Version History

Version 1.5.4 (build 41)

• NEW: separate color setting for chorus
• NEW: setting to automatically show section titles for start_of_chorus, start_of_verse, start_of_bridge
• NEW: keyboard setting to exit song page
• CHANGE: startup sync now executes after welcome and profile selection screen
• CHANGE: configuration directory for Desktop version moved outside “Documents”
  • original config files will be copied automatically, but not deleted
• FIX: chord translation issue when transposing to D# minor
• FIX: “Wobbliness” of text at slow scroll speeds
• FIX: problems with startup sync with incorrect folder path
• FIX: issues with internet connection not found

Version 1.5.3 (build 40)

• NEW: mechanism to sync current song only on mobile platforms
• FIX: reduced CPU load on Windows platform due to MIDI library
• INFRA: update libraries, Flutter and Android build mechanisms

Version 1.5.2 (build 39)

• NEW: “Heartbeat”-Mechanism to detect and correct dropped network connection
• CHANGE: MidiReceive.txt and MidiSend.txt now ignore blank space where it is safe
• FIX: welcome page made scrollable to accommodate small screen and big font size
• FIX: italic font for tab sections
• FIX: pictures in “ignored” sections still displayed
• INFRA: upgrade to Flutter 3.26 and refresh linked libraries

Version 1.5.1 (build 38)

• NEW: option to hide root of slash chords
• NEW: option to select monitor for full-screen display (desktop version)
• FIX: issues with saved window position in multi-monitor setups
• FIX: desktop version window size restore to previous size
• FIX: allow saved window position to extend slightly beyond the left edge of the screen
• FIX: issues on iOS/macOS devices with settings slider values
• INFRA: upgrade to Flutter 3.22.3

Version 1.5.0 (build 37)

• NEW: MIDI functionality for the Windows version

Version 1.4.12 (build 36)

• FIX: some remaining issues with empty lines in setlists should now be fixed

Version 1.4.11 (build 35)

• FIX: syncing setlists freezes LivePrompter if a setlist contains an empty line

Version 1.4.10 (build 34)

• NEW: setlist dividers and instructions can now have some lines of content displayed
• NEW: Setting to force screen orientation on mobile devices
• CHANGE: reworked mechanism for remote-selecting songs outside loaded setlist
• CHANGE: Desktop “always on top” and “full screen” settings now global, not profile-specific
• FIX: on-screen keyboard popping up with external keyboards connected
• FIX: transpose dialog too big for phones in landscape mode
• FIX: fixed some issues in the LP Connect mechanism
• FIX: MIDI channel settings for send and receive channels incorrect
• FIX: MIDI settings for “next song” incorrect
• FIX: “no Timeout” option for Cantabile Connect in Settings not getting saved
• INFRA: upgrade to Flutter 3.22.1

Version 1.4.9 (build 33)

• CHANGE: Accidentals Chararcters now active by default (unless saved differently in previous version)
• FIX: Cantabile connection issues due to new Cantabile bindings system
• FIX: Desktop version saving incorrect window position and size when ended while minimized
• FIX: Title color setting not saved for light mode

Version 1.4.8 (build 32)

• NEW: chord grid: enable Nashville / Roman chords
• NEW: chord grid: allow ‘*’ to show any text as chord
• NEW: chord grid: allow chords to end with dots (e.g. for final chords)
• NEW: allow and correctly transpose single notes (starting with lower-case letters)
• NEW: on desktop platforms (Win/Mac) song reset also re-loads the song – helps when reviewing edits.
• NEW: customized symbols for ‘#’ and ‘b’ (optional)
• NEW: enable users to “pin” transpose and capo across songs
• NEW: song page status bar can be hidden completely (Footer Size: Hidden)

Version 1.4.7 (build 31)

• fixed: issue with chord grid in ignore section
• chord grid: allow chords in parentheses
• chord grid: enable comments and custom comments
• chord grid: accept tilde to combine two chords in one cell
• chord grid: enable repeat marks (%)
• show “what’s new” page on first start of new build
• upgrade to flutter 3.19.3

(Build 30 only on iOS – identical to 1.4.6, just some issues with the AppStore requiring a new build)

Version 1.4.6 (build 29)

• make inverting pictures in light mode optional
• allow multiple highlight colors
• new song-specific and artist-specific MIDI commands
• new feature: chord grids
• allow screen focus on top line
• allow hiding the button bar completely
• created gesture for “reset” (double-tap top quarter of lyrics window)
• flutter upgrade to version 3.19.1, some other internal re-factoring

Version 1.4.5 (build 28)

• newest Flutter version (3.13.3)
• setting to hide artist in main list
• improved sync and database performance
• new options for automatic sync
• additional key control options
• fixed issues when connected to a network without Internet access
• added “huge” size to song header (for drummers 😉)

Version 1.4.4 (build 27)

• fixed: Dropbox check stopping when Dropbox user name is empty
• fixed: sync problems on Desktop when no Setlist folder present

Version 1.4.3 (build 26)

• hotfix replacement for version 1.4.3 for dropbox check on settings page

Version 1.4.3 (build 25)

• new tag {picturesize} to scale specific pictures
• improvements to picture rendering
• fix for sync not working when dropbox root only contains folders (Android, iOS)

Version 1.4.2 (build 24)

• bugfixes and improvement of the Dropbox synchronization functionality
• new function for iOS: log out of Dropbox (Dropbox access stored by iOS outside the app)

version 1.4.1 (build 23)

• bugfix for diacritical characters in file names (iOS, macOS)

version 1.4.0 (build 22)

• Windows, macOS and iOS versions!
• Windows version still missing MIDI, but I’m working on it…
• some updates to diagnostics
• new button “Select Profile” in Drawer

version 1.3.3 (build 21)

• new tags for setting scoll timing by bar
• option to automatically sync on startup
• some bugfixing

version 1.3.2 (build 19)

• new setting: initial view for profile – load a setlist or book on start
• new diagnostics screen
• some internal refactoring of search screen
• updated to Flutter 3.7 framework

Version 1.3.1 (build 18)

• bugfix for sync / database update – upper/lower case in title/book/… tags now ignored

Version 1.3.0 (build 17)

• MIDI functionality added
  • note: LivePrompter now requires Android 7 as a minimum
• More flexibility for Cantabile custom messages

Version 1.2.2 (build 16)

• bugfix for {hide_chords} tag not resetting on song load

Version 1.2.1 (build 15)

• optical update to Material 3 design
• sync starts automatically when opening sync page
• sync wheel colors signal sync success or errors
• rework of the profiles page (activate a profile by tapping)
• rework of the sources page (activating, deleting)

Version 1.2.0 (build 14)

• new feature: LP Connect (master-slave networking between LivePrompter devices)
• ability to create based profiles based on synchronized text files in your Dropbox source
• some bugfixes

Version 1.1.2 (build 13)

• fix: settings screen issue with text input fields, now correctly filled with current value
• UX redesign: new Cantabile connectivity status icons – preparation for things to come

Version 1.1.1 (build 12)

• New feature: scroll to last viewed song
• New feature: mark last viewed song blue (with List View settings option)

Version 1.1.0 (build 11)

• New feature: Network connection to Cantabile (that deserves a new sub-version…)
• New feature: LivePrompter will prevent tablet/phone screen lock while in use
• some internal clean-up (Dropbox package)

Version 1.0.1 (build 10)

• copying and pasting profiles
• fixed search pages display of song energy
• bug fixes around creating and deleting profiles (wrong item in dropdown selected on return from profile manager)
• some internal code cleanup
• added link to buy coffee to About page
• bug fix in “delete source” – files weren’t deleted

Version 1.0.0 (build 9)

• initial release version