hey guys, i tried to search a bit, but couldn't find what i need. feel free to link if you know of an existing thread.
i primarily use my iPhone 6+ for lyrics at the gig. before the big Layout change, there was either a Default Layout or default functionality where i could go from the Setlist, tap a song, the Setlist would move left (off screen) and i'd see my lyrics. Pressing the BACK button on the top left would then return me to the Setlist and i could scroll and choose another song, etc.
i know on the iPad versions, the Split View button was used for this, and it actually split the screen to show both. but on the phone screen, this default behavior where the Setlist actually moved off screen was preferable for that screen size (i hope i'm explaining this intelligibly!).
now with the newer Layout editor, i am really having a tough time creating a Layout similar to that old default. i surmised that i need the Full Screen Setlist button to see the Setlist, but the Editor screen is just a mess. if i have the Setlist lurking in the back, i can't really click it to edit because the Document Viewer now lives on top of it, among other elements. so i end up sliding the Document Viewer down a bit out of the way to grab the Setlist, but then i'll expand the Setlist too much and overlap the Doc viewer and then can't grab it again.
the recent update to pop things on top when you tap is a little better... but something on top can completely cover the thing underneath, and you can't ever grab that thing underneath.
all i'm really wanting to do is
load a setlist in full screen
scroll and choose a song - the Setlist goes away, revealing the Doc viewer and other elements and buttons i need
i can swipe or press the Next song button, but sometimes i instead want to go BACK to the full screen Setlist
once in the Full Screen Setlist again, scroll, choose a song, and repeat.
i guess i kinda have that currently, but the editor is just tough to work with. i sorta have this small setlist at the start so i can reach the other elements in the editor, then i press the Full Setlist button to start my performance. is this really the best way to do what i want?
i've attached pics of my current EDIT view and what i first see when i load the setlist/layout. after pressing Full Screen Setlist for the first time in a setlist, things operate the way i need them to, but just wondering if i'm missing something. it's still very tough to edit the layout like this.
with such a small screen, you usually don't want a split screen of any type, and the previous default and method was absolutely perfect i feel. any insight? thanks.
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and a quick thought on a different topic: i see others with the same thought that having to select a Layout when going to the Setlist for performance is a little troublesome. many times during the gig i will pop in and out of different setlists - that's just how it works at the gig sometimes. sure, it's just a few more clicks, but it does add up and just seems unnatural. i'm IN setlists view, why is there a step between choosing different setlists?
would there be any way that we could instead
choose Setlist view
choose a Layout FIRST - this layout would be used for all future setlists that i choose to view
choose a setlist, select songs, etc.
going BACK from the current setlist brings you to the list of all other setlists to choose from, instead of having to back over the layout selection, then choose a setlist, then choose the layout again, etc.
i would think that during a gig we would change Setlists more often than we would have to change Layouts. so if that Layout select could come first, i would guess that majority of the users wouldn't have an issue - compared to reading about issues with having to select that layout between setlists.
thoughts?
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this still really is the best app out there for this stuff, so i'll of course use whatever is provided. but this improvement for the layout/setlist thing would help a lot i think. thanks!