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Probably not a consideration for the vast majority of use cases. Honestly, why would you ever want to print out a screenshot of Google Maps? I remember my paren

Probably not a consideration for the vast majority of use cases. Honestly, why would you ever want to print out a screenshot of Google Maps? I remember my parents doing it back in the days of MapQuest before smartphones, but I can't think of any reason to do something so wasteful today.

KineticLensman 6y ago
> Honestly, why would you ever want to print out a screenshot of Google Maps? Agree, but stevesimmons's point still stands - Google's map colour scheme is not a good role model.
hutzlibu 6y ago
"Honestly, why would you ever want to print out a screenshot of Google Maps?" Long traveling/hiking. To save smartphone batterie to have something on your table, your hiking group can easier talk about, than by watching it on someones screen
stevesimmons 6y ago
I want to do it suprisingly often. * When running/cycling somewhere unfamiliar: My phone will be safe in my backpack. In my hands I want a map I can stuff in a pocket, not worry if it gets wet or rained on, that I can hold while gripping the handlebars, that I can use while wearing gloves, and write other notes on, etc. I could print in color on my inkjet printer, but the ink runs in the rain. A printout from my mono laser won't run, but Google Maps isn't legible then either. * On occasions when you don't want to bring a phone: What actually prompted my original comment was yesterday I had a government language exam, in an unfamiliar location on the outskirts of town, with strict instructions that no phones or other personal possessions were allowed in... I wasn't sure what kind of lockers they would have, or whether they would need padlocks or coins (neither of which I had) or whatever. So I thought about printing out a map and leaving my phone at home. The weather forecast was for rain, and I planned on cycling, hence it made sense to laser-print rather than use my inkjet.
eyelidlessness 6y ago
1. I’m driving to [anywhere in the vast majority of the country where I don’t have cell signal on my LTE phone subscribed to T-Mobile, or Sprint, or more importantly more low end pay as you go plans. 2. I have some kind of color blindness and it doesn’t matter whether I use a printer, I’m depending on contrast.

KineticLensman 6y ago

> Honestly, why would you ever want to print out a screenshot of Google Maps? Agree, but stevesimmons's point still stands - Google's map colour scheme is not a good role model.

hutzlibu 6y ago

"Honestly, why would you ever want to print out a screenshot of Google Maps?" Long traveling/hiking. To save smartphone batterie to have something on your table, your hiking group can easier talk about, than by watching it on someones screen

stevesimmons 6y ago

I want to do it suprisingly often. * When running/cycling somewhere unfamiliar: My phone will be safe in my backpack. In my hands I want a map I can stuff in a pocket, not worry if it gets wet or rained on, that I can hold while gripping the handlebars, that I can use while wearing gloves, and write other notes on, etc. I could print in color on my inkjet printer, but the ink runs in the rain. A printout from my mono laser won't run, but Google Maps isn't legible then either. * On occasions when you don't want to bring a phone: What actually prompted my original comment was yesterday I had a government language exam, in an unfamiliar location on the outskirts of town, with strict instructions that no phones or other personal possessions were allowed in... I wasn't sure what kind of lockers they would have, or whether they would need padlocks or coins (neither of which I had) or whatever. So I thought about printing out a map and leaving my phone at home. The weather forecast was for rain, and I planned on cycling, hence it made sense to laser-print rather than use my inkjet.

eyelidlessness 6y ago

1. I’m driving to [anywhere in the vast majority of the country where I don’t have cell signal on my LTE phone subscribed to T-Mobile, or Sprint, or more importantly more low end pay as you go plans. 2. I have some kind of color blindness and it doesn’t matter whether I use a printer, I’m depending on contrast.