diff --git a/app/src/assets/files/collect.png b/app/src/assets/files/collect.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..647a9219ea462f1172b1ca394baf446e5eeaa623
Binary files /dev/null and b/app/src/assets/files/collect.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/components/CardsLayer.vue b/app/src/components/CardsLayer.vue
index 3af978600dccfec66cde63daf48eeb9177804588..8adec76acaaa0e242dd3b60595aa868aeac85b80 100644
--- a/app/src/components/CardsLayer.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/CardsLayer.vue
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ export default {
 
     deleteFlag(e) {
       e = this.nodeid
-      this.$store.dispatch('deleteFlag', { e })
+      if (confirm('Confirm discard?')) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('deleteFlag', { e })
+      } else {
+        // nothing happens
+      }
     },
 
     // readFlag(e) {
diff --git a/app/src/components/ListLayer.vue b/app/src/components/ListLayer.vue
index f828b5358f2ff92ddb849ae9a455cff63979da0d..e53d8212b3233bea92aacac944062a5a97cf9f6c 100644
--- a/app/src/components/ListLayer.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/ListLayer.vue
@@ -1,65 +1,74 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <div v-if="deleted == false">
-      <form class="nodes">
-        <div v-for="value in $options.myArray" v-bind:key="value.node_id">
-          <textarea
-            v-if="nodeid == value.node_id"
-            @focus="editTrue(true)"
-            @blur="editTrue(false)"
-            autofocus
-            v-model="value.node_text"
-            @input="editNode"
-            :id="value.node_id"
-            ref="nodetext"
-            placeholder="Idea goes here!"
-          ></textarea>
-        </div>
-
-        <!-- <div v-if="localreadmode == true && deleted == false">
-          <p class="read" :id="nodeid" :inner-html.prop="nodetext | marked"></p>
-        </div> -->
-        <div class="allemoji">
-          <div
-            class="eachemoji"
-            v-for="(emojis, index) in configEmoji"
-            :key="index"
-          >
-            <p v-if="nodeid == emojis.node_id">
-              {{ emojis.emoji_text }}
-            </p>
+    <div v-for="(value, index) in configPositions" v-bind:key="index">
+      <div v-if="nodeid == value.node_id && deleted == false">
+        <form class="nodes">
+          <div v-if="value.read_mode == false">
+            <div v-for="value in $options.myArray" v-bind:key="value.node_id">
+              <textarea
+                v-if="nodeid == value.node_id"
+                @focus="editTrue(true)"
+                @blur="editTrue(false)"
+                autofocus
+                v-model="value.node_text"
+                @input="editNode"
+                :id="nodeid"
+                ref="nodetext"
+                placeholder="Idea goes here!(auto saved every keystroke)"
+              ></textarea>
+            </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
-        <p class="info">*markdown supported &amp; autosaves</p>
-        <div class="btn-row">
-          <BaseButton buttonClass="danger" @click="deleteFlag()"
-            >Discard</BaseButton
-          >
-          <!-- <div v-if="localreadmode == true && deleted == false">
-            <BaseButton class="read" buttonClass="action" @click="readFlag()"
-              >Edit Mode
-            </BaseButton>
+          <div v-if="value.read_mode && deleted == false">
+            <p
+              class="read"
+              :id="nodeid"
+              :inner-html.prop="nodetext | marked"
+            ></p>
           </div>
-          <div v-else>
-            <BaseButton class="read" buttonClass="action" @click="readFlag()"
-              >Read Mode</BaseButton
+
+          <div class="allemoji">
+            <div
+              class="eachemoji"
+              v-for="(emojis, index) in configEmoji"
+              :key="index"
+            >
+              <p v-if="nodeid == emojis.node_id">
+                {{ emojis.emoji_text }}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+          <p class="info">*markdown supported &amp; autosaves</p>
+          <div class="btn-row">
+            <BaseButton buttonClass="danger" @click="deleteFlag()"
+              >Discard</BaseButton
             >
-          </div> -->
-        </div>
-      </form>
+            <div v-if="value.read_mode == true && deleted == false">
+              <BaseButton class="read" buttonClass="action" @click="readFlag()"
+                >Edit Mode
+              </BaseButton>
+            </div>
+            <div v-else>
+              <BaseButton class="read" buttonClass="action" @click="readFlag()"
+                >Read Mode</BaseButton
+              >
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </form>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import { mapState } from 'vuex'
-//var readmode
+import marked from 'marked'
+var readmode
 export default {
   name: 'ListLayer',
 
   data: function () {
     return {
-      // localreadmode: false,
+      localreadmode: false,
     }
   },
 
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   filters: {
-    // marked: marked,
+    marked: marked,
   },
 
   computed: mapState({
@@ -98,29 +107,33 @@ export default {
 
     deleteFlag(e) {
       e = this.nodeid
-      this.$store.dispatch('deleteFlag', { e })
+      if (confirm('Confirm discard?')) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('deleteFlag', { e })
+      } else {
+        // nothing happens
+      }
     },
 
-    // readFlag(e) {
-    //   e = this.nodeid
-
-    //   var i
-    //   for (i = 0; i < Object.keys(this.configPositions).length; i++) {
-    //     if (this.configPositions[i].node_id == this.nodeid) {
-    //       this.localreadmode = this.configPositions[i].read_mode
-    //     }
-    //   }
-
-    //   if (this.localreadmode == true) {
-    //     readmode = false
-    //     this.$store.dispatch('readFlag', { e, readmode })
-    //     this.mode = 'Read'
-    //   } else {
-    //     readmode = true
-    //     this.$store.dispatch('readFlag', { e, readmode })
-    //     this.mode = 'Edit'
-    //   }
-    // },
+    readFlag(e) {
+      e = this.nodeid
+
+      var i
+      for (i = 0; i < Object.keys(this.configPositions).length; i++) {
+        if (this.configPositions[i].node_id == this.nodeid) {
+          this.localreadmode = this.configPositions[i].read_mode
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (this.localreadmode == true) {
+        readmode = false
+        this.$store.dispatch('readFlag', { e, readmode })
+        this.mode = 'Read'
+      } else {
+        readmode = true
+        this.$store.dispatch('readFlag', { e, readmode })
+        this.mode = 'Edit'
+      }
+    },
   },
 }
 </script>
@@ -143,6 +156,7 @@ textarea {
   height: 175px;
   resize: none;
   box-sizing: border-box;
+  font-size: 18px;
   font-family: 'Inter var', Helvetica, sans-serif;
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
   -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
diff --git a/app/src/components/ModesCard.vue b/app/src/components/ModesCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..bb96ae89c4690b4cd9a7c667d49e6159b863fa75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/components/ModesCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <div v-show="tipsplease" class="nodes welcome">
+      <img src="https://alpha.nodenogg.in/files/collect.png" />
+
+      <p>
+        magpie mode is designed for you to gather your thoughts and research, as
+        quickly and easily as possible.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Tap or press the add node icon
+        <svg
+          class="example"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+          width="50"
+          viewBox="0 0 143 106"
+        >
+          <g transform="translate(-1345 -843)">
+            <g class="a" transform="translate(1345 865)">
+              <rect class="d" width="127" height="84" />
+              <rect class="e" x="0.5" y="0.5" width="126" height="83" />
+            </g>
+            <g class="b" transform="translate(1361 843)">
+              <rect class="d" width="127" height="84" />
+              <rect class="e" x="3.5" y="3.5" width="120" height="77" />
+            </g>
+            <line class="c" x2="41" transform="translate(1406.5 884.5)" />
+            <line class="c" y2="41" transform="translate(1426.5 863.5)" />
+          </g>
+        </svg>
+        (shortcut <strong>n</strong>)
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        Don't forget you can use <a href="#">markdown</a> to quickly format your
+        text and add images from websources, you can even use html and embed
+        codes.
+      </p>
+      <p>
+        To see what everyone else has collected in your team and to start
+        organising, just switch to organise mode (best on a large display).
+      </p>
+
+      <div class="btn-row">
+        <BaseButton buttonClass="danger" @click="hideTips()">Hide</BaseButton>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div v-show="!tipsplease"></div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import marked from 'marked'
+
+export default {
+  data: function () {
+    return {
+      tipsplease: true,
+    }
+  },
+
+  mounted() {},
+  filters: {
+    marked: marked,
+  },
+
+  methods: {
+    hideTips() {
+      this.tipsplease = false
+    },
+
+    
+  },
+}
+</script>
+
+<style lang="css" scoped>
+img {
+  max-width: 400px;
+  padding: 0 50;
+}
+
+.welcome {
+  /* max-width: 450px; */
+  width: 95%;
+  margin-top: 1em;
+  margin-left: 1em;
+  background-color: white;
+  border: 2px solid black;
+  padding: 1em;
+}
+
+.vdr {
+  padding: 0 0.5em;
+}
+
+.example {
+  width: 30px;
+}
+
+.icon {
+  margin-left: 1em;
+  padding: 0.5em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.a {
+  fill: #333;
+  stroke: #707070;
+}
+.b {
+  fill: #fff;
+}
+.b,
+.c {
+  stroke: #333;
+  stroke-width: 7px;
+}
+.c,
+.e {
+  fill: none;
+}
+.d {
+  stroke: none;
+}
+
+.btn-row {
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+  padding: 0px 0px 15px 10px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/app/src/components/NodesLayer.vue b/app/src/components/NodesLayer.vue
index abdc4254c65e78d13621f70764b34651090fedf3..b6b2ba255ffde085f93f751f5e591818b70a553c 100644
--- a/app/src/components/NodesLayer.vue
+++ b/app/src/components/NodesLayer.vue
@@ -364,7 +364,11 @@ export default {
 
     deleteFlag(e) {
       e = this.nodeid
-      this.$store.dispatch('deleteFlag', { e })
+      if (confirm('Confirm discard?')) {
+        this.$store.dispatch('deleteFlag', { e })
+      } else {
+        // nothing happens
+      }
     },
     readFlag(e) {
       e = this.nodeid
@@ -409,6 +413,7 @@ textarea {
   width: 100%;
   height: 175px;
   resize: none;
+  font-size: 18px;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   font-family: 'Inter var', Helvetica, sans-serif;
   -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
diff --git a/app/src/store/index.js b/app/src/store/index.js
index 0d829d3477b26a2181e5a2f571cc5812c44281a4..96babdda279103760552e6de6ba56f516a66c62f 100644
--- a/app/src/store/index.js
+++ b/app/src/store/index.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ const store = new Vuex.Store({
             // if (doc.nodes[i].deleted == true) {
             //   //  doc.nodes.splice(i, 1)
             // }
+
             state.myNodes = doc.nodes
           }
         })
diff --git a/app/src/views/Cards.vue b/app/src/views/Cards.vue
index 0f7d3cbbbd427169839a7382ee9a02b0e811c5cd..834e0fe62f4e021cd7f892e5dfe3e6268c3c94f4 100644
--- a/app/src/views/Cards.vue
+++ b/app/src/views/Cards.vue
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import Router from '@/router'
 import CardsLayer from '@/components/CardsLayer'
 import OtherCardslayer from '@/components/OtherCardslayer'
 import OnBoard from '@/components/OnBoard'
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ export default {
   mixins: [shortcutsMixin],
   data: function () {
     return {
-      currentroute: Router.currentRoute,
       clientset: false,
     }
   },
diff --git a/app/src/views/Discarded.vue b/app/src/views/Discarded.vue
index 0b4db4d209a30669c4459b0be982eff8e6222764..9c357b05caf43e939a779ccc230046971c1c4a5d 100644
--- a/app/src/views/Discarded.vue
+++ b/app/src/views/Discarded.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import Router from '@/router'
 import DiscardLayer from '@/components/DiscardLayer'
 import OnBoard from '@/components/OnBoard'
 
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ export default {
   mixins: [shortcutsMixin],
   data: function () {
     return {
-      currentroute: Router.currentRoute,
       clientset: false,
     }
   },
diff --git a/app/src/views/Home.vue b/app/src/views/Home.vue
index 49efc2e66576f1df4f7d6e22c0410e594e2f8431..ab3c0160d2e2259cb59ced6ff5f95f39730721f3 100644
--- a/app/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/app/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ export default {
   mounted() {
     window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize)
     this.handleResize()
-    console.log(this.clientset)
   },
 
   created() {
diff --git a/app/src/views/List-old.vue b/app/src/views/List-old.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 829f8fc58808f87f4ef319df9ae677a8b4e3373c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/src/views/List-old.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div>
-    <div v-if="clientset">
-      <div id="listwrapper">
-        <h1 class="mobile">Your nodes - collect</h1>
-        <ListLayer
-          @editTrue="(e) => editTrue(e)"
-          v-for="value in myNodes"
-          v-bind:key="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodeid="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodetext="value.node_text"
-          v-bind:deleted="value.deleted"
-        />
-        <!-- <div class="btn-row">
-          <BaseButton class="new" buttonClass="action" @click="addNode()"
-            >Create Node</BaseButton
-          >
-        </div> -->
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <div v-else>
-      <OnBoard @clientAdded="clientAdded()" @editTrue="(e) => editTrue(e)" />
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-import ListLayer from '@/components/ListLayer'
-import OnBoard from '@/components/OnBoard'
-
-import { mapState } from 'vuex'
-
-//import { shortcutsMixin } from '@/components/mixins/shortcutsMixin.js'
-
-export default {
-  name: 'List',
-
-  //mixins: [shortcutsMixin],
-  data: function () {
-    return {
-      clientset: false,
-    }
-  },
-
-  props: {
-    nodeid: String,
-    nodetext: String,
-    deleted: Boolean,
-  },
-
-  computed: {
-    ...mapState({
-      myNodes: (state) => state.myNodes,
-      //otherNodes: (state) => state.otherNodes,
-      // shortcutstate: (state) => state.shortcutstate,
-      // toolmode: (state) => state.ui.mode,
-    }),
-  },
-
-  // created() {
-  //   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  //     document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress)
-  //   }
-  // },
-
-  // beforeDestroy() {
-  //   if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-  //     document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress)
-  //   }
-  // },
-
-  methods: {
-    clientAdded() {
-      this.clientset = !this.clientset
-    },
-
-    addNode() {
-      this.$store.dispatch('addNode')
-    },
-
-    editTrue(e) {
-      this.$store.dispatch('shortcutState', e)
-    },
-  },
-  components: {
-    ListLayer,
-    OnBoard,
-  },
-}
-</script>
-
-<style lang="css" scoped>
-.mobile {
-  margin-left: 1em;
-  font-size: 1em;
-}
-.new {
-  margin-bottom: 1em;
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/app/src/views/List.vue b/app/src/views/List.vue
index 8099dabd53fa215101875ec819c07b7b8906b19e..784051c67004ec6f84b8551559219b2452404380 100644
--- a/app/src/views/List.vue
+++ b/app/src/views/List.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   <div>
     <div v-if="clientset">
       <div id="listwrapper">
-        <h1 class="mobile">Your nodes - collect</h1>
+        <!-- <h1 class="mobile">Your nodes - collect</h1> -->
+        <ModesCard />
         <ListLayer
           @editTrue="(e) => editTrue(e)"
           v-for="value in myNodes"
@@ -12,9 +13,30 @@
           v-bind:deleted="value.deleted"
         />
         <div class="btn-row">
-          <BaseButton class="new" buttonClass="action" @click="addNode()"
+          <!-- <BaseButton class="new" buttonClass="action" @click="addNode()"
             >Create Node</BaseButton
+          > -->
+
+          <svg
+            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+            width="80"
+            viewBox="0 0 143 106"
+            class="icon"
+            @click="addNode()"
           >
+            <g transform="translate(-1345 -843)">
+              <g class="a" transform="translate(1345 865)">
+                <rect class="d" width="127" height="84" />
+                <rect class="e" x="0.5" y="0.5" width="126" height="83" />
+              </g>
+              <g class="b" transform="translate(1361 843)">
+                <rect class="d" width="127" height="84" />
+                <rect class="e" x="3.5" y="3.5" width="120" height="77" />
+              </g>
+              <line class="c" x2="41" transform="translate(1406.5 884.5)" />
+              <line class="c" y2="41" transform="translate(1426.5 863.5)" />
+            </g>
+          </svg>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -26,6 +48,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import ListLayer from '@/components/ListLayer'
+import ModesCard from '@/components/ModesCard'
 
 import OnBoard from '@/components/OnBoard'
 
@@ -53,7 +76,7 @@ export default {
     ...mapState({
       myNodes: (state) => state.myNodes,
       //otherNodes: (state) => state.otherNodes,
-      // shortcutstate: (state) => state.shortcutstate,
+      shortcutstate: (state) => state.shortcutstate,
       // toolmode: (state) => state.ui.mode,
     }),
   },
@@ -65,7 +88,7 @@ export default {
   },
 
   mounted() {
-    console.log(this.clientset)
+    // this.shortcutstate = false
   },
 
   beforeDestroy() {
@@ -88,6 +111,7 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   components: {
+    ModesCard,
     ListLayer,
     OnBoard,
   },
@@ -95,6 +119,15 @@ export default {
 </script>
 
 <style lang="css" scoped>
+.welcome {
+  width: 95%;
+  margin-top: 1em;
+  margin-left: 1em;
+  background-color: white;
+  border: 2px solid black;
+  padding: 1em;
+}
+
 .mobile {
   margin-left: 1em;
   font-size: 1em;
@@ -102,4 +135,34 @@ export default {
 .new {
   margin-bottom: 1em;
 }
+
+.example {
+  width: 30px;
+}
+
+.icon {
+  margin-left: 1em;
+  padding: 0.5em;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.a {
+  fill: #333;
+  stroke: #707070;
+}
+.b {
+  fill: #fff;
+}
+.b,
+.c {
+  stroke: #333;
+  stroke-width: 7px;
+}
+.c,
+.e {
+  fill: none;
+}
+.d {
+  stroke: none;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/app/src/views/Oldhome.vue b/app/src/views/Oldhome.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fbf5dad641309c782bc31b42cca0267a3b81340..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/app/src/views/Oldhome.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="home">
-    <div v-if="clientset">
-      <div v-if="listview">
-        <ListLayer
-          v-for="value in myNodes"
-          v-bind:key="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodeid="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodetext="value.node_text"
-        />
-
-        <OtherListlayer
-          v-for="value in otherNodes"
-          v-bind:key="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodeid="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodetext="value.node_text"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <div v-else>
-        <OtherNodeslayer
-          v-for="value in otherNodes"
-          v-bind:key="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodeid="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodetext="value.node_text"
-        />
-
-        <NodesLayer
-          @editTrue="(e) => editTrue(e)"
-          v-for="value in myNodes"
-          v-bind:key="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodeid="value.node_id"
-          v-bind:nodetext="value.node_text"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <ControlsLayer @listView="listView()" />
-    </div>
-    <OnBoard v-else @clientAdded="clientAdded()" />
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script>
-// @ is an alias to /src
-import OnBoard from '@/components/OnBoard.vue'
-import NodesLayer from '@/components/NodesLayer.vue'
-import OtherNodeslayer from '@/components/OtherNodeslayer.vue'
-import ListLayer from '@/components/ListLayer.vue'
-import OtherListlayer from '@/components/OtherListlayer.vue'
-import ControlsLayer from '@/components/ControlsLayer.vue'
-
-import { mapState } from 'vuex'
-import { shortcutsMixin } from '@/components/mixins/shortcutsMixin.js'
-// import Router from '@/router'
-// // console.log(Router.currentRoute.params.microcosm)
-
-export default {
-  name: 'Oldhome',
-  // Shortcut mixin is here so we can call the keyboard controls anytime
-  mixins: [shortcutsMixin],
-  created() {
-    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-      document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress)
-    }
-    if (localStorage.myNNClient == null) {
-      // visiting from URL get them to name client
-      // localStorage.setItem('myNNClient', 'unknown client')
-      // // console.log(localStorage.myNNClient)
-    }
-  },
-  beforeDestroy() {
-    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
-      document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyPress)
-    }
-  },
-
-  data: function () {
-    return {
-      clientset: false,
-      listview: false,
-      offline: false,
-    }
-  },
-
-  components: {
-    OnBoard,
-    NodesLayer,
-    OtherNodeslayer,
-    ListLayer,
-    OtherListlayer,
-    ControlsLayer,
-  },
-  computed: mapState({
-    myNodes: (state) => state.myNodes,
-    otherNodes: (state) => state.otherNodes,
-    shortcutstate: (state) => state.shortcutstate,
-  }),
-  methods: {
-    clientAdded() {
-      this.clientset = !this.clientset
-    },
-
-    editTrue(e) {
-      this.$store.dispatch('shortcutState', e)
-    },
-
-    // This is here to support the shortcuts
-    addNode() {
-      this.$store.dispatch('addNode')
-    },
-
-    listView() {
-      if (this.listview == false) {
-        this.listview = true
-      } else {
-        this.listview = false
-      }
-    },
-
-    offlineTriggered() {
-      this.offline = true
-    },
-    onlineTriggered() {
-      this.offline = false
-    },
-  },
-}
-</script>
-
-<style scoped></style>