Map cm auto-follow

[ligi]

As A User I would like an option to see the cm all the time centered on the map without having to zoom and pan

When the user has not interacted with the phone for a while
And in the setting the user activated this feature
Then the bounds of the cm are calculated
And the map is set to these bounds with some padding

[cbalster]

Thought about that too. Not to sure if enabling this after idle time is the best way to go about it, as I personally prefer to have control over such events. Maybe we can add a second overlay button for this when the feature is enabled or something. But I think this needs some experimenation to get right. 👍 though - I'm all for this!

[johnjohndoe]

Let me state my version of the feature:
It would be nice if users can select the leading group or a single rider of the mass to let the map automatically follow their position. This is useful to see where the crowd is driving towards.

[cbalster]

Hmm, the easiest implementation would be to just follow the users position (keep her/him centered) and manually zoom so you can see everything you need. Do you think this would satisfy most users?

[johnjohndoe]

This does not work at the ride. If the map follows your own position you do not necessarily the leading group since the mass is too long (WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP ...) to fit the leading group on the screen.

[cbalster]

But if you have an appropriate zoom level you can make sure you can always see everything.
When I think about it, the information I need is a) the head of the mass and b) my position in relation to the head.