Motorider map theme 5 #612
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(from discussions which began here) Theme Update Here is how to apply the theme to Cruiser App: Method 1: Method 2 (best): On Desktop, just unzip the XMLs into a folder and open them from the menu. Bugs/Observations/Requests: I am mainly looking for "behaviour" issues (rather than "I don't like yellow") - so if you know of an area where interesting object/road elements are, these are very useful to know about. When telling me of an issue, a lat/lon location (or OpenStreetMap query URL) is very helpful when telling me about odd things in areas you are familiar with. Also, the map source (eg: Freiz, Mapsforge, OpenAndro) and any other steps to replicate what you're seeing. Revision 31: Improved "nature_reserve" styling.
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much better. Can the parking places be handled analogue to the gas stations? I don't see them even if I have switched on their layer. |
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Motorider revision 4 is included in Cruiser 5.0.0-b3. To use newer revisions with method 2, place the zip in "themes" folder and reload the theme. (@MotoUKRider I updated your instructions) |
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In our e-mails, we have spoken about jar: vs file: - Are you aware that by using file: (and probably including the pattern files in the ZIP) the theme works under OpenGL better? Is there a workaround for any die-hard v4 users who may enjoy the theme but don't want to a) make an edit or b) make us work with 2 more files?! Originally posted here by @MotoUKRider. |
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Now the names of rivers are displayed on the river, but when it becomes curvy the whole thing looks slightly confusing. |
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Theme revision 6 now updated in original post - "Parking" layer, when enabled, appears at zoom=14 with priority=85. |
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What is the opinion of the multi-coloured road reference labels? |
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May I also ask if the dark theme needs more colors in the various road types? Now only highways (?) seem to have colors, the other road types are difficult to recognize from the environment. |
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I have issues with zoom level 12 and Cruiser 5.0.0-b5 an Motorider Theme rev7 One example In Cruiser 5 Mapsforge zoomlevel 11 with Motorider and Car looks quit good Then I zoomed to level 12 And Kaiserlautern disappears (Kaiserlautern is there where you see the 10 petrol stations |
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Revision 9 now on the link at the top - By lowering the "Fuel" priority, the City/Town/Village labels now display over any icons. |
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Revision 10 now on the link at the top with a fix for land/sea rendering when using a "Freizeitkarte" map. |
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@devemux86 already pointed out the difference between EDIT: OK, I already know: one is a "river" and the other is a "stream/canal". No problem. |
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Revision 11 now on the top post - this includes some work on labels for canals/rivers and more importantly, roads. I've attempted to make use of a "repeat" setting for labels that follow the road (pathtext), what you see on Desktop is quite different from the App - and also area dependent so what looks good in one place may look funny elsewhere. At 100% font size, things are OK most of the time! |
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@MotoUKRider |
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I noticed something else...: |
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Revision 24 link now on the top post with improvements to airports/aerodromes (runway labelling) plus some priority/zoom corrections. Standard theme (with "Public transport" enabled) / Dark theme (default view): As always, reports of obscure behavior, missing features etc are welcome and a lat/lon (or OpenStreetMap query URL) is useful so I can see what you're looking at! For those who like to edit (or just look at) the XML files, I intend to improve the commenting to help not just you, but me in 6 months time when I'm 3 cups of coffee into a C++ project and have forgotten all of the rendertheme syntax! |
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Revision 25 now updated with a few fixes. I had started to include a few more "shop" POIs but the Tag Mapping does not support all of them. The rule includes: |
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Revision 26 has been updated in the top post - There are 21 new "shop" types added to existing entries (ie: similar business that can have same icon) or their own new entry - a simple magenta "dot". Some small fixes plus I've added "LAYER" to each section that deals with them - more commenting to be added. This will be the last revision until a new beta APK is released, so you can either load it externally or wait for it to be included as part of the App. Thanks if you've tested it, reported something or suggested an improvement! |
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When planning a tour, I noticed a hut once |
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@MotoUKRider Continued thanks for your work 👍 Edit: Maybe this is not a good idea after all. There are a lot of four- and five-digit tertiary roads in neighbouring countries. Here captions could introduce a lot of confusion. Or can such captions be restricted to three digits only? If this is not possible, you can ignore my request... |
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Revision 27 now available in the top post.
Looking at the Tertiary "ref" feature, it could probably merge into the default view rather than toggled in the layer menu unless @Ciutnik has spotted any really bad places where the text clashes or looks messy? In the 3rd image below, that Tertiary road has no "name", so would have been blank until now - making the "ref" display quite useful. Default view at zoom-10, Tertiary at zoom-11 and 3rd image with "More road details" layer enabled: |
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There's been little comment over the use of "ref" for Tertiary roads, and this may be due to lack of Spanish users here - but I'll keep the option in the "More road details" layer for now unless @devemux86 thinks it not too intrusive as a "default" view? The only pending change for the next revision is the narrowing of "running_tracks" which were a little wide. I probably need to revise the header comment as the theme is now the inbuilt default for Cruiser 🗺️ |
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Hello @MotoUKRider , Thanks for the great job you're doing with the map's theme. Globally, the result is making map reading easier and I'm looking forward for MotoRider becoming the standard in Cruiser. One point however. What are the black lines on the below screen capture. By comparing with Cruiser4.02/Motorider(standard), I believe they are one way streets, but if they are it makes map reading much less convenient and we are loosing the information about the direction of the one way. Moreover, the "one way street" explanation is not satisfying for black lines around the roundabout at the center of the map. Screen capture Cruiser4.02, Motorider 28 theme, Android 14, tablet Samsung A9, capture centered on coordinates 48.391559716157616,-4.4805590622891955. |
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As already mentioned here, the display of tunnels in the “Motorider light” theme could use some improvement IMHO... Especially when in follow mode in unfamiliar areas, it can easily happen that you hardly recognise a tunnel ahead on the map and think at first that the road suddenly ends. In poor lighting conditions or direct sunlight on the screen, the effect is even bigger. My wish would be to make tunnels easier to recognise like in the previous "Biker" theme - the attached screenshots show the direct comparison between "Motorider light" (left) and "Biker" (right). Is there any chance of an update/improvement @MotoUKRider? |
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Revision 29 now in the post at the top of this thread. |
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Just a curiosity. There is |
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@MotoUKRider Many thanks for your excellent work! 👍 |
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Would you please - for all those who are still tweaking the theme further - continue to link the zipped files of each revision here for download @MotoUKRider? Or is it possible to somehow “extract” the theme from an installed app version? |
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@MotoUKRider Many thanks for your excellent work! 👍