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Include song chords when downloading a song in OpenLyrics format #255

@cgonzalez

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@cgonzalez

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Currently, the feature for downloading a song in OpenLyrics format ignores all chords and only includes the song's lyrics. However, OpenLP has the ability to read chords in ChordPro format inside OpenLyrics files and display them in the "chord view" so musicians can see them live on their own devices.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be great if SongDrive included chords when downloading songs in OpenLyrics format.

Additional context

Here is an example of a song stored in OpenLP with chords in Chordpro format:

---[Verse:1]---
Ala[A/E]be[E]mos [B/E]al Se[A]ñor
Con un [D/E]cántico [A/E]nuevo [E]
Procla[A/E]me[E]mos [B/E]a una [E]voz
Que [D/E]suya es la [A/E]salva[E]ción
---[Coro:1]---
Porque [A]Él es el más [E/G#]grande, [C#m]digno de ala[B]bar
[A]No hay ninguno [E/G#]co[A]mo Él[B]
[C#m]Él [G#m]es [A]fuerte y glo[E/G#]rioso, [B]y goberna[C#m]rá
[B]Con jus[A]ticia y [B]con ver[E]dad

And this is the content of a OpenLyrics file exported from OpenLP:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<song xmlns="http://openlyrics.info/namespace/2009/song" version="0.8" createdIn="OpenLP 3.1.7" modifiedIn="OpenLP 3.1.7" modifiedDate="2025-06-21T22:36:17">
  <properties>
    <titles>
      <title>Alabemos al Señor</title>
    </titles>
    <verseOrder>v1 c1</verseOrder>
    <authors>
      <author>No definido</author>
    </authors>
  </properties>
  <lyrics>
    <verse name="v1">
      <lines>Ala<chord name="A/E"/>be<chord name="E"/>mos <chord name="B/E"/>al Se<chord name="A"/>ñor<br/>Con un <chord name="D/E"/>cántico <chord name="A/E"/>nuevo <chord name="E"/><br/>Procla<chord name="A/E"/>me<chord name="E"/>mos <chord name="B/E"/>a una <chord name="E"/>voz<br/>Que <chord name="D/E"/>suya es la <chord name="A/E"/>salva<chord name="E"/>ción</lines>
    </verse>
    <verse name="c1">
      <lines>Porque <chord name="A"/>Él es el más <chord name="E/G#"/>grande, <chord name="C#m"/>digno de ala<chord name="B"/>bar<br/><chord name="A"/>No hay ninguno <chord name="E/G#"/>co<chord name="A"/>mo Él<chord name="B"/><br/><chord name="C#m"/>Él <chord name="G#m"/>es <chord name="A"/>fuerte y glo<chord name="E/G#"/>rioso, <chord name="B"/>y goberna<chord name="C#m"/>rá<br/><chord name="B"/>Con jus<chord name="A"/>ticia y <chord name="B"/>con ver<chord name="E"/>dad</lines>
    </verse>
  </lyrics>
</song>

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