From 6b1dd21b0df196641a77bb1d733cbf899feb620e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Friedman <maf675@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:21:46 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add info about adding bi/qi to PATH

Reword some web-ui text
---
 docs/sandbox-cli.md                           | 20 ++++++++++++++++++-
 .../Sandbox/Web/templates/dashboard.php       |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/sandbox-cli.md b/docs/sandbox-cli.md
index 15dd8727..98e819ab 100644
--- a/docs/sandbox-cli.md
+++ b/docs/sandbox-cli.md
@@ -86,6 +86,24 @@ Arguments and options are identical with every launcher. Run commands from the Q
 
 Docker Desktop on Windows must use its WSL 2 or Hyper-V Linux-container backend rather than Windows containers.
 
+### Optional PATH setup
+
+You can run QuickInstall from any directory by using an absolute path to `bin/qi` or `bin/qi.cmd`. CLI users may instead add the project's absolute `bin` directory to their user `PATH`.
+
+For bash or zsh on macOS and Linux, add this to your shell profile using **the real project path**:
+
+```
+export PATH="/path/to/quickinstall/bin:$PATH"
+```
+
+On Windows, add this through User Environment Variables using **the real project path**:
+
+```
+C:\path\to\quickinstall\bin
+```
+
+Open a new terminal afterward; `qi <command>` will then work from any directory. Update the `PATH` entry if you move QuickInstall.
+
 ## Common Recipes
 
 Create a small empty board:
@@ -496,7 +514,7 @@ On Windows, also confirm Docker Desktop is using Linux containers. `php bin/qi d
 
 #### Composer command fails
 
-QuickInstall uses composer from PATH first, then `composer.phar` from the project root. Restore `composer.phar` or install Composer if both are missing.
+QuickInstall uses composer from `PATH` first, then `composer.phar` from the project root. Restore `composer.phar` or install Composer if both are missing.
 
 #### View container logs
 
diff --git a/src/QuickInstall/Sandbox/Web/templates/dashboard.php b/src/QuickInstall/Sandbox/Web/templates/dashboard.php
index 491d3991..66137e3a 100644
--- a/src/QuickInstall/Sandbox/Web/templates/dashboard.php
+++ b/src/QuickInstall/Sandbox/Web/templates/dashboard.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	<?php if (!$boards): ?>
 		<div class="empty">
 			<strong>No boards created</strong>
-			<span>Create a board below to generate its compose runtime and workspace files.</span>
+			<span>Create boards below. When they are ready, they will appear here.</span>
 		</div>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 	<div class="board-grid">
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 		<div class="form-actions"><button class="primary">Fetch source</button></div>
 	</form>
 	<?php if (!$sources): ?>
-		<div class="empty"><strong>No sources registered</strong><span>Fetching a source will populate the local .qi source cache.</span></div>
+		<div class="empty"><strong>No sources registered</strong><span>Fetch a phpBB source above. When it is downloaded, it will appear here.</span></div>
 	<?php else: ?>
 		<div class="table-wrap">
 			<table>