Hi JimChw,
Before I change the new behavior let me discuss this issue here in the forum:
I've installed the new version and find that I can't simply scroll through an indexed PDF. It looks like the app now restricts you to the pages defined in the index for the selected song.
That's right. Prior to v4, Calypso always showed just one page even if the song consists of more than one page. The
PageTo parameter had no function. There was the requirement to be able to scroll to the next page of the current song. But this could lead you to the next song, which may be undesirable - or intentional.
Starting with v4 Calypso uses the
PageTo parameter. It now preloads all pages of a song. In landscape orientation, which is more commonly used with a 12" iPad, two sheets are visible and by swiping you quickly navigate through all pages of a song. I had the feeling this is the desirable and much liked bahavior.
many of the indexes have a PageFrom but not a PageTo so you can only see the first page and cannot swipe to see other pages.
As
PageTo wasn't really useful prior to v4, it very often had a wrong value. So, with the new preloading of v4 and the
song-centric behavior, I had to curate the +16000 song entries and at least adjust the
PageTo value. [When doing so, I decided to also check for spelling errors, adjust the song titles and composers to assign the song entries to the right underlying
composition].
Curating all indexes was a tremendous work and I failed to do this free of errors. Before I started to reply to your post, I realized that at least the book '557 Standards' still has many songs with a wrong
PageTo. As you wrote there is no way to quickly get to the second page.
I therefore agree with you to bring back the ability to easily navigate in the PDF as in pre v4.Until then, I'd like to suggest to
Sort by page# as the default.
Thus you can navigate through the PDF with the
next/prev song buttons. In most cases this will reveal a missing second page. I'd also suggest to quickly adjust the PageTo parameter in case it's wrong. Simply
-
edit the list entry
- tap the
PageTo and
- adjust that value with the
Sheet Editing Tools.
- tap
DoneThis can be done in less that 10 seconds.
I'm aware that
sort by page# is not available in
All My PDF Songs (because it's not useful).
If the intent is to prevent scrolling outside the song, I'd rather see a red bar displayed on the right or left margin (a visual cue) when at the end or beginning of a song (as defined by the index).
Good point!
Thank You, JimChw, for your comment.