hello,
yes, there is a separate field for chords. it is not visible on the current distribution, but make it visible is done in no-time

I'm a musician too, so I though in having this field when I made Music Collection

Germi

Hello Germi,

Thanks very much for your answer...and this quick!:woohoo:
You convinced me totally, so now I gonna buy it.
You can lock it in my opinon.

Keep up the good work!:lol:

great! I just got your order

tell me when you got the component installed and I'll tell you how to unhide the chords field!

Germi

Off course! Like I said I would.

I will notify you when I am 'ready'. Thanks again.

germi wrote:

great! I just got your order

tell me when you got the component installed and I'll tell you how to unhide the chords field!

Germi

Got it! The component is working fine! Woow, just what I wanted to have. Just some adding some chords and I am very happy...:lol:

Hi Germi..

can You tell me how to unhide the chords field?
I'm interested too.

Thanks..

This is the way to proceed in order to have a TEXTAREA field for the chords

1) replace the file /administrator/components/com_muscol/views/song/tmpl/form.php for this other file (you have to unzip it):
[file name=form.zip size=1253]http://www.joomlamusicsolutions.com/images/fbfiles/files/form.zip[/file]

2) open /components/com_muscol/views/song/tmpl/default.php

and add the chords field wherever you want it to appear. after line 82 would be a good idea, but you can choose it. the code you have to add it inside PHP tags is:

echo $this->song->chords;

IMPORTANT: the right way to display the chords is inside, for instance, an HTML "pre" tag (you know, to make every letter have the same width an keep the format you gave to the chords)

if you prefer to have an EDITOR field instead of a textarea field fo the chords, tell me. but I think it's better a textarea

Hi Germin, again thanks for your effort!

Though it is not really what I meant. I would like to have the chords right above the lyrics, and in most perfect way, when you can transpose them by semitones. This way, I can play and singalong with the lyrics. Example:

C Am
Now do ya hear me talking to you
Dm G Em
Across the water, across the deep blue ocean
Am Dm
Under the open sky, oh my
G
Baby I'm trying..........


Change tone : semitones (a button with the possibility to transpose up or down by semitones.

The component ' Jsongs lyrics' uses it. (sorry, I don't want to make that component famous, but it's for trying to make myself clear)
Then again, your component is very complete, but for me adding this would be totaly perfect!

Off course I can inmagine that this is something for the wishlist...

ok, I dindnt understand what you meant. I'm gonna check this component and think in the best way to make Music Collection achieve this feature.

I'll tell you something!