I apologize if this issue is dealt with elsewhere in the forum, but I couldn't find anything and hoped others might point me in the right direction.
I've been formatting ebooks ever since palm prcs were the only way to go. I know Sigil isn't designed to be a fully functional text editor, yet it would be nice to have the ability to 'paragraph format' text which is otherwise page formatted, so that wraparound lines don't create blank spaces on the devices tiny screen. I had written a vb application to do exactly that, stripping CR/LF from each line except the end of paragraph, with flag inserts to block text you wanted preserved (ie- poems, lists, etc.), but long ago lost the app with some Windows upgrade.
Other issues occur often when dropping text into Sigil, like multiple blank lines inserted between paragraphs, no blank lines between paragraphs (which makes reading difficult if the first line is not indented), etc. It would also be nice to have the ability to adjust fonts used in the final publication. Some simple page formatting controls would make Sigil amazingly more useful for converting much of the available text into fine epubs.
How does one propose such an add-on to the developers, or, does anyone know of the most useful and easiest app for formatting text before Sigil is used for epub development? Any info would receive grateful thanks.
I've been formatting ebooks ever since palm prcs were the only way to go. I know Sigil isn't designed to be a fully functional text editor, yet it would be nice to have the ability to 'paragraph format' text which is otherwise page formatted, so that wraparound lines don't create blank spaces on the devices tiny screen. I had written a vb application to do exactly that, stripping CR/LF from each line except the end of paragraph, with flag inserts to block text you wanted preserved (ie- poems, lists, etc.), but long ago lost the app with some Windows upgrade.
Other issues occur often when dropping text into Sigil, like multiple blank lines inserted between paragraphs, no blank lines between paragraphs (which makes reading difficult if the first line is not indented), etc. It would also be nice to have the ability to adjust fonts used in the final publication. Some simple page formatting controls would make Sigil amazingly more useful for converting much of the available text into fine epubs.
How does one propose such an add-on to the developers, or, does anyone know of the most useful and easiest app for formatting text before Sigil is used for epub development? Any info would receive grateful thanks.