Mail of the month - July - Defaults and a checklist

Fakebook Pro is importing any PDFs I try to view on my phone e.g. if I try to view a PDF attached to an email.  How do I stop that?

This is actually an Android setting, and not controlled by each app: when clicking a PDF file your device has a default for opening it. In this case with the Fakebook Pro app, probably because you choose that default at some point (there is a dialog asking if you want to use the app "once" or "always").

In any case, you should be able to reset this default in the Android Settings app. Open that and look for the "Apps" section, in that section look for Fakebook Pro and  click it. There should then be a "Open by default" subsection, in which you can clear any defaults or selectively set whether to open, not open or ask for an app every time. On some devices (e.g. Samsung), this may look slightly different, but the general idea is the same.

On my Samsung G7 Edge there is a "Clear Defaults" button for the app, but that doesn't work work on its own.  You have to also set "Go to supported URLs" to "Always ask". I did both Clear Defaults and the Always ask setting, problem is solved!

How do I get rid of unwanted playlists?

Open the list editor (list icon in the action bar), choose the unnecessary list. Tap the menu icon (three dots, upper right corner) and select "Delete" - "Delete playlist". (This alternative removes the list, but keeps the songs. "Delete playlist and songs" also removes the imported songs, and you may not want this.)

I was looking for an app that could handle music PDF for gigs. It would have to move between Set List PDF quickly and ideally also be able to finger-pinch zoom (although I believe that feature makes the loading slower)My ideal list:* A dedicated music PDF app and nothing else
* The ability to load PDF into a master library from various sources - Dropbox, Google Drive, Livedrive, Local drive
* The list automatically indexed
* A simple way to create Set Lists from the master library without using copies
* Some meta information for the Set List tunes - eg Key, Genre, Free form notes
* Moving between Set List or Master Index PDF should be very quick
* The ability to pinch zoom PDFs useful on smaller tablets
* All the features on Set Lists like adding/deleting/reordering
* The ability to annotate PDFs with various tools and save the annotations
* A backup facility to Dropbox etc
* The ability to use JPEG, TIF formats as well
* A printing ability
* Move between pages using Airturn bluetooth pedal
* A price point of £4.99 would be acceptable

Well, lets try to through these, one point at a time.

A dedicated music PDF app and nothing else: Well, obviously no. The transposable chord charts are a important addition and something that makes Fakebook Pro different from the other similar apps. I really like to be able to have set lists with mixed PDFs and chord charts, without having to switch between different apps. But that's me, and my gigs.

The ability to load PDF into a master library from various sources - Dropbox, Google Drive, Livedrive, Local drive: Yes, any remote and local storage supported by Android can be used to import new music. 

The list automatically indexed: Yes, but some help is needed to do this (as in all PDF sheet music apps). Fakebook Pro stores the necessary index data in PDFB files. Other apps have similar methods.

A simple way to create Set Lists from the master library without using copies: Fakebook Pro creates no copies when adding songs to set lists, only links in the song database.

Some meta information for the Set List tunes - eg Key, Genre, Free form notes: Key and genre is part of the metadata. Song key is visible in the list view and genre (style) is fully searchable (so that you can search for e.g. all bossa songs in the free text search). 

Moving between Set List or Master Index PDF should be very quick: Yes, changing lists (as well as changing pages in a song or list) is instantaneous. PDFs are pre-parsed at import and adjacent songs pre-loaded for smooth page swipes.

The ability to pinch zoom PDFs useful on smaller tablets: Yes, you can pinch zoom each page individually to match your preference. Chord charts can also be three-finger-pinched to adjust font size. 

All the features on Set Lists like adding/deleting/reordering: Yes, drag-and-drop, swipe to dismiss etc supported.

The ability to annotate PDFs with various tools and save the annotations: Yes.

A backup facility to Dropbox etc: Yes. Share backup via e.g. mail or remote storage.

The ability to use JPEG, TIF formats as well: Yes and no. JPEG and PNG is supported. TIFF not yet implemented.

A printing ability: Yes, standard Android print is supported.

Move between pages using Airturn bluetooth pedal: Yes. Airturn, PageFlip, iRig as well as others.

A price point of £4.99 would be acceptable: Yes, with good margin!