Markers don't account for globe-to-mercator transition
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Description
When dragging a marker during the transition, it snaps not at the visible horizon, but at where the horizon would be were the map in globe.
If a marker is placed just past the horizon, it disappears during the transition only to reappear once the map is fully in Mercator.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the marker-drag and marker-visibility behavior during the globe-to-Mercator transition using the attached videos as reference. Trace the marker horizon and projection handling, then verify that snapping and visibility follow the visible horizon throughout the transition.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100