Sigil-2.7.0

Sigil 2.7.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

• update to Qt 6.9.3 with some additional patches
• update to PCRE2 version 10.46
• update WebProfileMgr to use the new QWebEngineProfileBuilder to properly set up disk caches
• modify HeadingChange and CaseChange ToolButtons to remember last used action
• add in a custom Windows manifest file so that Windows open-with works
• create a new dynamic Automation menu to replace the older toolbar only version (hideable by the user)
• allow up to 9 most recent files in the Sigil File menu
• use environment var "SIGIL_ONLY_USE_LANGCODES" to restrict long List of Language codes to user's choice
• the Metadata Editor now has a pop up context menu to make navigation easier
• the Metadata Editor will now respond as expected to right and left arrow keys for navigation
• added support for 2 additional Automation tools available for use in Automation Lists
  • OnFailedRunSavedSearchReplaceAll
    • conditionally run a saved search only if the previous saved search produced 0 replacements
  • OnSuccessRunSavedSearchReplaceAll
    • conditionally run a saved search if only if the previous saved search produced > 0 replacements

Bug Fixes

• make validation of css via W3C network validator work more consistently (http: -> https:)
• make sure repomanager.py works with pre- and post-0.23 dulwich
• fixes for potential crashes from using unitialized member pointers
• fix issues with ClipsWindow and m_LastPasteTarget
• remove QtPositioning from being needed in QtWebEngine builds on MacOS
• fix bug with double-click to select "word" in CV not working the some for intl langauges
• fix issues by alerting user to file path duplication during initial load of epub

Notes:

If your existing Automate Lists don't appear to do anything after upgrading to 2.7.0 see the discussion here

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

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Sigil-2.6.2

Sigil 2.6.2 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

• enable use of the fetch api in Sigil internal "sigil:" scheme
• create PreviewFileDialog to append thumbnail previews for images and selected text files when used in non-native dialog mode. Leave native dialog mode untouched.
• added environment variable to revert to previous Sigil behavior of using native file dialog for "Add Existing": SIGIL_FORCE_NATIVE_FILE_DIALOG=1 (Note: due to the crash-happy nature of using native file dialogs in Qt, you are on your own if any issues arise from enabling this).
• added environment variable to turn off use of custom icons to make "Add Existing ..." work better over networked storage with lots of files: SIGIL_NO_CUSTOM_DIRECTORY_ICONS=1 (only used with non-native file dialog).
• BookBrowser now has a "View Image" pop-up menu item that allows users to see what any image (SVG included) without having to open a full Tab
• make CV understand the media-types of the file it is editing so that it can better create pop-up menu items like "View Image" when editing an SVG
• add support for "env-vars.txt" in Sigil Prefs folder, uses VARIABLE=VALUE one per line
• completely revamped the AppImage CI builds to use Docker images

Bug Fixes

• work around bad Qt WebEngine bug when created dynamically and used inside a QDialog for Checkpoints
• fix minor bug in MediaTypes due to typo with append
• fix bug in Checkpoints Diff routine when viewing images that used to exist but no longer do
• fix bug in sanitycheck.py when spurious close tag is found before html tag
• fix bug in Aria Clips where the book language was not properly set (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• fix bug in Aria Clips where a # fragment was missing (Thank you BeckEbook)
• document that Qt 6.8.X now requires Mac OS 12 as the new minimum
• rename the environment variable: "SIGIL_FUNCTION_REPLACE_LOG_FILE" to now be: "SIGIL_FUNCTION_REPLACE_LOGFILE" to better match with other Sigil environment variables (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• rename the environment variable "SKIP_SIGIL_UPDATE_CHECK" to now be: "SIGIL_SKIP_UPDATE_CHECK" to keep all Sigil specific environment variables better in sync.
• fix bug in handling of epub filenames from input plugins

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.6.0

Sigil 2.6.0 is a mixture of bugfixes and new features.

New Features

• Added in new CodeView Insert menu item: "Role..." (epub3 only) to make adding Aria role attributes and epub:type attributes where allowed easier
• Added in new CodeView Insert menu item: "Aria Clips..." (epub3 only) to make adding code clips that improving Accessibility easier.
• Made the Epub3 Tools menu submenu items be shown as disabled on Epub2

Bug Fixes

• prevent crash on Windows when hand typing in an external url in Add Existing files
• fix bug in how nav is handled by Prettify (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• fix bug in wait cursor appearing when showing last epub open warnings
• fix crash caused by empty Automate lists (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• fix wild card disconnection Qt warnings
• fix class initialization reorder warnings
• remove now unnecessary workaround for sys.argv not being defined in embedded python
• fix bugs in regex search and replace by using PCRE2 NOTEMPTY to match Sigil logic

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.5.2

Sigil 2.5.2 is primarily a bugfix release.

Bug Fixes

• fix missing python function replace "file_name" in DryRun and Filter Replacements
• fix CV to Preview syncing to self-closing tags that are bare in body
• workaround recent Qt changes by making PV sync to top when code in CV is not well formed

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.5.1

Sigil 2.5.1 is primarily a bugfix release.

Bug Fixes

• fix CodeView to Preview syncing when cursor on empty lines
• fix build warnings related to overloaded-virtual

New Features

• Add AppImage .desktop file with version information
• strip AppImage bins when possible
• update docs to include Sigil_Plugin_Framework version 15

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.5.0

Sigil 2.5.0 represents a large set of bug fixes and new features. The most significant of these is the addition of an AppImage build of Sigil for Linux that is feature for feature equal to the builds we make for MacOS and Windows.

Additional Changes in this Release

New Features

• upgrade MacOS, Windows, and Linux AppImage release and ci builds to use Qt 6.8.2
• upgrade MacOS and Windows release and ci builds to embed Python 3.13.2
• upgrade 3rdparty pcre2 search engine to pcre2-10.45
• move all platforms to use cmake FindPython3 to simplify our cmake files and remove leftovers
• add ability to easily clear an Open With editor list, without need to edit ini files
• added new Search menu option that will hide the Find and Replace Window if open
• extend GetInfo to all BookBrowser file types
• add PythonFunctionEditor and support Python Function Replace in Sigil (experimental) with many tweaks and improvements from BeckyEbook (Thank you).
• add resizable Alert Boxes to better see Python error messages
• add log capability for debugging Python function replace issues via a new environment variable: SIGIL_FUNCTION_REPLACE_LOG_FILE (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• for unnamed epubs Save-As now suggests a new name based on epub's metadata (Thank you BeckEbook)
• control dark vs light detection methods for Linux with a new environment variable: SIGIL_USE_COLORSCHEME_CHANGED
• add a "Use Standard File Extensions" tool with menu and automator tool support
• speed up CodeView by extending TagLister to remove need for QStack and QXmlStreamReader for our web paths
• PageEdit version 2.5.0 will now sync cursor position with CodeView when opening an external xhtml file

Bug Fixes

• allow SVG resources to be selectable alongside Image resources and context menu to work in BookBrowser
• because Linux has multiple light and dark themes (but different), always send out our internal theme change signal when palette changes
• detect urls in altimg attributes in math tags and properly update them is changed
• disable workaround for Find Replace open interfering in MainWindow restorestate as it is no longer needed
• fix incorrect custom dc:identifier creation by Metadata Editor.
• fix missing SearchEditor Model Controls tooltips
• fix WebEngineProfile issues on Windows with multiple instances of Sigil running
• fix dark vs light corner cases in Linux
• quiet extraneous warnings about WebEngine spellcheck dictionaries not found
• fix bug when duplicate filenames exist when updating all manifest ids from file names
• fix bug with remote resources not being properly loaded by Preview after a http cache clear
• fix updating tab names after filename changes (Thank you BeckyEbook)
• fix bug in Url scheme hander that made using Preview's Inspector fail at times
• fix incorrect custom identifier generated by our Metadata Editor

Notes:

The Sigil Linux AppImage is built on Ubuntu Jammy (22.04) and is targeting glibc 2.35 and higher. Use ldd --version to see if your system at least has a shot at being able to use the AppImage. Don't forget to make sure the AppImage is executable after downloading. Trouble is not expected but be safe and backup your existing Sigil preferences (if you have any) before trying the AppImage. This is especially important if you're currently using a pre-2.0 version of Sigil.

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.4.2

Sigil version 2.4.2 is primarily a bugfix release with one new feature. It fixes a number of issues related to Python 3.13+ use. Also note that the Microsoft VC++ runtime redistributable is no longer being bundled in the Sigil Windows installer starting with version 2.3.1. This should already be installed on any Windows PC that Sigil is supported on.

Changes in this Release

New Features

• Added new tool: 'Update OPF Manifest Media Types' to set unrecognized media types based on actual file contents

Bug Fixes

• ensure CodeView code highlighting colors coincide with dark/light themes on certain Linux DEs
• fix sigil-gumbo gumboc to work with Python 3.13+ - ie. work around backwards incompatible changes in ctypes
• fix Replacement Chooser table to allow for multiple line row heights in Before and After fields (regression)
• prevent too many warnings when no media types provided in OPF by generating the warning collectively
• prevent build warnings by using hunspell's std:string interface (not C char * ones)
• fix files in third party code that used latin-1 encoding to now use utf-8
• fix old use of 'python' in python code header lines to always use 'python3'
• removed user scope installs from winget util they work properly with dependencies
• restore Find&Replace if it was open when the user tries to exit Sigil and then aborts the exit

Notes:

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.4.0

Sigil version 2.4.0 represents a mix of bug fixes and new features. Also note that the Microsoft VC++ runtime redistributable is no longer being bundled in the Sigil Windows installer starting with version 2.3.1. This should already be installed on any Windows PC that Sigil is supported on.

** A new build of the Windows 2.4.0 installer was uploaded (and the sha256 checksum for it was changed accordingly) since the original release. There was no change to the Sigil source code whatsoever. It was just rebuilt with an older version of Inno Setup in order to accommodate an incompatibility with Inno 6.4 that some Windows package managers have run into. For regular users, nothing has changed. No need to redownload and reinstall. **

Changes in this Release

New Features

• added a GetInfo dialog and right click menu option for XHTML files that provides a collection of information specific to that file without having to run Reports (including a word count)
• added support for multiple semantics per xhtml file, while uncommon is technically allowed by the spec
• made debugging with VS IDE easier
• streamlined Sigil logos and installer for Windows
• improve Sigil Well-Formed (sanity check) to better identify errors with missing attribute quotes
• update to Qt 6.7.3 and its PySide6 version for MacOS and Windows release builds
• updates to building on linux documentation
• add support for building with and using virtual python environments on Windows and Linux
• change Replacement Chooser to use Checkboxes to determine if replacements should be made, no deletes
• allow Windows Sigil installer to run on Windows arm64

Bug Fixes

• readability improvments for Load Warnings (thank you BeckyEbook)
• remove xhtml meta charset information after converting to utf-8 on initial load to prevent encoding errors
• forced the Preferences KeyboardShortcuts assign and remove buttons into the tab focus chain
• PR #778 building Sigil with recent Qt versions that no longer accept the QT_IMPLICIT_QCHAR_CONSTRUCTION macro
• fixes for using QTimeZone to prevent build warnings where possible (modified version of PR #779)
• fixes for better whitespace handling in TagLister codebase

Notes:

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.3.1

Sigil version 2.3.1 is primarily a bug-fix release. Also note that the Microsoft VC++ runtime redistributable is no longer being bundled in the Sigil Windows installer starting with version 2.3.1. This should already be installed on any Windows PC that Sigil is supported on.

Changes in this Release

Bug Fixes

• fix to prevent double epub load warnings
• fix to prevent load warnings without details from causing a crash
• fix to prevent rename templates from using characters forbidden in file names and paths
• fix to better restoreState when MainWindow is Maximized of FullScreen
• fix lost External Editor Preference when browse cancelled (BeckyEbook)
• fix for crashes related to serious epub load exceptions
• better handle epubs with missing NCX files

Notes:

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63

Sigil-2.3.0

Sigil version 2.3.0 represents a mix of bug fixes and new features. Sigil 2.3.0 also marks the first version to only support building with Qt6.

Changes in this Release

New Features

• removed support for building Sigil with Qt5 as our code had become a rats nest of qt version ifdefs. See our git branch "qt5final" for the very last buildable version of Sigil under Qt5
• our new minium version to build Qt is Qt 6.4.0 or later
• removed the need and usage for Qt6Compat5 as its contents were deprecated and will go away eventually
• added support for using the ICU library to help replace the range of encodings supported by the old QTextCodec
• we are now using NFC unicode normalization form for all content, links, urls, and file paths.
• made Sigil's Well-Formed Check (Sanity Check) more robust to whitespace parsing rules and allowed it to detect and report missing XML Headers
• we have upgraded to use Qt 6.7.2 and Python 3.11.9 for the base of our Windows and MacOS releases
• added a Bookmark Location toolbar icon right beside the Back button for easier use
• Opening EditTOC, SpeckcheckEditor or MetaDataEditor will now highlight the first line entry
• Add new Tool: Rebase OPF Manifest IDs on Current Filenames
• Update to 3rdparty PCRE2 version 10.44 for bug fixes
• General code cleanup to remove unneeded hacks and workarounds for old Qt bugs now fixed

Bug Fixes

• reverted all Qt Buttons and CheckBoxes to default TabFocus to speed up focus changes and reduce clicks
• fixed SelectFiles (AddCover, Insert Image) to again use the arrows keys to walk the list
• fixed some lost or stolen focus issues
• fix overwriting of existing nav document and cover-image manifest properties
• fix for Reports column sorting that use thousands group separators
• fix for Reports file size column that did not properly use QLocale for decimal points and separators
• fix crashing due to PCRE2 bugs in Qt 6.7.2 with their internal PCRE2

Notes:

The latest version of the Sigil User Guide can always be downloaded from the Sigil website, or from its own GitHub repository.

Please check the Sigil website for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.

The MacOS builds are signed AND notarized.

PGP Fingerprint (for signed tags and source archives): B5A5 6206 AB0F BC1A 24EF AB8A A166 D29A 8FCD AC63