Quote from: voldapet on July 24, 2016, 21:39:54
Hi,
well I'm sorry but check-boxes are useless from my point of view and they can cause more harm than good. Current check-boxes exist in internal themes because:
- it's quite complicated to create one Hiking & Cycling theme because of offset of highlighted routes (more routes in one place)
- overcrowded city centre by icons because there wasn't any intelligent logic how to group the map icon
Mentioned Food & Drink check-box in CAR theme exists only because consistency how theme is changed in app. I'm sorry but I add more check-boxes only when I get direct order from menion. I have strong opinion on it.
Quote"Thank you for comments about names of themes. I'll discuss it with team - "Hike & Bike" / "Ski" could be ideal solution. BUT you gave me another idea - "General" theme. What about to remove City theme and create something between City and Hike & Bike. Menion gonna kill me but I like this idea. "
Hm, but it may lead to "one size fits all" extreme, if both theme and option numbers are minimized, especially in context of your idea of general theme combining hiking/bik theme and city theme. ( Unless it is meant as an extra theme and not as replacement )
As you have said, cities are icon crowded. It is natural to want a selective POI filtering.
For outdoor themes, such a filtering is less important. But OTOH there is challenging problem to display all OSM way features important to know for challenging routes. Like track/path class, track grade, surface, difficulty ( smoothness, MTB scale, SAC scale, ) trail visibility and along/over it also foot and bike routes. It is difficult to display all at the same time, even if OAM theme Elevate/Elements made a very good trial in that. It is hard to see other way but selective feature switching by the theme options.
Fortunately, there is external theme escape path, so there is no need to help Menion killing you.