For the impatient, the installer files (and source) can be found as assets at the bottom of the Sigil Github Release page.
Sigil-0.9.17 is primarily a bug fix release for bugs that were uncovered after our port to QtWebEngine.
Bug Fixes:
- fix missing python3 network certifications on macOS
- do not apply named entities in Preserve Entities to epub3 epubs
- fix build docs for macOS
- prevent FlowTab destructor race crash when opening a new book (Linux, Mac, Windows)
- fix suggestions for built-in en_US dictionary by adding “x” to the TRY list
- fix plugins adding and deleting ncx under epub3
- throw exception in plugins when epub2 tries to add or delete the ncx
- fix bad Warning message about missing nav.xhtml file that was not missing
- fix CodeView to Preview sync breakage due to minimize/restore
- fix CodeView to Preview sync breakage due to attempting to load the Preview before it
finished loading the last update - fix sigil_bs4 to work with latest python lxml 4.4.X in a backwards compatible manner
- fix missing Preview to CodeView sync on Qt versions 5.9.X and 5.10.X
- fix segfault on app close related to the PreviewWindow update timer firing at a bad time
- fix CodeView to Preview syncing loss caused by spurious load finished signals
- fix macOS specific bug that allowed multiple MainWindows to become tabs
New Features
- add a python3 plugin module navprocessor.py for plugin devs
- show Preview by default (tabified with TOC) for new installations of Sigil
Be aware that Sigil-0.9.17 no longer enforces the need for epub3 to have and support an NCX for the purposes of backward compatibility with epub2 reading systems. There are, however, built-in tools to allow users to add backward compatibility features such as the NCX to their epub3.
Please check the Sigil Wiki for important Sigil support links, additional resource downloads, and platform-specific trouble-shooting tips/requirements.
Mac users should still download and install ActiveState’s ActiveTcl Community Edition to utilize plugins that use Tk/Tcl GUIs. More here.
The latest Sigil user guide can always be downloaded from its own repository.