Making suggestions for Offline Survival Manual | Open Source Contribution

This is my first time to make a contribution in Utopian-io. Today I will be making suggestions to improve the Offline Survival App by ligi

Problems identified

1. Each chapter uses scrolling as the only means to navigate through all the information in each chapter
2. There is no search button
3. The text can be editted but cannot add your own chapter
4. There are lapses in the "Mark Visited Chapters" toggle button.

Suggestions
Here are my suggestions for the application for android:

1. It should have a search button, specifically a magnifying glass icon at the top most portion of the app. If I want to know how to gather food for survival, for example, I should only type the word food in the search box and it will show me categories related to food. This leads me to my next suggestion,
2. Tags should be included in each category. Food category should include tags related to it for easier navigation. These tags will reflect the words shown in the search box and will make it easier for the users.
3. Each broad category should have a drop down button. In the Food category, a subheading "Animals as Food" is shown.
   Under this are all th animals which can be eaten.
   Each animal should be bulleted. A drop down button should be present which allows users to either collapse (hide) or show the texts. In this way, the users will be able to see all the animals and select one subheading to read.
   
4. Scrolling through the entire category should be eliminated. It may take the users a lot of time to get to the portion they want to read. This is also the reason why suggestions 1-3 are necessary.
5. The Mark Visited Chapters Option should be altered in this way.
   The photo below does not show an eye icon because I have not visited the chapter.
   
   Notice that after I clicked the chapter, the eye icon appears even if I did not read the chapter. My suggestion to highlight or change the color of text once it has already been read or scrolled down. Or a bookmark may appear on the right side of the screen to indicate where you have left off. This allows the user to keep track where he has indeed read or not
6. It is possible to edit the text in each chapter but you are not allowed to make a new Chapter.

Benefits of Suggestions
The suggestions are centered around the functionality of the app as an offline encyclopedia for survival. It will also highlight improvement of concerns regarding the technicality and accessibility of information. It allows the users autonomy over the information in the app and provides means to track down their progress. It makes access to information easier.

Conclusion
Overall, I really love the application. It contains a lot of information on a broad knowledge and allows you to read offline. I have saved this in my android phone because I find it really useful. Hope they approve my suggestions so more people can really benefit from the app

That's all.
@josejirafa

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