GPS/Maps
Don't depend on the pinephone for navigation, especially if you have the cellular modem disabled. I'm fine using a basic map for navigation. Gnome Maps technically works, but it does not work well without a consistent internet connection.
Gnome Maps: https://apps.gnome.org/Maps/
There are other options, but I haven't explored them since I can't really use the GPS on it currently.
As I already happened to tag 49.rc for Maps already last Saturday, although the actual release date for the RC should have been today, I did in additional import of the highway shields defintions from OSM-Americana. So now we will also support shield for national and regional roads in Argentina.
Also rolled stable point releases for the 48 and 47 branches…
Playing a bit with some redesign of the public transit itinerary rendering in Maps.
#GNOME #Maps #gnomemaps #mapstodon #PublicTransport #gtk #libadwaita
Implemented loading the user's account avatar, and displaying it in place of the "default user avatar" symbolic icon in the OpenStreetMap account setup dialog (for OAuth setup of your OSM account for editing POIs in Maps). After a suggestion by @pigeon_ about using the "user details" OSM JSON API.
Though, this will not be GNOME 49 material, as we're passed the UI freeze deadline by now…
Tarballs are now out for GNOME 49 beta release for Maps and libshumate.
Among the new stuff for Maps:
It now shows the localized highways shields (when definitions are available) in the place details for road labels
The POI search interface has an option for searching for vegan/vegetarian restaurants (this was an old proposal I got IRL at GUADEC 2023, but kinda forgot).
And in libshumate it is now possible to (non-center) align map markers.
Considering as a change (before the UI freeze for GNOME 49 in early August) toning down the colors of labels for cities and towns in Maps.
Screenshots showing after the considered change in contrast to the current looks.
What do you think, is this an improvement? (I believe it would be more in line with how e.g. labels are presented in the default Adwaita GTK theme)
Daily driving a Pixel 3a while on a three week holiday wrap-up
https://my-place.social/display/e599373b-7168-6c62-c6a3-b86258671760
As the next step after making road labels and markers directly clickable in Maps, maybe showing the road shield in details might be nice…
I forgot about the tarballs for the GNOME 49.alpha pre-release this Saturday…
But now they are out for Maps 49.alpha and libshumate 1.5.alpha anyway 😎
#gnomemaps #libshumate #Gnome #mapstondon #openstreetmap #gnome49
Masked Witch
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