Minor bug in the TOOLS > REPORTS

fdwojo · Yesterday, 06:13 PM

As much as I like to think I know my way around how programs operate, I've just noticed what might be a problem in SIGIL 2.2.1 that I don't think its something I'm causing.

When I have an EPUB open in SIGIL and then bring up the REPORTS feature (under tools), and then select the HTML FILES line, I typically like to find out which files have the most words, so I sort by "All Words". But when I do this, It doesn't seem to sort that column numerically. For the example I'm looking at, (keeping it very short), I can see that my ALL WORDS column shows the following numbers:

g1_hints_27.html ----- 980
g1_hints_25.html ----- 796
g1_hints_22.html ----- 762
"
" --------------------------- (skipping several properly descending lines)
"
g1_tips_08.html -------- 42
g1_cover.html ----------- 1 -- (all is good up until here, and then…)
g1_hints_19.html ---- 1,579
g1_hints_c2.html ---- 1,567
g1_hints_c3.html ---- 3,236
g1_hints_28.html --- 11,789
g1_hints_15.html ---- 2,074
g1_hints_c4.html --- 13,418
TOTAL WORDS: ---- 41,593

All the other columns work perfectly whether I sort ascending or descending. But the ALL WORDS column seems to be a bit psychotic. I've tried opening several other EPUB files (some I've created, some are professionally published) and all of them have a weirdness when you try to sort by ALL WORDS. In one case, it starts with:
96
1
9170
3414
and continues, sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing each line.

Anyone have any idea if I'm alone in this? Am I doing something wrong or have an improper setting I should check for? Should I be reporting this (somehow) to the devs?

And just for the record, I'm using the most recent version (2.2.1) with the PC mentioned in my SIG.

BetterRed · Yesterday, 06:59 PM

You're not alone, I see the same, I opened the Sigil Manual to test. Weird.

The developer's will see it here.

BR

theducks · Yesterday, 07:52 PM

Wow!
I had not noticed as I just usually look at file size.
But I can confirm the sort is screwy.
(all the other cols sort normal)

KevinH · Yesterday, 09:31 PM

I will look into fixing this.

Update, the problem is caused by the thousands separator (the comma in this case), the conversion from its string representation to numeric is having issues with it since it can change its meaning depending on locale.

KevinH · Today, 10:37 AM

This bug has now been fixed in Sigil master. It will appear in our next release.
Thank you for your bug report!

fdwojo · Today, 11:45 AM

Thanks, Kevin. I'm glad the cause was able to be found. There's more I need to learn about Sigil (even though I've been using it for years), but the Reports are a very handy tool for me, so I'm glad it was resolved.

BeckyEbook · Today, 01:03 PM

@KevinH: It's not good. Now the sorting by file size has stopped working.

Yesterday, 06:13 PM	#1
fdwojo Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Samsung Note20 Ultra, Kindle Fire HD10	Minor bug in the TOOLS > REPORTS As much as I like to think I know my way around how programs operate, I've just noticed what might be a problem in SIGIL 2.2.1 that I don't think its something I'm causing. When I have an EPUB open in SIGIL and then bring up the REPORTS feature (under tools), and then select the HTML FILES line, I typically like to find out which files have the most words, so I sort by "All Words". But when I do this, It doesn't seem to sort that column numerically. For the example I'm looking at, (keeping it very short), I can see that my ALL WORDS column shows the following numbers: g1_hints_27.html ----- 980 g1_hints_25.html ----- 796 g1_hints_22.html ----- 762 " " --------------------------- (skipping several properly descending lines) " g1_tips_08.html -------- 42 g1_cover.html ----------- 1 -- (all is good up until here, and then…) g1_hints_19.html ---- 1,579 g1_hints_c2.html ---- 1,567 g1_hints_c3.html ---- 3,236 g1_hints_28.html --- 11,789 g1_hints_15.html ---- 2,074 g1_hints_c4.html --- 13,418 TOTAL WORDS: ---- 41,593 All the other columns work perfectly whether I sort ascending or descending. But the ALL WORDS column seems to be a bit psychotic. I've tried opening several other EPUB files (some I've created, some are professionally published) and all of them have a weirdness when you try to sort by ALL WORDS. In one case, it starts with: 96 1 9170 3414 and continues, sometimes increasing and sometimes decreasing each line. Anyone have any idea if I'm alone in this? Am I doing something wrong or have an improper setting I should check for? Should I be reporting this (somehow) to the devs? And just for the record, I'm using the most recent version (2.2.1) with the PC mentioned in my SIG.

Yesterday, 09:31 PM	#4
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,854 Karma: 5449552 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	I will look into fixing this. Update, the problem is caused by the thousands separator (the comma in this case), the conversion from its string representation to numeric is having issues with it since it can change its meaning depending on locale. Last edited by KevinH; Yesterday at 09:45 PM.

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Yesterday, 06:59 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,763 Karma: 27405072 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	You're not alone, I see the same, I opened the Sigil Manual to test. Weird. The developer's will see it here. BR

Yesterday, 07:52 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,081 Karma: 57259778 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Wow! I had not noticed as I just usually look at file size. But I can confirm the sort is screwy. (all the other cols sort normal)

Today, 10:37 AM	#5
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 7,854 Karma: 5449552 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	This bug has now been fixed in Sigil master. It will appear in our next release. Thank you for your bug report!

Today, 11:45 AM	#6
fdwojo Member Posts: 23 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Samsung Note20 Ultra, Kindle Fire HD10	Thanks, Kevin. I'm glad the cause was able to be found. There's more I need to learn about Sigil (even though I've been using it for years), but the Reports are a very handy tool for me, so I'm glad it was resolved.

Today, 01:03 PM	#7
BeckyEbook Guru Posts: 712 Karma: 2180740 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Poland Device: Various	@KevinH: It's not good. Now the sorting by file size has stopped working.

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