Cannot change order of HTML Pages

Hschwickart · 02-09-2023, 03:47 AM

I'm new to Sigil. I'm using it in Linux Mint Vanessa with the latest Version downloaded in December 22
For getting used with Sigil I loaded a bunch of HTML pages which form a free e-book.
Looked not to bad at a first view, but I then discovered that some pages were out of order and not showing up in the preview document, dispite having the right numbering.
I was not able to move them to the right place.

Turtle91 · 02-09-2023, 04:15 AM

Changing the order is done by dragging the file in the book browser (usually on the left side of the main code view window). However if they are not showing up in the preview window it may indicate an issue with the spine/manifest in your .opf file. How did you “load” the html files?

If you haven’t done so already, I’d add the epubcheck plug-in and see what that says.

Doitsu · 02-09-2023, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Hschwickart

I'm new to Sigil. I'm using it in Linux Mint Vanessa with the latest Version downloaded in December 22

Please post the Sigil version number (Help > About).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hschwickart

Looked not to bad at a first view, but I then discovered that some pages were out of order and not showing up in the preview document, dispite having the right numbering.
I was not able to move them to the right place.

If you simply opened the .epub file as a .zip archive and added the .html files, Sigil won't display them. You'll need to add them via Text > Add existing files. For more information, see the official Sigil user guide.

DiapDealer · 02-09-2023, 09:21 AM

Mint Vanessa (Mint 21)'s package base is Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) so they're probably looking at Sigil 1.9.2 from the standard repos.

There used to be much older versions of Qt that had a bug that would cause Sigil to crash when reordering files in the Book Browser, but Vanessa/Jammy should be well past those versions.

02-09-2023, 03:47 AM	#1
Hschwickart Calibre Fan Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Germany Device: Pocket Book Touch Lux 5	Cannot change order of HTML Pages I'm new to Sigil. I'm using it in Linux Mint Vanessa with the latest Version downloaded in December 22 For getting used with Sigil I loaded a bunch of HTML pages which form a free e-book. Looked not to bad at a first view, but I then discovered that some pages were out of order and not showing up in the preview document, dispite having the right numbering. I was not able to move them to the right place.

02-09-2023, 04:15 AM	#2
Turtle91 A Hairy Wizard Posts: 3,131 Karma: 18727091 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Charleston, SC today Device: iPhone 11/X/6/iPad 1,2,Air & Air Pro/Surface Pro/Kindle PW & Fire	Changing the order is done by dragging the file in the book browser (usually on the left side of the main code view window). However if they are not showing up in the preview window it may indicate an issue with the spine/manifest in your .opf file. How did you “load” the html files? If you haven’t done so already, I’d add the epubcheck plug-in and see what that says. Last edited by Turtle91; 02-09-2023 at 04:20 AM.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,708 Karma: 196949708 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Mint Vanessa (Mint 21)'s package base is Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) so they're probably looking at Sigil 1.9.2 from the standard repos. There used to be much older versions of Qt that had a bug that would cause Sigil to crash when reordering files in the Book Browser, but Vanessa/Jammy should be well past those versions.

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