@Nick-Carthew said in Suggestion: Expand Waypoint Color Palette and Pause Symbol Options:
@Tim-Thompson said in Suggestion: Expand Waypoint Color Palette and Pause Symbol Options:
I appreciate the current implementation for it's simplicity and there's good arguments for keeping it that way. However, I still find myself wanting a little more occasionally. Take the color choices for example... I tend to use green for the route start and red for the route end. That leaves me 3 colors to choose from for all else. Blue I consider to be the default, so now I'm down to two - yellow and pink(?). It might be nice to have just a few more choices.
On the pause symbols... I can get by with the current choices fine. I generally only use Fuel, Food, and Viewpoint. I might occasionally use Drinks, although I generally don't drink much while riding. I use Viewpoint as a catchall - signifying anything that might be something you stop to see or do. It might be nice to have a few more options here. But not a big deal. I can live with what there is.
Hi @Tim-Thompson The problem with using the green for the start and the red for the finish is; you only get to use those two colours once, so I can see why you would want a larger palette.
The RouteXpert colour key seems to work ok why not give it a go:
Blue: Just used for shaping the route.
Yellow: We use this as an indicator that from that exact spot, something can be seen. This could be a castle on a hill, a waterfall or a prominent mountain on the skyline.
Green: This is used to show great places to stop for photos (used in conjunction with a camera icon and generally a 10 minute pause break).
Red: This has several uses but it always indicates a stop. This could be a fuel stop, coffee/lunch stop or a stop to visit an attraction like a museum. Suitable icons and pause breaks are added.
Pink: This also has several uses, but they will all be for information. This could just be general information about the area, or an option to take an alternative route. We also use pink along with the warning triangle icon to warn of any hazards like unprotected mountain roads or a series of tight hairpin bends.
In addition to this we generally use via points for green and red route points..
That's certainly one way of doing it. But it shouldn't be the only.
I think this is dependent on how things work best and seem most logical for the individual user. Again, you don't want to force/constrain the user into a use case that isn't logical or intuitive to them because of the limitation of the tool.
Personally... I use Yellow for fuel stops. Yellow stands out and it's something that I don't want to miss. I like Green and Red for the beginning and end because they catch my eye and I can quickly recognize them for what they are immediately upon opening/viewing the route on a map. I use pink for stops - whatever kind of stops they may be - because it's sort of reddish (reddish for intermediate vias/stops) and because it's the only option left.
Is my way of thinking about color use right? For me maybe, but maybe not for others. Flexibility and (enough) options seems good here.
