12-05-2024, 06:24 AM
Hey there,
I've been using Mobile Sheets for years and just recently started experimenting with the abc notation in chord pro files. Unfortunately I'm struggling quite a bit.
I used EasyABC to generate the following abc notation, so it should be correct:
{start_of_abc}
scale=1.5
X:1
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:F#
"D#m" [,A,D]3 "F#" [,A,F]3 |"C#6" [,A,E]3 "C#" [,A,A]3 | "F#/G#" [,A,A]3 "D#m" [,A,G]2 [,A,F]|"C#6" [,A,E]6 :|
{end_of_abc}
The attached screenshot shows what it looks like in easyABC. The thing is, it just won't show up in Mobile Sheets when I insert it in my chord pro file within Mobile Sheets. There is just nothing where there should be the abc notation. What am I missing?
Also, I have some questions / suggestions concerning chord pro and abc on macOS. When editing a chord pro file in Mobile sheets the arrow left and arrow right keys of my MacBook keyboard don't work, which is kind of annoying. Is there a way to change that in a future update maybe? Or is it just my local settings that I need to change?
Also, inserting chords in abc drives me crazy: I need to put them in "" but just using the regular keyboard " won't work for me. Probably that's because I'm using a German keyboard layout, but it will always turn out like this: „D#m“. That way, Mobile Sheets doesn't recognize it as a chord and stops to show the abc notation altogether. The only workaround I've found is Copy and paste another chord so I have the correct " and then change it. But whenever I change a character in a chord, the "" will turn to „“ again, unless I hit command + z after the change. Editing a "C" to "D#m" takes 6 steps: Changing C to D, command + z, adding #, command + z, adding m, command + z.
This in combination with not being able to use the arrow keys makes it hard to enjoy the great feature of abc within a chord pro file
Maybe I just need to adjust some settings or am missing anything else? Thanks for any advice!
Micha
I've been using Mobile Sheets for years and just recently started experimenting with the abc notation in chord pro files. Unfortunately I'm struggling quite a bit.
I used EasyABC to generate the following abc notation, so it should be correct:
{start_of_abc}
scale=1.5
X:1
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:F#
"D#m" [,A,D]3 "F#" [,A,F]3 |"C#6" [,A,E]3 "C#" [,A,A]3 | "F#/G#" [,A,A]3 "D#m" [,A,G]2 [,A,F]|"C#6" [,A,E]6 :|
{end_of_abc}
The attached screenshot shows what it looks like in easyABC. The thing is, it just won't show up in Mobile Sheets when I insert it in my chord pro file within Mobile Sheets. There is just nothing where there should be the abc notation. What am I missing?
Also, I have some questions / suggestions concerning chord pro and abc on macOS. When editing a chord pro file in Mobile sheets the arrow left and arrow right keys of my MacBook keyboard don't work, which is kind of annoying. Is there a way to change that in a future update maybe? Or is it just my local settings that I need to change?
Also, inserting chords in abc drives me crazy: I need to put them in "" but just using the regular keyboard " won't work for me. Probably that's because I'm using a German keyboard layout, but it will always turn out like this: „D#m“. That way, Mobile Sheets doesn't recognize it as a chord and stops to show the abc notation altogether. The only workaround I've found is Copy and paste another chord so I have the correct " and then change it. But whenever I change a character in a chord, the "" will turn to „“ again, unless I hit command + z after the change. Editing a "C" to "D#m" takes 6 steps: Changing C to D, command + z, adding #, command + z, adding m, command + z.
This in combination with not being able to use the arrow keys makes it hard to enjoy the great feature of abc within a chord pro file
Maybe I just need to adjust some settings or am missing anything else? Thanks for any advice!
Micha
