User Manual
Document
Th' document tab be lettin' ye change th' document settin's fer each song such as th' low light mode, tint color, font, paper size, and margins, savvy?
Settin's
Ye can tap on th' wrench icon in th' upper left corner t' change global system settin's fer how this menu behaves, matey. This does nay affect per song formattin'.
Tint Mode
Th' mode determines th' colors used t' draw th' song on th' screen and can be used t' help make th' screen more visible in different environments or fer users with visual stress disorders, Arrr! Modes change accordingly fer Low Light Mode. If no option be selected, OnSong will display th' song usin' default settin's. Options include:
- Paper displays th' song in high contrast black and white.
- Dim displays similar t' paper, but with lower contrast.
- Sepia displays similar t' dim, but with warmed color tones.
- Sky displays th' song by overlyin' a blue tint t' help with visual stress disorders.
Low Light Mode
T' th' right o' th' mode buttons be an icon which ye can use t' toggle low light mode, matey. This be set system-wide when toggled and ye'll notice that it applies those changes t' th' mode we've selected too. This effects all songs and menus in OnSong.
Ye can also tap and hold on th' low light button t' display th' Song Invert Mode context menu, savvy? From here ye can change th' low light mode fer th' specific document. This be set t' "default" by default which means that th' song document will participate in low light mode as it changes in th' system. Ye can force th' song document t' be viewed in either dark or light mode here independent on th' low light mode set fer th' app.
Font Family
Four buttons on th' top o' th' menu allow ye t' choose th' font o' th' entire song, Ahoy! Ye can choose from:
- Georgia be a serif font that may be easier t' read fer some users.
- Helvetica be a sans-serif font that be perfect fer displayin' chord charts. Default.
- Courier be a fixed-width font that be useful in some cases fer alin' chords.
- Marker be a handwritten font that be very narrow, allowin' more content t' fit on th' page.
Line Spacin'
When ye want t' fit more onto th' screen, consider reducin' th' line spacin', or space between lines, me hearty. Ye can also increase th' line spacin' fer more room between lines fer better visibility. Ye can tap on th' icons t' th' left and right o' all sliders t' fine-tune adjust each value. Adjusts between 0.7 and 1.3 lines. Default be 1.0.
Paper
This lets ye set th' size o' th' virtual page which effects th' size o' th' fonts ye select. Fer instance, larger paper sizes will display fonts in a smaller size. Th' icons on th' right allow ye t' choose between portrait and landscape orientation.
Layout
Th' layout section lets ye define how each page o' th' document be outputted when ye be usin' th' R2 Renderin' Engine. This has three controls:
Pagination
This lets ye choose t' flow th' chart down th' page with a continuous scrollin' sheet, or t' break th' page into virtual sheets o' paper, savvy?
Columns
This control lets ye choose between one and two columns. When two columns be enabled, th' sections o' yer song be flowed t' th' other half o' th' sheet.
Gutter
This be th' width o' th' gutter, th' space between th' columns. Options include 0" t' 1" in 1/16" increments.
Margins
Margins allow ye t' add an inset on th' edges o' th' virtual paper on th' screen, Blimey! This be useful fer makin' text visible and providin' space fer Hot Corners or Navigation Zones when also usin' section selection. Th' icon on th' right side shows when margin be changed: left, right, top, or bottom.
Footer
This allows ye t' set th' size o' th' foot as a percentage o' th' lyrics font size. Ye can also use th' button on th' right t' toggle th' footer on and off.
All o' th' controls on this tab except low light mode applies t' th' selected song. We will see how t' apply our changes t' different songs in our library in a little bit, matey.
Ye can change th' default values o' each aspects o' th' document by tappin' on th' wrench icon in th' upper left corner t' access th' Style Preferences Document options, savvy?
