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diff --git a/src/app/shared/components/help/help.component.ts b/src/app/shared/components/help/help.component.ts
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--- a/src/app/shared/components/help/help.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/components/help/help.component.ts
@@ -24,26 +24,55 @@ export class HelpComponent implements OnInit {
ngOnInit() {
this.helpTopics.push(new HelpTopic('Getting started', 'Funding your node is the first step to get started.\n' +
- 'On the *On-chain* menu:\n' +
+ 'Go to the *On-chain* page of the app:\n' +
'1. Generate a new address on the *Recieve* tab.\n'+
'2. Send funds to the address.\n' +
'3. Wait for the balance to be confirmed on-chain before proceeding further.\n' +
- 'On-Chain.'));
+ 'On-Chain page'));
this.helpTopics.push(new HelpTopic('Connect with peers', 'Connecting with network peers is the next step.\n' +
- 'Go the *Peer/Channels* page under the *Lightning* menu :\n' +
+ 'Go to *Peer/Channels* page under the *Lightning* menu :\n' +
'1. Get the peer pubkey and host address in the pubkey@ip:port format.\n' +
'2. On the *Peers" enter the peer address and connect.\n' +
'3. Once the peer is connected, you can open channel with the peer.\n'+
- 'Peers/Channels.'));
- this.helpTopics.push(new HelpTopic('Opening Channels', 'Opening channel with the peer is the next step.\n' +
- 'Go the *Peer/Channels* page under the *Lightning* menu:\n' +
- '1. On the *Channels* section, select the Alias of the connected peer from the drop-down\n' +
- '2. Specify the amount to commit to the channel.\n' +
+ '4. A variety of actions can be performed on the connected peers page for each peer:\n'+
+ ' a. View Info - View the peer details.\n' +
+ ' b. Open Channel - Open channel with the peer.\n' +
+ ' c. Disconnect - Disconnect from the peer.\n' +
+ 'Peers/Channels page'));
+ this.helpTopics.push(new HelpTopic('Opening Channels', 'Opening channel with a peer is the next step.\n' +
+ 'Go to *Peer/Channels* page under the *Lightning* menu:\n' +
+ '1. On the *Channels* section, select the alias of the connected peer from the drop-down\n' +
+ '2. Specify the amount to commit to the channel and click on "Open Channel".\n' +
'3. There are a variety of options available while opening a channel. \n' +
- ' a. Private Channel - When this option is selected, the channel is opened privately and not broadcast. \n' +
+ ' a. Private Channel - When this option is selected, a private channel is opened with the peer. \n' +
' b. Priority (advanced option) - Specify either Target confirmation Block or Fee in Sat/Byte. \n' +
- ' c. Spend Unconfirmd Output (advanced option) - Allow channels to be opened with unconfirmed UTXOs.\n' +
- 'Peers/Channels.'));
+ ' c. Spend Unconfirmd Output (advanced option) - Allow channels to be opened with unconfirmed UTXOs.\n' +
+ '4. Track the pending open channels under the "Pending" tab . \n' +
+ '5. Wait for the channel to be confirmed. Only a confimed channel can be used for payments or routing. \n' +
+ '6. A variety of actions can be perfomed on the open channels under the "Open" tab, with the "Actions" button:\n' +
+ ' a. View Info - View the channel details.\n' +
+ ' b. View Remote Fee - View the fee policy on the channel of the remote peer.\n' +
+ ' c. Update Fee Policy - Modify the fee policy on the channel.\n' +
+ ' d. Close Channel - Close the channel.\n' +
+ '7. Balance Score is balancedness metric score for the channel:\n' +
+ ' a. It helps measure how balanced the remote and local balance on a channel is.\n' +
+ ' b. A perfectly balanced channel has a score of one, where a completely lopsided one has a score of zero.\n' +
+ ' c. The formular for calculating the score is "1 - abs((local bal - remote bal)/total bal)".\n' +
+ 'Peers/Channels page'));
+ this.helpTopics.push(new HelpTopic('Lightning Transactions', 'Transactions can be sent or received on confirmed channels.\n' +
+ 'Go to "Transactions" page under the "Lightning" menu :\n' +
+ '1. Payments - Payments tab is for making payments via your node\n' +
+ ' a. Input a non-expired lightning invoice (Bolt11 format) in the "Payment request" field and click on "Send Payment" to send.\n' +
+ ' b. Advanced option # 1 - Specify a limit on the routing fee you are willing to pay for the payment.\n' +
+ ' b. Advanced option # 2 - Specify the outgoing channel through which you want the payment to go out.\n' +
+ '2. Invoices - Invoices tab is for receiving payments on your node.\n' +
+ ' a. Memo - Description you want to provide on the invoice.\n' +
+ ' b. Expiry - The time period, after which the invoice will be invalid.\n' +
+ ' c. Private Routing Hints - Generate an invoice with routing hints for private channels.\n' +
+ '3. Query Routes - Query Routes tab is for querying a potential path to a node and a routing fee estimate for a payment amount.\n'+
+ ' a. Destination Pubkey - Pubkey of the node, you want to send the payment to.\n' +
+ ' b. Amount - Amount in Sats, which you want to send to the node.\n' +
+ 'Transactions page'));
}
}