python-visualization / python-visualization/folium
Make it more obvious how to add text
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I've just started using Folium, and while it is very useful, I have been frustrated by the lack of documentation on how to add text elements - other than marker tooltips and popups, neither of which are initially visible to the user. As far as I can see there is nothing at all in the user guide or advanced guide.
A search for 'text' doesn't seem to point to anything relevant either, except PolyLineTextPath which is for a relatively specialist text case.
From StackOverflow etc. searches, the simplest solution for most cases seems to be to use a DivIcon for most cases. But that is very hidden in the documentation. I can see there are other methods via Leaflet or branca APIs.
Describe the solution you'd like
- Add a Text section to the user guide with recommended ways to add text elements.
- Add a bit of detail including the word 'text' to relevant API sections so they can be found more easily.
Describe alternatives you've considered
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Implementation
folium is maintained by volunteers. Can you help make a PR if we want to implement this feature?
Probably, depending on how complex it is to make docs changes.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the user guide, advanced guide, and the DivIcon API reference linked in the issue to find the relevant documentation sections. Done means the user guide has a Text section describing recommended ways to add visible text, and relevant API sections include wording that makes text-related examples searchable.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100