Import plain text (song lyrics)

[johnwdubois]

Is your feature request related to a problem? There's a lot of resonance in song lyrics, which are easily available online (e.g. lyrics.com). This is a great way to get people started on marking resonance: with their favorite song.

Describe the solution you'd like

1. Let users easily import song lyrics (or other simple plain text documents, such as poems) into Rezonator.
2. This would create:
   • a Unit grid (one Unit per line of the original data)
   • a Word grid (Words defined by whitespace in the original data)
3. Use the easiest input method: Import a plain text (.txt) document.

Additional development

1. Automatically create "auto-stacks" when importing, based on the blank lines that are typically used to separate verses: one verse per Stack.

Related to

391 , #312

[johnwdubois]

We can easily add "auto-Stacks" when importing song lyrics. Create one stack per line group (corresponding to chorus or verse), where the line groups are typically marked by a single blank line. (Note that line groups in song lyrics are NOT to be treated like line groups in an interlinear glossed text.)

[johnwdubois]

Aim for a "1-click" import for plain text import:

• Don't ask the user for a speaker label. (We can add that later using the Tag tool, if necessary.)
• If the file looks like song lyrics (no Line Groups), assume that's correct, and go ahead and import it as is.
• Automatically turn the pseudo-"Groups" into Stacks.
• If possible, don't even show the confirmation screen.
• Take a risk!

[johnwdubois]

This ticket is mostly done, but it needs the following:

• Use blank lines to automatically create Stacks (= verse, in songs or poetry).
• Once that is done, get rid of the blank lines in Rezonator. (Treat blank lines as similar to whitespace, but at the Unit level.)

[Georgio-Klironomos]

Song lyrics are now importing correctly. @johnwdubois we should consider making separate feature tickets for the automatic verse stack creation, and the blank lines.

[Georgio-Klironomos]

@johnwdubois the Song Lyric import now skips the import screen, allowing for less user confusion. Issue will be closed after user testing.

[Georgio-Klironomos]

The song txt import has been user tested and works as expected!