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Shields on topstats
Jim:
I've got this initial version live on the main site.
michih:
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--- Quote from: michih on February 06, 2021, 11:33:05 am ---It is an improvement!
https://travelmapping.net/user/topstats.php?units=miles&u=michih
https://tmstage.teresco.org/user/topstats.php?units=miles&u=michih
Long text looks odd though, e.g. WAW on my list.
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I'm not sure what to do about really long names like that. I don't want to wrap to multiple lines to keep the table row sizes consistent. I don't want to truncate the text because if it's there, someone thought it was necessary to distinguish the route. I'm open to suggestions.
--- Quote ---I'd still miss system names most on topstats. Shields help a little bit but not much.
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How about hover text with all of the details of the route?
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The route name is currently indicated on the shield and again below. Check my top stats: E35 - E35, 7 - A7, 3 - A7, E41 - 41, A14 - A14 (Autostrada Adriatica) etc.
If we have the generic shield only, it is e.g. SVN R229 - R229, ENG A4510 - A4510, IRL R874 - R874.
Mostly, the shield provides even more info than the text below if there is only one route.
I'd omit the route name and only show the "groupName" e.g. E70 shield + "(Spain - Bulgaria)" text instead of E70 shield + "E70 (Spain - Bulgaria)".
The full info (route name + banner + groupName + system name) could be shown as hover text - or in an optional(?) column?
What about banners in general? Do we need them on the tables or is it fine to "hide" them in hover text? I guess that they mainly appear on the "closest to clinch" table.
si404:
--- Quote from: michih on February 07, 2021, 02:34:26 am ---I'd omit the route name and only show the "groupName" e.g. E70 shield + "(Spain - Bulgaria)" text instead of E70 shield + "E70 (Spain - Bulgaria)".
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This looks useful.
The issue with the WAW is that I spell out Wild Atlantic Way in all the groupNames - I can drop that as WAW is not too hard to decode. But is the \/\/\/\/ symbol (WW with the join meant to be A without a crossbar) obviously Wild Atlantic Way for those that didn't deliberately travel it (and so aren't very acquainted with the symbol) when we get the shields in?
(the mainline has (S) and (N) for what direction you were travelling in - I was thinking (S) on the southern 'Tralee' section, (N) on the northern 'Galway' section even though both bits have both directions. Just to separate it from the 100-odd branches that have no direction on shields)
michih:
--- Quote from: si404 on February 07, 2021, 04:46:49 am ---The issue with the WAW is that I spell out Wild Atlantic Way in all the groupNames - I can drop that as WAW is not too hard to decode. But is the \/\/\/\/ symbol (WW with the join meant to be A without a crossbar) obviously Wild Atlantic Way for those that didn't deliberately travel it (and so aren't very acquainted with the symbol) when we get the shields in?
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Agree with both. Drop the name and the shield might be added: https://github.com/TravelMapping/Web/issues/617
The full name also looks odd in HB where it is displayed twice right now:
mapcat:
These tables look great. Thanks for putting in the work, especially all the new shields.
I agree that repeating the route name under the shield is unimportant. Personally I think using hover for all info (route name, group name, banner) would make it look cleaner.
Some additional suggestions:
* Option for displaying stats by tier
* Another column for shortest routes clinched (didn't CHM have this?)
* Overall stats for disconnected connected routes (e.g. I-35, US 20)More of a general comment, not solely for topstats: how difficult would it be to limit the list of systems and regions to those in which the user has travelled?
As has been mentioned before, eventually it would be wonderful to be able to have stats by country (for countries with subregions) and continent, here and elsewhere.
Regarding the shields, seeing a list of all the routes in usasf and usanp I've clinched reminded me that the current generic shields for these are less than ideal. Could these be changed to a larger rectangle with the full name of the route spelled out instead of the abbreviation (i.e., pull "city" instead of "route" from the file)? I guess the way we have the usanp files set up, some of these would include park names and therefore be obnoxiously long, but for usasf, usakyp, and usanyp IMO this would be better than the current substitute, at least until actual shields are created for the roads that have them.
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