I’m struggling with building app instructions right into the app - It would be incredibly useful to have that little “i” icon as a component that could 1) link to a new screen or 2) display information same as in charts for example. I think we would be able to do so much with that to explain how our…

Exactly - no one wants to read a manual (and they probably won’t)…they want to learn and discover the experience along the way…the right information at the right time.

Would an :information_source: emoji in an Action Text component with a link to screen work? Or maybe some way with a relation and an inline list, so you could have one sheet of instructions, but drill into certain sections through the relation. I think a compact list with just the details side fil…

Wow…I’m gonna try @Jeff_Hager ! Thank you! I’m having movie night with my little 8 yr old now but I will try in the morning and report back! :star_struck:

I was using emojis throughout my app… then I showed a designer my app and they were like, “OMG, those emojis look horrible.” I can’t recommend emojis if you’re trying to retain a consistent aesthetic as they will change browser to browser. An info component would be pretty rad. Although you could …

ugh - like the emojis change here in the community unless you select from the library. Great point! I’m a “design” first kind of person so that’s good to know. Jeff’s idea still great one - will make sure the emoji is good on most devices or do what you said, choose an “i”. Original request withsta…

Hi, I’d use the Jeff’s :information_source: emoji along with a dropdown using Markdown. Something like this: [image] Intro & TIP: How to Create a Markdown Accordian to Show/Hide Stuff My first post here on the new community Hi… I’m Justin I love Glide. i just crosse…

What are you watching? The latest from @Robert_Petitto ? :rofl:

Well, I do plan to teach my 8 year old to Glide soon - so I’ll save Robert’s videos for that, but for now it’s The Sleep Over on Netflix. :joy:

I’ve used this character before too: ⓘ

@V88 @Deena Y’all are too funny.

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gvalero August 22, 2020, 10:36pm 9

Hi,

I’d use the Jeff’s emoji along with a dropdown using Markdown. Something like this:

Saludos

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