Word Count

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As a write trying to use Sigil, I am very interested in the word count. This is 
a pretty basic function and has been found in word processors for a long time.  
Right now I have to cut and paste all the text into a Word doc and use its 
native word count function. Tedious for big files.

I looked hard but I didn't see this requested anywhere. 

Thanks for a wonderful program, Sigil is the only decent Epub editor out there 
and I love watching it 'grow up'. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kymetro9...@gmail.com on 2 Apr 2011 at 6:55

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Original comment by Strahinja.Markovic@gmail.com on 2 Apr 2011 at 6:58

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Original comment by Strahinja.Markovic@gmail.com on 21 Jul 2011 at 9:43

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Original comment by john@nachtimwald.com on 30 Jul 2011 at 1:46

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Not sure how this can classified as a "Low Priority"?

Come on. Word count is totally fundamental to the way the software is used.

It is used to create books! Word count is totally fundamental, and this should 
be top priority to implement.

It has now been over a year since this was suggested.

Any developments?

Original comment by nicefuns...@gmail.com on 5 Jun 2012 at 4:40

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Well, that's not exactly the best way to get a feature implemented by a couple 
of volunteers working on the program in their spare time...  And editing is 
probably a slightly higher priority than word count for an editor.

Much better to help would be why its important to implement, etc.  Note that 
calibre can do a word count as can word processors.   Not to say it isn't still 
on the list to do, since it is (especially now that the low level code to 
handle words is in place), but bug fixes and epub specific issues tend to get 
done first.

Original comment by daveheil...@gmail.com on 5 Jun 2012 at 5:35

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OP here... due to this and other issues I have since given up on Sigil for 
composition. I am much happier writing in Scrivener, compiling to epub and 
tweaking in Sigil. So word count in Sigil is no longer important to me, since I 
can get that from my main software.

Sigil is great for editing Epubs. What I want to do is write books.

Original comment by kymetro9...@gmail.com on 5 Jun 2012 at 6:13

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The reason it is important is because of the workflow.

It makes sense add in a chapter at a time into Sigil because the ultimate 
worflow is usually Word --> Sigil --> Calibre (mobi) and then uploaded to 
Amazon for the Kindle.

The nature of the process is that much of what works in Word e.g images etc 
doesn't work as well when you bring it over into Sigil (and ultimately into 
Kindle - mobi format), and so lots of words end up getting cut or added to.

So, whilst the main editing may be done in other applications, the one crucial 
thing that is missing is knowing how long the book is, which is crucial both to 
an understanding of how long it will be, and also how much you can charge for 
it.

As it stands you have to cut and paste the finished tweaked version back into 
Word, chapter by chapter, in order to again know how long the book is.

A rather painful and long-winded process that would be immediately rendered 
null and void if there were a basic word count in Sigil. 

Hence my assertion that Word Count should be very much a High Priority.

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Original comment by daveheil...@gmail.com on 21 Jul 2012 at 6:47

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This function was provided as part of issue 102, and if it remains will be part 
of the next release - no estimate of when that will be though.

Original comment by daveheil...@gmail.com on 2 Aug 2012 at 6:18

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