element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Improve map error view

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A-Location-Sharing Hacktoberfest Help Wanted O-Occasional S-Minor T-Enhancement Z-Labs
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Description

### Your use case

#### What would you like to do?

As a user I don't want to be scared away by a map error.

This is how it looks at the moment:

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6216686/173796598-9300a111-0fef-456d-af80-a5cf82c69a09.png)

#### Why would you like to do it?

Improve the UI. Let it look nicer.

#### How would you like to achieve it?

- A map placeholder could be used
- Info about „home server“ and „tile server“ could be hidden because this is tech speech and does not provide any info for the common user
- Instead some text like „Unfortunately the map couldn't be loaded :information_source: “ could be used. More details can be put behind :information_source: as a tooltip or popover

We already have a placeholder for expired live shares:

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6216686/173797980-c21960f3-02d7-4112-b0d8-7bc99d631299.png)

### Have you considered any alternatives?

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### Additional context

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