From 0d0aca56040684febb2d01dadf3db98fb9704eea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: syntaxbullet <syntaxbullet@protonmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 07:54:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document daily workflow and align starter color with compact
 palette

---
 README.md                    | 12 ++++++++++++
 src/components/HabitForm.tsx |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 986961f..59545bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ checkboxes, or task occurrences using that date’s saved requirements. A date p
 also reaches history outside the displayed year. Future dates and days off are read-only.
 Combined-chart management is not exposed on this homepage.
 
+### Daily check-in experience
+
+The dashboard opens with a compact greeting and a Today filter. All habits includes
+routines on days off; creating a habit or editing one out of today’s schedule keeps
+it reachable in All habits. Saved calendars expand through **View history**, with
+historical corrections available inside the expanded view.
+
+Count totals can be typed directly and saved with **Save** or Enter. Escape restores
+the recorded total; plus and minus remain available. Counts may exceed the target.
+New habits offer editable Reading, Get outside, and Evening routine starters, with
+eight suggested colors and **More colors** for the full palette and custom colors.
+
 For browser QA without changing application data, run
 `bun scripts/dashboard-preview.ts` and visit
 `http://127.0.0.1:3107/__preview/login`. This uses an in-memory database and a
diff --git a/src/components/HabitForm.tsx b/src/components/HabitForm.tsx
index e770009..850f25a 100644
--- a/src/components/HabitForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/HabitForm.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { habitInput, type Schedule } from "../habits/contracts";
 import { habitRequest } from "../lib/dashboard";
 
 const STARTERS = [
-  { label: "Reading", name: "Read", method: "count", target: 10, unit: "pages", tasks: [""], color: "#977344" },
+  { label: "Reading", name: "Read", method: "count", target: 10, unit: "pages", tasks: [""], color: "#426582" },
   { label: "Get outside", name: "Get outside", method: "manual", target: 1, unit: "times", tasks: [""], color: "#58765b" },
   { label: "Evening routine", name: "Wind down", method: "tasks", target: 1, unit: "times", tasks: ["Put things away", "Prepare for tomorrow"], color: "#79618d" },
 ] as const;