MerginMaps / MerginMaps/mobile

Map canvas UX enhancements

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enhancement idea ui/ux
Dominant language
C++
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Description

Would be good to enhance UX of our map canvas. Possible enhancements:

  • adding animations when user zooms in/out, identifies feature (extent would move to the feature, not just jump immediately)
  • prefetch bigger part of a map, not just the size of a screen, so that you do not always see white maps and loading bar when moving map around
  • animate gps position movement (like #110)
  • adding map rotation support (https://github.com/MerginMaps/mobile/issues/2108)

This is how Google maps handles it:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/22449698/127991150-154c8792-9ce6-4abf-867c-2268c8d88a59.mp4

Up for discussion.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the map canvas behavior described in the issue and the linked examples, then compare the related GPS animation issue (#110) and map rotation issue (#2108). The requested work is not scoped to a specific enhancement, so completion would first require an agreed subset of improvements and acceptance criteria.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics, mobile-dev
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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