I want to beautify, to clean the ugly code got by Indesign. Often classes or other attibutes are in the beginning of <p> tags, and so the text I want to clean is at the beginnig of each line.
When wrap is on I see all the <p> text but the structure of the file is hide, when it is off I see only the text I want to clean, and file structure is visible.

Still thank you.

Quoth · 07-02-2024, 06:58 AM

Ah, the Elephant in the room. Real solution is to ditch Indesign and use docx input.

jjk · 07-02-2024, 07:01 AM

@Quoth : Yes, I agree, but it is not my choice. Indesign is my only source.

Quoth · 07-02-2024, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjk

@Quoth : Yes, I agree, but it is not my choice. Indesign is my only source.

You have my sympathy!

JSWolf · 07-02-2024, 05:45 PM

I've edited plenty of InDesign sourced eBooks. It's not that difficult to fix them.

jjk · 07-12-2024, 02:16 PM

7.14 installed. Thanks Kovid.

06-29-2024, 02:30 PM	#1
jjk Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Paris (France) Device: Kobo Kindle Vivlio-Inkpad3	Wish keystroke to Wrap/Unwrap lines in the editor Dear Kovid Could you add this feature to Calibe editor ? I know that switch exists in Preferences > Editor properties, but it is a bit complicated to access to it. So it would be very pleasant to be able to swap, by a keystroke, wrapping of long lines. TIA and cheers for your masterpiece. JJK

06-29-2024, 11:54 PM	#5
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,987 Karma: 27620706 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	FWIW - I use the Toggle Line Wrap Mode option in Sigil's CV context menu when I want to see the structure of the code and how that represents in Preview. BR Last edited by BetterRed; 06-30-2024 at 12:27 AM. Reason: Better screenshot, put a border around menus

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DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 40,391 Karma: 156982136 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	I suspect the OP wants to be able to enable/disable long lines much like enabling/disabling word wrap in a text editor. As mentioned wrap long lines is currently an option in the editor preferences but the OP seems to want a hot key. Personally, I prefer wrapping lines so I can see the entire line and I see little need for not wrapping lines other than a desire to make seeing the entire line a pain.

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kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,499 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I dont see a use case for a dedicated shortcut for this. Why do you want to change wrapping often?

06-30-2024, 02:03 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,499 Karma: 24495778 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...e8644970712313

06-30-2024, 12:43 PM	#8
jjk Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Paris (France) Device: Kobo Kindle Vivlio-Inkpad3	Thank you, Kovid. That is all I wished. So I will be able to change wrapping on the fly. That is because I often have to modify epub resulting by export from Indesign, and I want to beautify, to clean the ugly code got by Indesign. Often classes or other attibutes are in the beginning of <p> tags, and so the text I want to clean is at the beginnig of each line. When wrap is on I see all the <p> text but the structure of the file is hide, when it is off I see only the text I want to clean, and file structure is visible. Still thank you.

07-02-2024, 06:58 AM	#9
Quoth the rook, bossing Never. Posts: 12,326 Karma: 90943357 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper11	Ah, the Elephant in the room. Real solution is to ditch Indesign and use docx input.

07-02-2024, 07:01 AM	#10
jjk Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Paris (France) Device: Kobo Kindle Vivlio-Inkpad3	@Quoth : Yes, I agree, but it is not my choice. Indesign is my only source.

07-02-2024, 05:45 PM	#12
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07-12-2024, 02:16 PM	#13
jjk Enthusiast Posts: 46 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Paris (France) Device: Kobo Kindle Vivlio-Inkpad3	7.14 installed. Thanks Kovid.