Meta Editor will not start and Sigil siezes up

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1. Open any epub doc in Sigil, or even create a new one
2. click on Tools-Meta Editor
3. Nothing happens; Task Manager shows Sigil is running normally and expecting 
input from user, but no windows appear.
4. Have to kill Sigil in Task Manager

Version is Sigil v.0.4.2
loaded Qt: 4.7.3
Build time: 2011.09.02 07:20:40 UTC

System is Windows 7 64-bit fully up to date

source not included as problem occurs even with blank new document.
The meta editor worked ok before, what has changed??

Original issue reported on code.google.com by j...@madi42.fsnet.co.uk on 11 Jan 2012 at 8:39

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Sigil 0.4.2 is an old version, please try 0.5.0

Original comment by meme90...@gmail.com on 31 Jan 2012 at 7:22

• Changed state: Invalid

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Sorry BUT IT DOES NOT WORK!!
Now have Sigil 0.5.1  Loaded Qt 4.7.4  build 2012.02.05 14:59:06 UTC
Exactly the same problem as above and it did work before!!!

Original comment by j...@madi42.fsnet.co.uk on 6 Feb 2012 at 2:11

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I am showing the same problem, now in 0.5.2. Try to open meta-editor and Sigil 
locks up. Used to work fine.

Original comment by realnatu...@gmail.com on 19 Feb 2012 at 8:32

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OK, after much testing have, I think identified problem - which you have not 
yet!
The meta editor hangs up Sigil if you try to invoke it when logged in as an 
ordinary user. 
If you start Sigil with Admin privileges, it works.
THIS IS A RUBBISH WAY TO IMPLEMENT THE EDITOR. You should not EVER have to use 
admin/su privileges to use meta editor. I am not impressed! 
It is clear to me that the so-called developers are likely alwasy logged in as 
su/admin. THIS IS NOT GOOD PRACTICE.
Please fix this ASAP!

Original comment by j...@madi42.fsnet.co.uk on 29 Feb 2012 at 8:13

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PS I do not appreciate your assessment as INVALID.
Go back and do the work!

Original comment by j...@madi42.fsnet.co.uk on 29 Feb 2012 at 8:16

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> If you start Sigil with Admin privileges, it works.
> THIS IS A RUBBISH WAY TO IMPLEMENT THE EDITOR.

Then you have a problem with your system. This is not an issue with Sigil as it 
does not require admin privileges to use the meta data editor.

> PS I do not appreciate your assessment as INVALID.
> Go back and do the work!

Do it yourself this is a FREE application developed by volunteers as a hobby. 
The source is available for you to touch, see, feel and work on. So why don't 
you go and do the work yourself for an issue that cannot be reproduced by any 
developer.

In summary, john@madi42.fsnet.co.uk go FUCK YOURSELF!

Original comment by john@nachtimwald.com on 29 Feb 2012 at 11:57

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Hello Project Member John,

First I want to acknowledge... this is a great free program and I appreciate 
all your efforts (and I did contribute some time ago).

Just want to input that I have this same problem (I did start a new ticket 
#1277).

While I realize I can input manually into the content folder to yield the meta 
tags, I loved that meta-editor screen - and I miss it! :)

I am most interested in what John said about logging in as admin. I was hunting 
around the sigil menus and don't see this option on sigil. Can I do this from 
my end as a user?

I have tried everything else I can think of. I'm on 0.5.3 now, with a windows 
7, x64 system. I used earlier versions of sigil for some time now, and the 
meta-editor always worked - until I think 0.5.0 version.

Again I appreciate your efforts!

Original comment by realnatu...@gmail.com on 1 Mar 2012 at 4:50