Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When opening Eyedropper for the first time, it isn't obvious how to actually pick a color from the screen. The landing view shows a large centered icon with the text "No Color / Select or enter a color to get started," and below it an Entry plus a "View" button. The only way to actually pick a color from the screen though is the small button in the top-left of the header bar that I initially mistook as the application icon.
The result is that the big center icon reads as the primary action, but it's decorative. New users either type a color into the entry field (not what they wanted) or hunt around before finding the real picker in the corner. It's a small friction point but it happens right on first launch, which is the worst place for one.
Describe the solution you'd like
Make the landing page actually surface the "Pick a color" action, so the landing screen matches what users expect.
Describe the impact of the feature on other users
This is purely an onboarding/discoverability improvement, but it's one that doesn't take anything away from existing users. The header-bar picker and the <Control>p shortcut keep working exactly as they do now. New users get a visible path to the app's primary function without having to scan the whole window for it. Once you are on the page that shows a specific color, it's obvious that the icon in the top left is the button. Likely the biggest win is for first-time users coming in from Flathub.
Additional context
This is probably a slam dunk of an issue for someone new to the project. Feel free to close if I'm crazy.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When opening Eyedropper for the first time, it isn't obvious how to actually pick a color from the screen. The landing view shows a large centered icon with the text "No Color / Select or enter a color to get started," and below it an
Entryplus a "View" button. The only way to actually pick a color from the screen though is the small button in the top-left of the header bar that I initially mistook as the application icon.The result is that the big center icon reads as the primary action, but it's decorative. New users either type a color into the entry field (not what they wanted) or hunt around before finding the real picker in the corner. It's a small friction point but it happens right on first launch, which is the worst place for one.
Describe the solution you'd like
Make the landing page actually surface the "Pick a color" action, so the landing screen matches what users expect.
Describe the impact of the feature on other users
This is purely an onboarding/discoverability improvement, but it's one that doesn't take anything away from existing users. The header-bar picker and the
<Control>pshortcut keep working exactly as they do now. New users get a visible path to the app's primary function without having to scan the whole window for it. Once you are on the page that shows a specific color, it's obvious that the icon in the top left is the button. Likely the biggest win is for first-time users coming in from Flathub.Additional context
This is probably a slam dunk of an issue for someone new to the project. Feel free to close if I'm crazy.