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[UWP] V1.5.1 Update

V1.5.1 for Windows has just been released! Lots of behind-the-scene code stuff packed into this release, as well as some more noticeable tidbits. Firstly, you may notice a new Capability required, and a new button on the Display page. MayEoinSongs now has (very basic) voice control! Simply tap that button, speak the command, and watch the magic happen before your eyes! Currently voice control supports the following commands: Edit: edit song [num] where "num" is the song position in the playlist Transpose: transpose song [num] [up/down/plus/minus] [semitones] where "num" is the song position and "semitones" is the number up/down So, simply speaking " transpose song 1 up 2 " would transpose the first song in the list up 2 semitones. A small addition, but can make things easier, reducing the amount of tapping to be done. Behind the scenes, we've moved to a different way of handling databases. It still uses the same database f...

Multi-Platform, Universal

MayEoinSongs is now available on Windows 10 devices! It took a while, but my self-learning of code brought me down the Windows path, and now it's possible! The app has been built up from scratch to work on Windows 10 PC's, phones and tablets, taking advantage of the unique offerings Windows 10 has. And in true multi-platform fashion, song lists from the Android version are compatible with the Windows version, and vice versa. I have sort of lost track of things regarding what has been newly added to both versions, as I have been working on both in tandem since before V5.0 on Android. That being said, I'll update the relevant blog pages to avoid confusion. The cross-platform development was done in such a way as to keep as many things similar across both versions as possible. That being said, there's still a few layout changes that need to be made to both to keep this true. There are still a few things needing to be implemented in order for seamless operation ...

Using the settings

Settings are accessed through the hamburger menu in the app. From here, the settings used for display mode can be changed and adjusted. Number of columns: This changes the number of columns a song is split into. It has no effect on very short songs and is limited on small-screen devices. Display Chords: Set whether the chords are displayed above the lyrics, or in line. (Android) Use Chord Diagrams? Set whether chord diagrams are displayed with the playlist. Can affect available screen space and number of columns available. Text Size: Change the size of the text for chords and lyrics Tab Size: Set the size of font used for TABs (Windows Phone) Use Vibration? Set whether the phone vibrates when dragging and dropping songs to the playlist from the main menu Custom Colour/Chord colour: Set the colour used throughout the app and for highlighting chords and sections Use custom/alternate lyric colours? Set whether lyric sections...

Adding & Editing a song

The same layout is used for adding and editing songs. Windows 1 0 devices: The screen feature three panes: song info, JAM/TAB and preview*. The panes can be shrunk and expanded by pressing the "<" and ">" buttons if necessary. On small-screen devices, switch between the song info and JAM/TAB panes by pressing these buttons. *Large-screen Windows 10 devices feature a "preview" pane on the right hand side which shows how the song will be displayed. Due to available space and resources, this is unavailable on small-screen devices like phones Android devices: Small-screen Android devices currently feature the input fields in a vertical scrollview (this will be changed in a future update to match the Windows version) Differing layouts aside, the manner of inserting the information is the same for both platforms. Put in the title, artist, chords & lyrics or tabs, and any performance notes. You can also show the time signature and sa...

Formatting songs

The app hilights section names to help distinguish the different sections of the songs. Chords are also hilighted to make them easier to read. Section names are not necessary, but are beneficial for you! Through the settings, chords can be set to display above the lyric line or inline, among the words. Custom colours are also set there. Custom section colours, with chord display set to "inline" Chords: When typing out the chords and lyrics, chords should be typed on a separate line above the lyrics. The app handles displaying them inline or above by itself. Chords should be positioned in the correct spot above the lyrics on which the change occurs. In order to denote a chord, simply enclose it in square brackets "[ ]". The opening square bracket should lie above the letter where the chord first enters. See below about using "[-" with chords to keep line spacing when inline display is selected. Section Names: In order to denote a section of ...

Create a setlist

This is the menu you're greeted with when you first open the app. Songs can be added to the playlist in two ways: 1) Drag & Drop the desired song from the top panel to the grey playlist panel 2) Tap the desired song, and press the "To List" button Songs can be removed by: Android: Tap the "x" button beside the song name in the playlist Windows Phone: Tap the song in the playlist and press the "From List" button Windows PC: Drag the song to the red bin icon, or tap the song then press the red bin icon. Saving & Loading Currently unavailable on Windows 10 devices Simply tap the "Load/Save" button to save, overwrite, load or delete a playlist. The layout changes based on the device and screen size, so may not look exactly as the sample images.