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Here's what that line looks like currently: https://i.imgur.com/tougs6p.png https://i.imgur.com/tougs6p.png (note: this is with the updated end-point at visitor

Here's what that line looks like currently: https://i.imgur.com/tougs6p.png https://i.imgur.com/tougs6p.png (note: this is with the updated end-point at visitor center, probably won't have gone through loch previously) It's de-emphasised, doesn't show up in directions, is a perfectly smooth curve rather than conforming to paths/roads, and doesn't have the label saying to walk it. I think the vast majority of people would correctly interpret it as just showing the distance between the end-point and the destination set and I don't think it's necessarily bad UI. But still, with the popularity of Google maps and potential danger in misinterpreting it, it's probably worth considering ways to make it even clearer.

Sniffnoy 5y ago
In order to look like it's indicating distance, it has to be a straight line, not a curve, and moreover actually have the distance written alongside it. That's at a minimum, I'd say; putting arrowheads on the ends might also help, e.g.
eyelidlessness 5y ago
I can only tell it’s de-emphasized because I’ve been told it is. And while I have vision correction it’s reasonably up to date, and I’ve never suspected I have any kind of color blindness until reading this thread.
oarsinsync 5y ago
> I think the vast majority of people would correctly interpret it as just showing the distance between the end-point and the destination set and I don't think it's necessarily bad UI. If this thread is anything to go by, slim majority at best. > But still, with the popularity of Google maps and potential danger in misinterpreting it, it's probably worth considering ways to make it even clearer. This is the really important point, and thank you for making it. Google Maps is used by 100 of millions (if not billions) of people. If these issues only impact 1% of users, that's still millions of people negatively impacted. At scale, even "niche" issues matter.

Sniffnoy 5y ago

In order to look like it's indicating distance, it has to be a straight line, not a curve, and moreover actually have the distance written alongside it. That's at a minimum, I'd say; putting arrowheads on the ends might also help, e.g.

eyelidlessness 5y ago

I can only tell it’s de-emphasized because I’ve been told it is. And while I have vision correction it’s reasonably up to date, and I’ve never suspected I have any kind of color blindness until reading this thread.

oarsinsync 5y ago

> I think the vast majority of people would correctly interpret it as just showing the distance between the end-point and the destination set and I don't think it's necessarily bad UI. If this thread is anything to go by, slim majority at best. > But still, with the popularity of Google maps and potential danger in misinterpreting it, it's probably worth considering ways to make it even clearer. This is the really important point, and thank you for making it. Google Maps is used by 100 of millions (if not billions) of people. If these issues only impact 1% of users, that's still millions of people negatively impacted. At scale, even "niche" issues matter.