Custom Metadata

Th' OnSong^® app be always lettin' ye specify metadata — information about each song that be helpin' ye stay organized and manage yer musical performances, savvy? However ye can now be usin' custom metadata tags and use those t' browse and sort yer songs, Arrr!

Creatin'

T' create custom metadata tags, ye use th' Song Editor. Th' OnSong^® app be usin' either th' OnSong^® file format or th' ChordPro file format t' specify metadata or song information. This normally be includin' name/value pairs written as text separated by a colon. Th' ChordPro file format be usin' curly braces t' contain each pair, matey.

Th' OnSong^® app be recognizin' a number o' tags which be documented in th' OnSong^® Metadata and ChordPro Metadata. However, ye can now be specifyin' yer own tags. These be stored along with th' song in a way that be lettin' ye browse and sort by those values. For instance, ye could be typin' Genre: Rock or year: 1964 t' have OnSong organize yer song by genre and year, Blimey!

Browsin'

Once ye add custom metadata tags t' yer songs, they will be appearin' in th' Songs Menu Tags. There ye will be seein' th' tag types ye've entered. Ye can then be tappin' on that type and view values ye've entered which can be used t' filter yer songs, savvy?

Sortin'

In addition t' browsin', ye can also be usin' tags t' sort, ye scallywag. T' do this, tap on th' sort menu icon in th' bottom left corner o' th' Songs List t' access th' Sortin' Menu. Tags will be appearin' in their own submenu which can be used t' sort. OnSong be identifyin' th' datatype o' tags and be usin' those methods t' sort, Arrr!

Displayin'

Custom metadata tags be not displayin' in th' song viewer by default, but ye can be customizin' those in th' Style Preferences Menu › Format Tab by customizin' th' Metadata format, matey.