I've been using Sigil happily for many years but I've never really understood why, when you add a book cover in Sigil using Tools > Add Cover, a cover is added in SVG format. SVG is not really the best format for the majority of ebooks sold by vendors like Kindle and iBook.
My reasons for this are as follows.
* Kindle does not fully support SVG. The KF8s will display SVG but its doubtful whether older Mobi7 devices will do the same. Additionally the <svg> tag is not a Kindle supported html tag.
* Both iBooks and B & N do not allow SVG images in any of their ebooks.
So with three of the largest ebook vendors not using SVG image format, why is SVG the only format option for ebook covers in Sigil?
My suggestion is to add an option like a Use SVG Image checkbox at the bottom of the current Tools > Add Cover dialog in Sigil. And if this option is not ticked then just use plain old html image formatting for the ebook cover. Is this possible?
My reasons for this are as follows.
* Kindle does not fully support SVG. The KF8s will display SVG but its doubtful whether older Mobi7 devices will do the same. Additionally the <svg> tag is not a Kindle supported html tag.
* Both iBooks and B & N do not allow SVG images in any of their ebooks.
So with three of the largest ebook vendors not using SVG image format, why is SVG the only format option for ebook covers in Sigil?
My suggestion is to add an option like a Use SVG Image checkbox at the bottom of the current Tools > Add Cover dialog in Sigil. And if this option is not ticked then just use plain old html image formatting for the ebook cover. Is this possible?