02-21-2025, 06:11 AM
Sorry, I'm a bit limited with testing as I don't want to update my "active" devices due to upcoming gigs, so there's only my normal laptop and my phone for testing current MobileSheets versions.
First of all: it turned out that the ABC implementation of 3.9.7 did not produce the expected results. This was the reason (or one of the reasons) why Mike skipped it and switched to a different ABC library. So please forget thinking about ABC compatibility with 3.9.7. We have to accept that ABC sections may need a rework to be rendered properly by MobileSheets 3.9.11 and later.
I strongly vote for as much compatibility as possible with Sciurius' reference implementation - as the name says, it is intended to be the reference for new ChordPro features. So my tests in case of doubts are comparing Mike's rendering results with those of Sciurius. This is what I did with your scores, see attachments. MobileSheets is not so far away from the reference implementation, but it has open issues that need to be fixed.
What I found so far:
1. missing flat symbols
Using a font with "true flats and sharps" is required. MobileSheets could include a few of those fonts or support ChordPro's font directives or whatever. Mainly a design decision. I would like to be able to use my favorite chord font MuseJazzText which is free and used by MuseScore. Other users might prefer a Times-like font with serifs or a sans-serif font like Helvetica
2. line breaks & page breaks
Being able to change the size of ABC notation sections is required. MobileSheets respects the %%scale 2.3 that it finds in your score. Like in ChordPro, lines that don't fit on one line are split at a measure bar in the middle if possible. Correct so far. But the resulting lines are cropped and disppear. Complete systems shall be moved to the next page instead.
When I create ChordPro+ABC files to convert them to PDF with ChordPro I usually use %%pagescale instead of %%scale. %%pagescale seems not to be supported by MobileSheets yet.
3. Chapter marks (Rehearsal Marks)
Using "parts" [P:A] is usually better than elevated text "^A". %%partsbox 1 activates the common box around rehearsal marks. Support of %%partsbox seems to be missing in MobileSheets
4. Page width and empty space at the right
Maybe the page width that is used is not correct. Just guessing, the laptop that I have to use for now just has a landscape screen.
First of all: it turned out that the ABC implementation of 3.9.7 did not produce the expected results. This was the reason (or one of the reasons) why Mike skipped it and switched to a different ABC library. So please forget thinking about ABC compatibility with 3.9.7. We have to accept that ABC sections may need a rework to be rendered properly by MobileSheets 3.9.11 and later.
I strongly vote for as much compatibility as possible with Sciurius' reference implementation - as the name says, it is intended to be the reference for new ChordPro features. So my tests in case of doubts are comparing Mike's rendering results with those of Sciurius. This is what I did with your scores, see attachments. MobileSheets is not so far away from the reference implementation, but it has open issues that need to be fixed.
What I found so far:
1. missing flat symbols
Using a font with "true flats and sharps" is required. MobileSheets could include a few of those fonts or support ChordPro's font directives or whatever. Mainly a design decision. I would like to be able to use my favorite chord font MuseJazzText which is free and used by MuseScore. Other users might prefer a Times-like font with serifs or a sans-serif font like Helvetica
2. line breaks & page breaks
Being able to change the size of ABC notation sections is required. MobileSheets respects the %%scale 2.3 that it finds in your score. Like in ChordPro, lines that don't fit on one line are split at a measure bar in the middle if possible. Correct so far. But the resulting lines are cropped and disppear. Complete systems shall be moved to the next page instead.
When I create ChordPro+ABC files to convert them to PDF with ChordPro I usually use %%pagescale instead of %%scale. %%pagescale seems not to be supported by MobileSheets yet.
3. Chapter marks (Rehearsal Marks)
Using "parts" [P:A] is usually better than elevated text "^A". %%partsbox 1 activates the common box around rehearsal marks. Support of %%partsbox seems to be missing in MobileSheets
4. Page width and empty space at the right
Maybe the page width that is used is not correct. Just guessing, the laptop that I have to use for now just has a landscape screen.
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Acer A1-830, Android 4.4.2 - HP x2 210 G2 Detachable, Win 10 22H2 - Huawei Media Pad T5, Android 8.0 - Boox Tab Ultra C, Android 11
www.moonlightcrisis.de - www.basdjo.de - www.frankenbaend.de