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by 1autodev 1441 days ago
Idea to make it more user friendly to folks like myself who don't understand how your app is supposed to work:

Provide a UI layer which contains some instructions and points out features and their uses. Looking at the app, I don't quite know what I am supposed to do, or use it to figure out. Perhaps provide some example use cases or personas, alongside the UI layer of instructions.

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Thanks for the suggestion! Right now I have attempted to do what you are describing, but the user has to click OK on the initial "welcome" dialog box to get stepped through the tour. If you click outside of the box to close it, you skip the tour. Definitely something to improve.
On mobile, the instructions when first loading block the screen, making it more difficult to follow. Maybe a simple, quick video showing a few scenarios would be easier to follow?
I agree! A video could definitely help, and I will try to change the display of the instructions on small screens.