How does mapboxgl handle rendering with different vector data at different zoom?
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Description
For example, when rendering buildings, when zoom changes from 5 to 6, are the rendering objects of zoom 5 deleted and then rendered at zoom 6? Will this cause flickering? How does mapboxgl handle preventing flickering?
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No source file or test is identified in the issue. Start by tracing mapbox-gl-js's vector-tile rendering path across zoom changes, then document whether prior zoom-level rendering objects are replaced and how transitions avoid flickering.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- computer-graphics, frontend
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100