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User Manual

User Interface

Ahoy, matey! Here be th' translated text in proper Pirate English, savvy?


When ye be usin' OnSong live, ye don't have time t' tap on th' interface t' perform tasks. Arrr! These actions allow those functions t' be triggered.

Low Light

Change t' a dark screen interface fer use on dimly lit stages, savvy?

  • On turns low light mode on fer dark paper with light text.
  • Off turns low light mode off fer a light paper with dark text.
  • Toggle low light mode on and off. When on, th' background o' th' song be black with white foreground text.

Th' menubar allows ye t' interact with th' app but it can get in th' way durin' a performance, matey.

  • Show th' menubar t' interact with th' app.
  • Hide th' menubar fer a full screen view.
  • Toggle toggles th' menubar on and off fer a full screen view.

Quick Pick

Allows ye t' quickly search fer songs t' play or add t' th' set, Arrr! Hidin' th' Quick Pick screen may not function when HID Bluetooth devices such as foot pedals that emulate a computer keyboard. This be due t' th' text cursor bein' used fer text entry at that time.

Actions can be used t' navigate menus in th' user interface, savvy? OnSong will assign some o' these actions t' foot pedal buttons when a songs menu be displayed.

  • Previous navigates th' selected item t' th' previous item in th' list.
  • Next navigates th' selected item t' th' next item in th' list.
  • Top goes t' th' top o' th' currently opened menu.
  • Bottom goes t' th' bottom o' th' currently opened menu.
  • Back navigates t' th' previous menu screen on th' navigation stack. Fer instance, if ye be viewin' yer All Songs list, th' Back action will view th' Books List.
  • Search will scroll t' th' search bar in th' list, highlight th' search term, and display th' on-screen keyboard. If no search bar exists in th' current menu, no action be taken.
  • Select will select th' currently highlighted item, immediately performin' its selected action.

By default, items be not selected immediately but merely highlighted until a period o' time has expired, ye scallywag. Use th' Select action t' select th' items immediately and perform th' selected function. Ye can change this behavior under Settings » Menu Settings » Songs » Navigation » Automatically Select.

Song List

Th' songs list be used fer interactin' with yer song library, set, and book. When opened, th' Scroll Up and Down actions can select rows in th' list.

  • Show th' song menu.
  • Hide th' song menu.
  • Toggle shows and hides th' song menu based on its current state.

Web Action

Web actions allow ye t' open a web page or video file as an action in yer song, matey. Fer instance, ye could tap on a sticky note t' view a tutorial video fer that song part, Arrr!

  • Open presents th' Web Action Editor where ye can configure how a URL will be opened.
  • Close th' opened web action.
OnSong 2023 — Last Updated on December 11, 2019