Church-Music/legacy-site/documentation/md-files/UI_QUICK_START.md

✨ UI Redesign - Quick Start Guide

What Changed?

The song viewing/editing interface has been completely redesigned for better mobile experience with:

• Smaller, cleaner buttons (50% smaller navigation, 25% smaller action buttons)
• Compact controls (3-column grid instead of 2-column)
• Mobile-optimized text sizes (16px instead of 24px)
• Tighter spacing (35-40% more content visible)
• Professional styling (solid colors, white backgrounds)

Access the Website

Local Network (Ubuntu Server)

http://192.168.10.130:3000

External (DNS - after port forwarding setup)

http://houseofprayer.ddns.net:3000

Backend API

http://192.168.10.130:8080/api

New Button Layout

Navigation (Top & Bottom)

• Previous: Left arrow button (compact 8x8 square)
• Counter: White badge showing song position (e.g., "1 / 10")
• Next: Right arrow button (compact 8x8 square)

Key & Controls (Single Compact Bar)

Current Key: G    Play (Capo 3): E
🎹 Transpose: [C][C#][D][D#][E][F][F#][G][G#][A][A#][B]
🎸 Capo: [Dropdown: No Capo, Capo 1-15]

Action Buttons (3-Column Grid)

Row 1: [🎵Key] [🎸On] [✏️]
Row 2: [💾Save] [🗑️] [✕Close]

Button Labels Shortened:

• "Transpose" → "🎵 Key"
• "Chords On" → "🎸 On" / "Off"
• "Edit" → "✏️" (or "Edit")
• "Delete/Remove" → "🗑️" (icon only)
• "Close" → "✕ Close"

Mobile Optimization

Font Sizes

• Title: 24px → 16px (text-2xl → text-xl for input)
• Singer: 24px → 16px (text-lg → text-base)
• Chords: 24px → 15px
• Lyrics: 24px → 16px
• Labels: 14px → 12px (text-sm → text-xs)

Spacing

• Padding: p-4/p-6/p-8 → p-3/p-4
• Margins: mb-4/mb-6 → mb-3/mb-4
• Gaps: gap-3/gap-4 → gap-2/gap-1.5

Layout

• Controls Bar: White background with border (instead of gray-50)
• Song Sheet: Reduced from 500px min-height to 400px
• Line Height: 2.0 → 1.8 (tighter, easier to read)
• Borders: All changed from border-2 to border (thinner)

Testing Checklist

Basic Functions

• Click on a song to view it
• Navigate between songs using top navigation
• Change key using transpose selector
• Toggle chords on/off
• Edit song lyrics
• Save changes
• Scroll through song and see bottom navigation appear

Mobile Specific

• Test on phone in portrait mode
• Test on phone in landscape mode
• Verify buttons are easy to tap
• Check that text is readable
• Ensure all controls fit on screen
• Test keyboard doesn't overlap input fields

Key Features

• Transpose chords to different keys
• Add capo and see "Play As" calculation
• Edit mode: Modify title, singer, lyrics
• Add new blank song sheet
• Select singer from list (for blank sheets)
• View songs within worship plans

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Escape: Close modal
• Arrow Left: Previous song (when in worship list)
• Arrow Right: Next song (when in worship list)
• Tab: Navigate between controls

Browser Requirements

• Desktop: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge (latest)
• Mobile: iOS Safari 14+, Chrome Android 90+
• Minimum Screen: 320px width (iPhone SE)

Troubleshooting

"Buttons look huge"

• Clear browser cache (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R)
• Force refresh the page

"Text is too small to read"

• Base font is 16px, which is standard for mobile
• Use browser zoom (pinch to zoom on mobile)

"Controls are cut off"

• Rotate to landscape mode on small phones
• Or use 2-finger pinch to zoom out slightly

"Navigation buttons don't work"

• Make sure you're viewing a worship plan (not individual song)
• Navigation only appears when there are multiple songs

Performance

The redesigned UI is:

• Lighter: Less CSS, no gradients to render
• Faster: Smaller DOM, quicker painting
• Smoother: Reduced animations, simpler transitions

Need Help?

Files modified:

• frontend/src/App.js (SongModal component)

Documentation:

• UI_REDESIGN_COMPLETE.md - Detailed change log
• UI_VISUAL_COMPARISON.md - Before/after visual guide

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Status: ✅ Live and running Version: 2.0 (Compact Mobile UI) Date: December 2024