MerginMaps / MerginMaps/mobile

Map rendering very slow with drop shadow effect

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Description

Here's a test project with 1000+ points that has drop shadow effect enabled, and it takes e.g. 20 seconds to render the map:
https://app.merginmaps.com/projects/martin/slow_drop_shadow

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the report with the linked Mergin Maps project, which contains 1000+ points and has drop shadows enabled. Profile map rendering to identify why this case takes about 20 seconds, then verify that the same project renders substantially faster without changing the reported map content.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
mobile, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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