MRA V5.0.3 (449) The contrast is not sufficient

[Lluis Arasanz]

Hi all,

If I can say something about maps and colors is when Traffic density is shown.

If highway is red (o near red) color, is too difficult when driving to know if a traffic jam is ahead. If highway is yellow, the same with medium density traffic.

And even this is worst when night colored maps are used.

The rest of visibility, is more about device contrast and screen light.

I don’t know how difficult is code this colors or change how traffic is presented on screen .

But perhaps an alternated two color layer (red and white for example) can add more contrast to see traffic jam in a fast view to navigation screen.

Thanks and regards

[Guzzist]

Yes, the missing contrast is really a pitty. About the different colours for streets: I love the "Michelin-Style" in paper maps, because in an overview (less zoom) it's easy to orientate.
Highway = red/orange
primary roads = yellow
local roads = white

But yes, in case of traffic overlay (red and yellow) it may not easy to identify.

[ConiKost]

I also would be very happy, if such option could be considered.

[richtea999]

@Corjan-Meijerink said in MRA V5.0.3 (449) The contrast is not sufficient:

So your screen has a glare in the sun?
Cannot do much about that

Reading the rpm on your bmw display is hard too with that lighting

1. Anti-glare film on the screen helps a lot. About 15 Euros.
2. Wong + 'Roads only' option in Map Style is quite high contrast (yellow roads on light grey background in light mode)

[Hubert Thoring]

@Corjan-Meijerink
I can't really take that first

I use that but the contrast is still missing

[Hubert Thoring]

The contrast is unfortunately chosen...

The small white streets are not really good to spontaneously conquer a beautiful little street unplanned...

Direction stretched by 180"

[ConiKost]

I also would like to add, as in comment #19 from Hubert, that those small white roads are really not very good to see. Maybe a litte bit different color could already help to make them see better.

[Steve 2v]

Adding my support to this - the low contrast in the standard maps does make me keep looking at other apps like scenic or OsmAnd

[Con Hennekens]

@Steve-2v, Tried the different map-styles yet?

[Hubert Thoring]

@Con-Hennekens : They all behave the same, the matching map with more contrast is missing to be able to see the small streets well ...

[Steve 2v]

Yes, tried the different options. Ideally a map style like the DMD2 high contrast would be perfect. The use of light white roads on any of the maps that identify different road classes with colour like Wong for example are just hard to see. If they were grey (no other changes) i think it would solve a lot of the issues.

I’ve ended up using a combo of DMD2 for most of my riding, but still use MRA now when I need traffic info to be factored in.

[Guzzist]

I confirm too - all 3 possible map styles do have too les contrast; the colour are too pastel.
Suggestion for development: a config file like GARMIN has, by which a user can modify all used colours. Easiest way is in that, to alter the colours for street borders to a darker colour.

[Con Hennekens]

While I can agree that the map could use a high contrast and a more topological view, I think having it completely customizable is too much complexity almost no one uses. Also Garmin users seldomly use those features.

[Hubert Thoring]

@Con-Hennekens : To your statement, do you think this will somehow help, ...

The fact is that the roads without route and sun are not really easy to see on the display, if I stubbornly follow a planned route, it almost doesn't matter what else is shown there .. since the route dominates strongly blue

[Guzzist]

...for example, I can't understand if land areas are in color of grey pattern - why city names are in grey font color too? Why not in black to get more contrast?

[Baltus]

@Hubert-Thoring said in MRA V5.0.3 (449) The contrast is not sufficient:

The fact is that the roads without route and sun are not really easy to see on the display, if I stubbornly follow a planned route, it almost doesn't matter what else is shown there .. since the route dominates strongly blue

I don't agree with that, because you also want to see cross roads!