From 1204e17644cef90c523ee94942c634966dcd503e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wilfordgrimley <2397930+WilfordGrimley@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:27:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs(user-guide): describe /display search bar, spacing/finish controls, and quiz-reveal hero Closes wiki-checklist debt from PRs #283, #293, #296, #299, #306, #308. --- docs/user-guide.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md index feb0b1ecb..70e0a15a1 100644 --- a/docs/user-guide.md +++ b/docs/user-guide.md @@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ it. See [`documentation-process.md`](documentation-process.md). How to search the catalog, read search results, and pick a printing for a slot in your decklist. +The **Display** page's search bar is dual-mode: an **Add / Browse** +toggle next to the input switches between adding cards to your project +(the usual decklist-line paste/search box) and browsing the whole +catalog without touching your project — browsing renders a grid of +matching cards you can add individually, and the center of the page +follows the same toggle, switching between your print sheet preview and +the browse results. The **+ Add Cards** dropdown next to the search box +covers the same Text / XML / CSV / URL import options available +elsewhere in the app. + ## "What's That Card?" — helping identify printings ProxyPrints crowdsources which real Magic printing a community-submitted @@ -18,6 +28,17 @@ etc.) can be more precise. If you spot the vote queue while browsing, here's what it's asking and why your input helps everyone's search results. +The vote queue at **What's That Card?** presents each question as a +quiz-reveal hero: the card image in question sits in its own column on +a deep-blue hero field (with an animated starburst behind it) alongside +a title that pops into place word by word every time a new card is +shown, while the actual question — the candidate printings or attribute +chips to pick from — sits in a scrolling panel beside it. On a wide +screen that question panel scrolls on its own while the card stays put, +so you never lose sight of what you're being asked about; on a narrow +screen the card instead pins near the top of the screen while the +questions scroll underneath it. + ## Exporting a print-ready PDF How to arrange your chosen cards into pages, set bleed/DPI/paper size, @@ -31,10 +52,29 @@ sheet; the other two trade some bleed for a printer-supported margin, and the page warns (rather than silently shrinking your bleed value) if your current bleed exceeds what the selected profile can fit. +The same section's **Card spacing (mm)** control sets the gutter between +cards independently on each axis — Horizontal (X) and Vertical (Y) +default to 0mm and 14.5mm respectively, so columns butt together for +strip-cutting while rows keep a gap that suits a die cutter. A +**Link**/**Linked** toggle next to it locks the two axes to move +together when you'd rather set one value for both. + +Once your sheet is ready, the **Display** page's Finish footer has two +equal-weight buttons: **Save Deck** (or **Sign in to Save**, if you're +not signed in) and **Print / Export →**, plus the existing **Export** +dropdown for lightweight XML/card-image/decklist exports. Your project is +also quietly backed up to this browser as you work — a small "Draft +backed up locally" note under the buttons confirms it — and pressing +**Print / Export →** while signed in with unsaved changes offers to save +your deck first, since the print/PDF step can use a lot of your +browser's memory and you don't want to lose your work if it struggles. + ## Saving and re-using a project Local-folder and Google Drive options for coming back to a project -later. +later. If you're signed in and have saved decks already, the **Display** +page's empty-project landing screen lists them directly so you can jump +back into one without a trip to **My Decks** first. ## Saved decks, export, and the standalone decrypt tool