From 1b0d5697075306a2cb114ef1f9c8488f7295cc24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: RossAscends <124905043+RossAscends@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:46:18 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] simplify/clarify welcome message

---
 public/script.js | 36 ++++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index ffbc07c4c..f9bbd919c 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -347,37 +347,37 @@ const system_messages = {
             '<h2>Welcome to <span id="version_display_welcome">SillyTavern</span>!</h2>',
             '<div id="version_display_welcome"></div>',
             '<h3>Want to Update to the latest version?</h3>',
-            "Read the <a href='https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/update/' target='_blank'>instructions here</a>. Also located in your installation's base folder",
+            "Read the <a href='https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/update/' target='_blank'>instructions here</a>.",
             '<hr>',
-            '<h3>In order to begin chatting:</h3>',
+            '<h3>How to start chatting:</h3>',
             '<ol>',
             '<li>Connect to one of the supported <a href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/api-connections/" target_"blank">LLM Chat APIs</a> via the plug icon</li>',
-            '<li>Create or pick a character from the list (the top-right namecard icon)</li>',
+            '<li>Open the character list (click the top-right namecard icon) and pick a character, or create your own!</li>',
             '</ol>',
             '<hr>',
             '<h3>Where to download more characters?</h3>',
             '<i>SillyTavern is not associated with the sites linked below, and we have no control over their contents.</i>',
-            '<ol>',
+            '<ul>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/pygmalionai">Pygmalion AI Discord</a></li>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://chub.ai/">Chub (NSFW)</a></li>',
-            '</ol>',
+            '</ul>',
             '<hr>',
-            '<h3>Where can I get help?</h3>',
-            'Check out the following resources:',
-            '<ol>',
-            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/">Introduction to SillyTavern</a></li>',
+            '<h3>Confused or lost?</h3>',
+            '<ul>',
+            '<li><span class="note-link-span">?</span> - click these icons! You will be linked to a guide for the nearby feature.</li>',
+            '<li>Enter <code>/?</code> in the chat bar for a list of slash commands and hotkeys</li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/">SillyTavern Searchable Documentation Site</a></li>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/faq/">SillyTavern FAQ</a></li>',
-            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/guidebook/">SillyTavern Guidebook</a></li>',
             '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://docs.sillytavern.app/extras/installation/">SillyTavern Extras API Installation</a></li>',
-            '</ol>',
-            'Type <tt>/?</tt> in any chat to get help on message formatting commands.',
+
+            '</ul>',
+
             '<hr>',
-            '<h3>Still have questions or suggestions left?</h3>',
-            '<a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/RZdyAEUPvj">SillyTavern Community Discord</a>',
-            '<br>',
-            '<a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern/issues">Post a GitHub issue.</a>',
-            '<br>',
-            '<a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern#questions-or-suggestions">Contact the developers.</a>',
+            '<h3>After doing all of that, do you still have questions?</h3 > ',
+            '<ul>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/RZdyAEUPvj">Join the SillyTavern Discord</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern/issues">Post a GitHub issue</a></li>',
+            '<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern#questions-or-suggestions">Contact the developers</a></li>',
         ].join('')
     },
     group: {