Songsheet Generator is an application which prints songsheets and songbooks for home, small group, or large group overhead use. The program runs on any platform that supports Java 1.4 (.jar file). Song files must be provided in the ChordPro format, a common text format found on the internet (ChordPro files are easy to make yourself, if you can't find the song you're looking for). Also Songsheet Generator will import some basic tab (CRD) files, so you can print a songsheet or songbook from any songs you might already have in that format.
This program is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
Version 1.4: - Added a Ukulele mode; this will cause chord grids to appear with only four strings. Since there are several tuning options for Ukulele, there are no built-in chords; please use the chord editor to define your chords. It is possible to freely switch back and forth between the normal six-sting and four-string modes, but all songs will print in the current mode; i.e. there is no way to identify a song as a Ukulele- or six-string-only song.
- Added a global data key/value editor. Key/value pairs defined in this editor will be applied to all songs. By using a global value, it is possible to define rarely-changing global text such as an organization name or other identifying information. The editor shows the text that must be entered in the song file to make use of the data key/value pair that has been defined.
- Added a "New Song File" command in the File menu. This will create a new file in the songs folder, fill it with a simple ChordPro template, and open the text editor.
- Added a preference to start each song on a new physical page, regardless of the page layout style. A checkbox to control this has been added to the Print Options page. (ChordPro note: this has the same function as putting a {npp} at the top of every song.)
- Added a "Save to ChordPro" output option. This function allows songs to be exported with their chords transposed in ChordPro, or without their chords. In effect, the songs will be exported with ChordPro directives that match the print settings. Please note that the ChordPro syntax may differ slightly from the syntax in the original song. Data values and chord definitions will be retained, but their ordering may be different from the original file. This function uses abbreviated ChordPro directives (e.g. "t:" for "title:"). Please do not use this function to overwrite your original songs—it may result in data loss! (Songsheet Generator does try to prevent you from doing this.)
Note: If multiple songs are selected into the "Songs to Print" list, they will all be saved to a single file, with {ns} directives between them.
Also Note: If you attempt to bring one of these multiple-songs-per-file files back into Songsheet Generator, only the first song title will appear in the songs list.
- Lines of chords without lyrics will be wrapped if they exceed the margin, just as normal lines are wrapped.
- Song titles may optionally be wrapped, instead of reduced, to fit in a single line. A checkbox to control this has been added to the Print Options page.
Fixes and minor changes:
- The current songbook is now marked as modified when changes are made by using the context menu in the print list.
- Text files will export as UTF-8 according to the setting in the General Options page.
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